Flounders’ Folly – Opening Dates 2025
The planned opening dates for Flounder’s Folly in 2025 are listed below: Sunday 2nd March 2025 11:00 – 15:00 Sunday 30th March 11:00 – 16:00 Friday 18th April 11:00 – 16:00 Good Friday Monday 21st April 11:00 – 16:00 Easter Bank Holiday Monday Sunday April 27th 11:00 – 16:00 Monday 5th May 11:00 – 16:00 […]
Shrewsbury Market Wins Favourite Market 2025
Once again Shrewsbury Market Hall been crowned Britain’s Favourite Market. This is a record fourth time that it has been awarded this prestigious award of Britain’s Favourite Market by the NABMA, National Association of British Market Authorities. The first win for Shrewsbury Market Hall came in 2018 – and the market has been winner in […]
Electric Cars
Craven Arms now has charging points for electric cars. If you have an electric car and were wondering where to charge it in Craven Arms, there are now charging points in Tuffin’s Supermarket Car park, in the car park at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, and in the car park off Corvedale Road. To use […]
Things to Do in Ironbridge
There is no shortage of Things to Do in Ironbridge. Within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site there ten sites to visit, thirty five historical sites which include archaeological sites, two chapel, two Quaker burial grounds and woodlands. They have an archaeology unit who concentrate on work within the Ironbridge Gorge. Blists Hill Victorian Town […]
Shrewsbury Market Hall 2024
Shrewsbury Market Hall has been successful two years running and been crowned Britain’s Favourite Market 2024. This is the third time it has been awarded this prestigious award by the NABMA, National Association of British Market Authorities. Previously Shrewsbury Market won the award in 2018. Shrewsbury Market received huge support from locals and visitors again. […]
Shropshire Flag
The Shropshire Flag was not something I was aware of. It was first registered in 2012 with the Flag Institute. It was a banner for the former Shropshire County Council and had been in existence since 1895. The leopard faces on the Shropshire Flag are a traditional emblem of Shropshire and can be seen on […]
Shropshire Day
Shropshire Day 2024 is the first one of the year. The 23rd of February was selected as it is also the Feast Day of St Milburga and the day on which she died. There is a lot to celebrate on Shropshire Day. There beautiful rivers, some of which rise in the Shropshire Hills and some […]
Places to see Snowdrops
There are always lots of places that open their gates for you to see the snowdrops in their grounds. I have found other places to visit where snowdrops abound, these are mainly churchyards. Shipton Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Hopesay Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Kerry Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Stanton Lacy Churchyard but not on their […]
Butterflies of Onny Meadows
Last year when I walked Dillie I often did a butterfly count. As the Onny Meadows falls into two different quadrants I had to write down the butterflies I saw during the Summer, when more are on the wing. If I was lucky I would see Ian the ranger when I finished and could pass […]
Snowdrop, 2024
There are several places where snowdrops can be enjoyed in Shropshire. I have selected just a few for you to enjoy. Stanton Lacy Churchyard, near Ludlow, has a beautiful show of Snowdrops around the gravestones. It is a veritable carpet of snowdrops. On the 10th February there will be refreshments available to purchase which help […]