Guide Dog Quiz Night at the Kings Arms, Church Stretton – Sunday, 17th November 2024, 7.30pm. If you love quizzes, and want to support Guide Dogs,..... more >

Kings Arms 53 High Street Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 6BY

Sun 17 Nov 24

Open house weekend at Redrow - Abbey Fields

A Midlands housebuilder is hosting an open house weekend in Telford this November to help homebuyers find their dream property... more >

Redrow - Abbey Fields Castle Farm Way, Telford TF2 9TB

Sat 16 Nov 24

Live Music - Rock 'n' Ruin

Everything’s going to Rock & Ruin at the Crown Inn’s Saturday Night, as this great Classic Rock band is welcomed back. more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Sat 16 Nov 24

Discover Clubs and Organisations in Shropshire

The Breath

“Quietly, inexorably, The Breath have become one of the … most exciting folk acts… Only Stories… an acoustic recording that unfolds like a paper... more >

St Leonard’s Church, 5 St Leonard’s Close, Bridgnorth WV16 4EJ

Fri 15 Nov 24

Granny's Attic

As part of their 15th Anniversary tour, Granny's Attic are coming to Bridgnorth in Shropshire! “Great tunes, great energy, great..... more >

St Leonard’s Church; 5 St Leonard’s Close; Bridgnorth WV16 4EJ

Thu 14 Nov 24

Dobbies' Grow How: Grow your own gifts

Dobbies will host a free festive-inspired Grow How workshop focused on gardening gift ideas, just in time for the festive season... more >

Moreton Park, Wrexham LL14 5DG

Wed 13 Nov 24

Dobbies' Grow How: Grow your own gifts

Dobbies will host a free festive-inspired Grow How workshop focused on gardening gift ideas, just in time for the festive season... more >

Bayston Hill Nurseries, Shrewsbury SY3 0DA

Wed 13 Nov 24

Dobbies' Grow How: Grow your own gifts

Dobbies will host a free festive-inspired Grow How workshop focused on gardening gift ideas, just in time for the festive season... more >

Station Road, Donnington, Telford TF2 8JY

Wed 13 Nov 24

Telford Comedy Club

It’s “Comedy & Curry” at Telford Comedy Club –From 6.30p.m. (doors), we host comedians on the second Tuesday of the month and you can also have a..... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Tue 12 Nov 24

Live Music - Forbidden Skies

A great 4-piece band playing timeless hits from all ages: song after song, after song... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Sat 9 Nov 24

Foraging with Wild Food UK - Shropshire

Uncover the incredible variety of edible treasures hiding in the great outdoors. From wild mushrooms to flavourful flora, our courses teach you to..... more >

Comer Woods Car Park, Bridgnorth WV15 6QL

Sat 9 Nov 24

Newport Music Club presents Amber Emson & Leah Nicholson

Amber and Leah are two exciting young musicians at the beginning of their career who will certainly be climbing up onto the international concert... more >

Cosy Hall, Water Lane, Newport, Shropshire TF10 7LD

Sat 9 Nov 24

Frost Fair

Join us at the start of the festive season for our annual craft fair. With a wide selection of handmade crafts and Christmas gifts from talented..... more >

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms SY7 9RS

Sat 2 Nov 24

Live Music - Stone Road

A great Rock & Blues band, playing originals and covers through the ages, with songs from Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top, Hendrix and many more... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Sat 2 Nov 24

Inside Out 2 - Flicks in the Sticks film

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful operation by all accounts. However, when Anxiety shows up, they aren't..... more >

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms SY7 9RS

Wed 30 Oct 24

Hogweeds' School of Magic - October Half term activity

Calling all young witches and wizards, your classes await…. Join us for a taster session for Hogweeds’ School of Magic... more >

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms SY7 9RS

Mon 28 Oct 24

Shrewsbury Steampunk Halloween Fair

The Shrewsbury Halloween Fair is set to be a spooktacular event this year! You can look forward to: A diverse range of stalls at the Halloween..... more >

St Marys Church, St Marys Street, Shrewsbury SY1 1DX

Sat 26 Oct 24

Bonfire and Fireworks

Join us for our bonfire and firework spectacular. With a full bar, catering and family entertainment as well as our renowned spectacular..... more >

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms SY7 9RS

Sat 26 Oct 24

Live Music - The Percy Veer Band

Paul Cunniffe and Dean David Holyoak (ex-Barrel House Blues Band) are joined by Anita Z. Goldschmidt to bring their own hard-driving, high energy..... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Sat 26 Oct 24

Starting a Flower Cutting Patch

This one day beginners workshop offers the essential toolkit to start growing your own flowers for cutting... more >

Westhope College, Westhope, Craven Arms SY7 9JL

Thu 24 Oct 24

Creepy Crafts

Day One! 11AM: stencil Art! 4PM: BOO! Box Creatures! Day Two! 11AM: Free play colour and craft! 4PM: Sticky Spider Webs!... more >

unit 7 Mynd industrial estate SY6 6EA

Tue 22 Oct 24

Low Stress Livestock Handling

COURSE DESCRIPTION Learn to see the world the way a cow does, so you can be safe and stress-free in handling them... more >

Pollardine Farm Gatten Pontesbury Shropshire SY5 0SJ

Tue 22 Oct 24

Dorothy Clive Garden - Open Garden for NGS

12 informal acres, inc superb woodland garden, alpine scree, gravel garden, fine collection of trees and spectacular flower borders... more >

Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton TF9 4EU

Sun 20 Oct 24

Walk Right Back

After phenomenal sell out tours, Walk Right Back is... BACK! From the Producers of That'll Be The Day, the show tells the story of the most..... more >

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT

Sun 20 Oct 24

Phil Beer

Phil Beer was the multi-instrumental half of the award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands, one of the most popular acts on the UK folk music scene... more >

Birchmeadow Centre Birchmeadow Road Broseley TF12 5LP

Sat 19 Oct 24

FLEETWOOD MAC Tribute Concert

FLEETWOOD SHACK is an incredible tribute band that celebrates the music of the world-famous band Fleetwood Mac!... more >

Dorrington Village Hall Dorrington Shrewsbury SY5 7LD

Sat 19 Oct 24

Millichope Park - Open Garden for NGS

Historic landscape gardens covering 14 acres with lakes and cascades dating from C18, formal terraces, woodland walks and wildflowers... more >

Millichope Park, Munslow SY7 9HA

Sun 13 Oct 24

The Paddock - Open Garden for NGS

A mini arboretum in which 70 trees are tagged - some of which are rare. The collection inc 12 different acers and a cluster of six Gingko bilobas... more >

The Paddock, Shrewsbury SY5 8AN

Sat 12 Oct 24

Live Music - Shades of Grey

A big welcome for this cracking 4-piece band, with some former members of BluzeBox. With music from ZZ Top, Steelers Wheel, T... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Sat 12 Oct 24

Offcot - Open Garden for NGS

A cottage garden with lots of winding pathways leading to different focal points. The garden is packed with a wide range of evergreen and deciduous..... more >

Offcot, Kinnerley SY10 8EF

Thu 10 Oct 24

Appledore - Open Garden for NGS

Appledore adjoins neighbouring garden Offcot. It has gone through extensive changes and is managed by Tom Pountney from Offcot... more >

Appledore, Oswestry SY10 8EF

Thu 10 Oct 24

Planting and Afternoon Tea: Autumn Edition

Dobbies Garden Centres has launched a brand new autumn edition of its hands-on planting experience, combined with a tasty Afternoon Tea... more >

Moreton Park, Wrexham LL14 5DG

Tue 8 Oct 24

Telford Comedy Club

“Comedy & Curry” returns to Telford Comedy Club! From 6.30p.m. (doors), we host comedians on the second Tuesday of the month and you can also have a..... more >

Crown Inn, Market Street, Oakengates, TELFORD, Shropshire TF2 6EA

Tue 8 Oct 24

Planting and Afternoon Tea: Autumn Edition

Dobbies Garden Centres has launched a brand new autumn edition of its hands-on planting experience, combined with a tasty Afternoon Tea... more >

Station Road, Donnington, Telford TF2 8JY

Tue 8 Oct 24

Planting and Afternoon Tea: Autumn Edition

Dobbies Garden Centres has launched a brand new autumn edition of its hands-on planting experience, combined with a tasty Afternoon Tea... more >

Bayston Hill Nurseries, Shrewsbury SY3 0DA

Tue 8 Oct 24

Wedding Fayre @ Hill Valley Golf Resort and Spa

Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa in Whitchurch, Shropshire, is the idyllic setting you've been dreaming of... more >

Macdonald Hill Valley Golf Resort & Spa, Tarporley Road, Whitchurch SY13 4HA

Sun 6 Oct 24

Pant Autumn Bazaar 2024

This year’s Pant Autumn Bazaar takes place on Saturday 5th October in Pant Memorial Hall. Once again, it aims to bring the community together and..... more >

Pant Memorial Hall, Main Road, Pant, Oswestry SY10 9QG

Sat 5 Oct 24

Upper Farm Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Farmhouse Garden with views of the Wrekin and the Stretton Hills. Comprising several garden 'rooms' connected by gravelled walkways..... more >

Upper Farm Garden, Telford TF6 5AG

Sat 5 Oct 24

Shropshire Wellbeing Festival

SHROPSHIRE WELLBEING FESTIVAL 2024 - FREE ENTRY SUNDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2024 10.30 am - 4.30 pm 70 exhibitors & 20 speakers SHREWSBURY FOOTBALL..... more >

Shrewsbury Football Stadium Otley Road Shrewsbury SY2 6ST

Sun 29 Sep 24

Afternoon Tea Through Time

Join us for a fundraising Afternoon Tea Through Time at the beautiful Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in Coalbrookdale... more >

Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ

Thu 26 Sep 24

Sunningdale - Open Garden for NGS

A ½ acre town garden. Wildlife haven for a variety of birds inc nesting gold crests. A profusion of excellent nectar rich plants means that..... more >

Sunningdale, Wem SY4 5ED

Sun 22 Sep 24

Cherry Tree Arboretum - Open Garden for NGS

Created in 2006 on 50 acres of unspoilt, lightly-farmed pastureland scattered with mature oaks by John and Liz Ravenscroft... more >

Cherry Tree Arboretum, Woore CW3 9SR

Sat 21 Sep 24

Riverside - Open Garden for NGS

The garden is ¾ acre, with different planting areas. We have hydrangeas, hostas, woodland walk, hot garden and herbaceous borders with white garden..... more >

Riverside, Market Drayton TF9 1JH

Sun 15 Sep 24

Newport Heritage Festival - 'The Black Shed'

Heritage Open Day: Visit some of Newport Shropshire's incredible buildings - the Guildhall, Newport Chapel of Remembrance, St... more >

Water Lane Carpark, Water Lane, Newport TF10 7LD

Sat 14 Sep 24

Presentation of life in Oswestry in the 1870's

Heritage Open Day: Presentation of Life in Oswestry in the 1870's Come along and enjoy a brilliant presentation by Sandy Best (former Mayor of... more >

Church Street, Oswestry SY11 2SY

Sat 14 Sep 24

Newport Heritage Festival - Guildhall Newport Shropshire

Heritage Open Day: Visit the wonderful Tudor Guildhall, home to Newport Town Council, in the heart of Newport Shropshire... more >

The Guildhall, 1 High Street, Newport TF10 7AR

Sat 14 Sep 24

Newport Heritage Festival - Newport General Cemetery Chapel of Remembrance

Heritage Open Day: Visit the Chapel of Remembrance and take a tour of some of the graves of historical or local importance... more >

Newport General Cemetery, Audley Avenue, Newport Town Council, Newport TF10 7AR

Sat 14 Sep 24

St John's Methodist Church & Stained Glass Windows

Heritage Open Day: Full access to a Victorian Gothic Revival Methodist Church A chance to view the interior of this church, opened in 1879... more >

St John’s Church, St John’s Street, Whitchurch SY13 1QT

Sat 14 Sep 24

All Saints Church, Shrewsbury

Heritage Open Day: A hidden gem of Gold leaf and tradition hidden in the historic rows of railways and mill housing... more >

All Saints Church, North Street, Shrewsbury SY1 2JL

Sat 14 Sep 24

Waters Edge Festival 2024

Come and join us by the water's edge at Chetwynd Deer Park and enjoy our 4th water's edge festival... more >

Chewtynd Deer Park, Edgmond rd Newport Shropshire TF10 8EU

Sat 14 Sep 24

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Things to do around Shropshire

Shropshire, an underrated county straddling the border between England and Wales, offers a delightful mix of countryside, historic castles, and bustling towns. Whether you're planning a family-friendly day out or something just for the adults, here are some fantastic activities to explore in Shropshire:

1. See Shrewsbury from the River:
- If you're in the Welsh border town of Shrewsbury, hop aboard the vessel Sabrina for a scenic boat tour on the River Severn. With scheduled day trips, evening cruises, and private hire options, you can enjoy the sights from the outdoor top deck or relax in the comfortable lounge area. The knowledgeable guide onboard provides live commentary on the town's landmarks as you sail past.

2. Sunday Lunch on the Severn Valley Railway:
- Begin your adventure in neighboring Kidderminster (Worcestershire) and board the Severn Valley Railway. As the steam train chugs through the rolling hills of Shropshire's Severn Valley, indulge in a mouth-watering Sunday lunch. Choose between dining in a 1930s Great Western Railways Carriage or the more luxurious first-class carriage styled on the 1940s. Stewards ensure a delightful three-course meal, and you'll have ample time to soak in the views before reaching Bridgnorth. Cream teas are also available on weekday journeys.

3. Shropshire Raft Tours:
- Explore the county by water with Shropshire Raft Tours. Hire kayaks or canoes, or join a rafting tour on the Severn River. Pass attractions like the iconic Iron Bridge as you journey from Ironbridge to Jackfield. Safety provisions are provided, and a qualified skipper guides your rafting experience.

4. Outdoor Leisure Activities:
- Shropshire offers a range of outdoor adventures:
- Mountain boarding
- Clay pigeon shooting
- Quad trekking
- Archery
- Climbing
- Paintballing
- Fishing
- Glide over the Long Mynd in a two-seat glider.
- Try canoeing, rafting, or stand-up paddleboarding on the stunning River Severn².

5. Farm Attractions and Heritage Railways:
- Get up close to animals at Shropshire's fun farm attractions. Feed lambs, walk with hawks, brush alpacas, or ride ponies.
- Explore heritage railway lines, a popular attraction in the county.

Remember to check opening hours and book any tickets in advance. Whether you're cruising the river, enjoying a scenic train ride, or embarking on water adventures, Shropshire promises a memorable day out!