Maws Craft Centre                                 Jackfield, Ironbridge                            www.mawscraftcentre.co.uk
The refurbished factory building of Maw and Co., once the largest decorative tile manufacturer in the world, is now home to Maw's Craft Centre and comprises of 20 individual workshops housing a wide variety of Art, craft and design specialists. These select businesses open most afternoons and weekends throughout the year. However, if you are planning to visit particular workshops, it's always worth a call to check their availability. Directions: Off the B4373 1.5 miles from Ironbridge, follow signs for Maws Craft Centre and Jackfield.
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Acton Burnell Castle	Acton Burnell	Castle
The red sandstone shell of a semi-fortified tower house, built between 1284-93 by Bishop Burnell, Edward I's Lord Chancellor. Parliaments were twice held here, in 1283 and 1285.

Boscobel House and the Royal Oak	Shackerley	Historic House
Boscobel House was built in about 1632, when John Giffard of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. The Giffard family were Roman Catholics, at a time when the religion suffered persecution. Tradition holds that the true purpose of Boscobel was to serve as a secret place for the shelter of Catholics in times of need. The house was, however, destined for greater fame. Following the execution of King Charles I in 1649, his eldest son made a brave though misguided attempt to regain the throne. In 1651 his hopes were crushed at Worcester in the final conflict of the Civil War. Young Charles was forced to flee for his life. Initially the future King Charles II set out to cross the River Severn into Wales, but found his way blocked by Cromwell's patrols. He sought refuge instead at Boscobel, hiding first in a tree which is now known as The Royal Oak and then spending the night in a priest-hole in the house's attic. He then travelled on in disguise via other safe houses before escaping to France.

Buildwas Abbey	Bildwas, Telford	Abbey
Impressive ruins of a Cistercian abbey, including its unusually unaltered 12th century church, beautiful vaulted and tile-floored chapter house, and recently re-opened crypt chapel. Situated in a wooded Severn-side setting, not far from the Iron Bridge and Wenlock Priory.

Cantlop Bridge	Berrington	Bridge
A single-span, cast-iron road bridge over the Cound Brook. Possibly designed and certainly approved by the great engineer Thomas Telford, who was instrumental in shaping industrial Shropshire and the West Midlands.

Clun Castle	Clun	Castle Ruin
The dramatic riverside ruins and extensive earthworks of a Welsh Border castle, its tall 13th century keep unusually set on the side of its mound. Information panels tell the story of the castle and the nearby town.

Dorothy Clive Garden	Market Drayton	Garden
12 magical acres of garden with a magnificent woodland waterfall, dazzling rhododendrons & azaleas, fabulous summer borders & delicious food in the tearoom. March - October.

Haughmond Abbey	Nr Shrewsbury	Abbey
The extensive remains of an Augustinian abbey, including its abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister. The substantially surviving chapter house has a frontage richly bedecked with 12th and 14th century carving and statuary, and a fine timber roof of around 1500. Pictorial interpretation boards guide the visitor, and an introductory exhibition displays archaeological finds. Picnic area and light refreshments available.

Iron Bridge	Ironbridge, Telford	Bridge
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779. Britain’s best-known industrial monument, the bridge gave its name to the spectacular wooded gorge which, though now tranquil, was once an industrial powerhouse and the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge Gorge is now a World Heritage Site. At the beginning of the 18th century, Abraham Darby I pioneered the process of using coke made from local coal to smelt local iron ore. But industrial expansion was hampered by the lack of a bridge over the Severn, which had to be a single span to allow for barge traffic. An iron bridge was first suggested by the Shrewsbury architect Thomas Pritchard: he designed a single bridge span 30 metres long, but died as work began. The project was then taken over by Abraham Darby III, who cast the bridge in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.

Langley Chapel	Acton Burnell, Nr Shrewsbury	Chapel
A small chapel tranquilly set all alone in charming countryside. Its atmospheric interior contains a perfect set of 17th-century timber furnishings, including a musicians' pew.

Lilleshall Abbey	Nr Okengates	Abbey
Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting. Much of the church survives, unusually viewable from gallery level, along with the lavishly sculpted processional door and other cloister buildings.

Ludlow Assembly Rooms	Ludlow	Arts Centre
The place to go for year-round entertainment and activities; films, theatre, dance, comedy, poetry, music from classical to pop, children’s shows and workshops.

Mitchell`s Fold Stone Circle	Nr Lydham	Prehistoric Remains
A Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.

Moreton Corbet Castle	Moreton Corbet	Castle Ruin
The ruins of the medieval castle and Tudor manor house of the Corbets are dominated by the theatrical shell of an ambitious Elizabethan mansion wing in Italianate style, which was devastated during the Civil War. Fine Corbet monuments fill the adjacent church. Information panels illustrate the 500-year history of the castle.

Royal Air Force Museum, The	Cosford	Air Museum
Over 70 aircraft in 3 wartime hangars. The new National Cold War exhibition opens Feb 2007. Fun 'n' Flight area, shop and restaurant on site.

Stokesay Castle	Stokesay	Castle
Stokesay Castle is quite simply the finest and best preserved fortified medieval manor house in England. Set in peaceful countryside near the Welsh border, the castle, timber-framed gatehouse and parish church form an unforgettably picturesque group. Lawrence of Ludlow, a wealthy local wool-merchant wishing to set up as a country gentleman, bought the property in 1281, when the long Anglo-Welsh wars were ending. So it was safe to raise here one of the first fortified manor houses in England, 'builded like a castle' for effect but lit by large domestic-style windows. Extensive recent tree-ring dating confirms that Lawrence had completed virtually all of the still surviving house by 1291, using the same team of carpenters throughout: more remarkably, the dating also revealed that it has scarcely been altered since.

Wenlock Priory	Much Wenlock	Priory
The tranquil ruins of Wenlock Priory stand in a picturesque setting on the fringe of beautiful Much Wenlock. An Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded here in about 680 by King Merewalh of Mercia, whose abbess daughter Milburge was hailed as a saint. Her relics were miraculously re-discovered here in 1101, attracting both pilgrims and prosperity to the priory. By then Wenlock had been re-founded by the Normans as a priory of Cluniac monks. It is the impressive remains of this medieval priory which survive today, everywhere reflecting the Cluniac love of elaborate decoration. Parts of the great 13th century church still stand high; and in the adjoining cloister garth is a most unusual monks' washing fountain, embellished with 12th century carvings. Once enclosed in an octagonal building, 16 monks could wash here at once before eating in the nearby refectory.

Whitchurch Heritage and Visitor Information Centre	Whitchurch	Tourist Information
Where history comes to life. Featuring displays on tower clocks, the Romans, Randolph Caldecott and Sir Edward German. Educational and fun for all the family.

White Ladies Priory	Nr Cosford	Priory
Ruins of the late 12th century church of a small nunnery of 'white ladies' or Augustinian canonesses. Charles II hid nearby in 1651, before moving to Boscobel House.

Wroxeter Roman City	Wroxeter	Roman Remains
Wroxeter (or 'Viroconium' ) was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. It began as a legionary fortress and later developed into a thriving civilian city. Though much still remains below ground, today the most impressive features are the 2nd-century municipal baths, and the remains of the huge wall dividing them from the exercise hall in the heart of the city. The site museum and audio tour reveal how Wroxeter worked in its heyday, and the health and beauty practices of its 5,000 citizens. Dramatic archaeological discoveries provide a glimpse of the last years of the Roman city, and its possible conversion into headquarters of a 5th century British or Irish warlord. In February 1859 workmen began excavating the baths complex, and by April much of the present site was exposed and thronged with fascinated visitors, including Charles Dickens. Donated by the landowner for public viewing, Wroxeter thus became one of the first archaeological visitor attractions in Britain.

 

Acton Scott Historic Working Farm	Nr Church Stretton
Adcote House	Shrewsbury
Angel Gardens Springfield Open Gardens	Bitterley
Arley Arboretum	Bewdley
Astley Abbots PYO Lavender	Bridgnorth
Attingham Park	Shrewsbury
Benthall Hall	Broseley
Bishops Castle Tours of the Town	Bishops Castle
Bitterley Court	Ludlow
Blists Hill Victorian Town	Telford
Bridgenorth Guided Tours	Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway	Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Tourist Information Centre	Bridgnorth
Broseley Clay Tobacco Pipe Museum	Brosseley
Carding Mill Valley	Church Stretton
China Museum & Tar Tunnel	Coalport
Church Stretton Tourist Information Centre	Church Stretton
Clun Local History Museum	Clun
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron	Coalbrookdale
Coalport China Museum	Coalport
Coleham Pumping Station	Shrewsbury
Cronkhill House	Atcham, Shrewsbury
Daniels Mill	Eardington
Darby Houses	Coalbrookdale
Dean Heritage Museum Trust	Soudley
Dudmaston Hall	Quatt, Nr Bridgnorth
Edge, The	Walton Grange
Ellesmere Tourist Information Centre	Ellesmere
Gleedons Decorative Details	Much Wenlock
Hawkstone Hall and Gardens	Marchamley
Hawkstone Park & Follies	Nr Shrewsbury
Hodnet Hall Gardens	Nr Market Drayton
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom	Telford
Ironbridge Gorge Museums	Ironbridge, Telford
Ironbridge Power Station	Ironbridge, Telford
Jessamine Cottage Gardens	Kenley
Knighton Tourist Information Centre	Knighton
Lake Vrynwy Tourist Information Centre	Lake Vrynwy, Oswestry
Lingen Nursery & Garden	Lingen, Nr Bucknell
Ludlow Castle	Ludlow
Ludlow Festival	Ludlow
Ludlow Museum	Ludlow
Market Drayton Tourist Information Centre	Market Drayton
Mercian Way Cycle Route	Alveley
Morville Hall	Nr Bridgnorth
Much Wenlock Museum	Much Wenlock
Much Wenlock Priory	Much Wenlock
Mythstories, Museum of Myth and Fable	Wem
Northgate Museum	Bridgnorth
Oakengates Theatre	Telford
Old Mill Antique Centre	Bridgnorth
Old Oswestry Hill Fort	Oswestry
Oswestry Tourist Information Centre	Oswestry
Oswestry Transport Museum	Oswestry
Park Hall Countryside Experience	Oswestry
Percy Throwers Gardening and Leisure	Shrewsbury
Radbrook Culinary Museum	Shrewsbury
Rays Farm Country Matters	Bridgnorth
Real Art Gallery	Shrewsbury
River King	Shrewsbury
Rowley's House Museum	Shrewsbury
Secret Hills - The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre	Craven Arms
Shipton Hall	Much Wenlock
Shrewsbury Abbey	Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Castle and Shropshire Regimental Museum	Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury International Kite and Boomerang Festival	Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery	Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Music Hall, The	Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Tourist Information Centre	Shrewsbury
Sun Valley Canoeing	Bridgnorth
Sunnycroft	Wellington, Telford
Tar Tunnel	Coalport
Teddy Bear Shop and Vintage Display	Ironbridge, Telford
Telford Steam Railway	Telford
Telford Tourist Information Centre	Telford
Telford Town Park	Telford
Town Walls Tower	Shrewsbury
Walcot Hall	Lydbury North
Wenlock Pottery	Much Wenlock
Wernlas Collection, The	Craven Arms
Wilderhope Manor	Longville, Much Wenlock
Wollerton Old Hall Garden	Market Drayton
Wolverhampton Airport	Stourbridge
Wonderland	Telford
Wood Brewery, The	Craven Arms
Wroxeter Roman Vineyard	Wroxeter