Bridgnorth

Worth seeing in and around Bridgnorth

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bridgnorth Castle

   Bridgnorth Castle is a castle in the town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire. It is a scheduled monument, first listed in 1928.

   300 m · castle in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Morville Hall

   Morville Hall is a grade I listed country house and gardens in the care of the National Trust in the county of Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Morville Hall is located at the junction of the A458 road and the B4368 road, three miles outside the market town of Bridgnorth.

   4.8 km · country house in Morville, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Peter's Church, Chelmarsh

   St Peter's Church is in the village of Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bridgnorth, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.

   5.3 km · church in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Aldenham Park

   Aldenham Park, also known as Aldenham Hall, is a late 17th-century country house in Morville, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England which stands in 12 hectares of parkland. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5.1 km · country house in Morville, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Leonard's Church, Bridgnorth

   St Leonard's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   200 m · church in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth

   The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, is a parish Church in the Church of England, standing in East Castle Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.

   300 m · church in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Dudmaston Hall

   Dudmaston Hall is a 17th-century country house in the care of the National Trust in the Severn Valley, Shropshire, England. Dudmaston Hall is located near the village of Quatt, a few miles south of the market town of Bridgnorth, just off the A442 road.

   5.2 km · country house in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Apley Hall

   Apley Hall is an English Gothic Revival house located in the parish of Stockton near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The building was completed in 1811 with adjoining property of 180 acres of private parkland beside the River Severn.

   5.2 km · Grade II* listed country house in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Stanley Hall, Shropshire

   Stanley Hall, near Astley Abbotts in Shropshire, England, is a Grade II–listed building that first gained its protected status in 1970. It probably dates to the early 17th century.

   2.8 km · English country house · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Chelmarsh Reservoir

    Chelmarsh Reservoir is a water supply reservoir located in the village of Chelmarsh, Shropshire. The reservoir is operated by South Staffordshire Water and was created in 1963 to augment the supply of water in a large area of South Staffordshire and the Black Country.

    5.8 km · dam in Shropshire · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   St Leonard's Church

   5 St Leonard’s Close, WV16 4EJ.

2. 02
   Church of St

   Mary Magdalene, East Castle Street, WV16 4AF.

3. 03
   Bridgnorth Castle

   The remains of Bridgnorth Castle that was destroyed during the English Civil War.

4. 04
   Northgate Museum

   Wed Sat Sun 1-4PM (also open on bank holiday Mondays).

5. 05
   Bridgnorth Town Hall

   Black and white 17th-century town hall erected in 1650.

6. 06
   Daniels Mill

   An old (but still operational) cast-iron waterwheel, the largest in England.

From Wikivoyage: Bridgnorth, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Theatre on the Steps

   Stoneway Steps, WV16 4BD,.

2. 02
   Majestic Cinema

   Whitburn Street, WV16 4QP,.

3. 03
   Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

   Described as the oldest, steepest and shortest funicular railway in England, connecting the High and Low Town.

4. 04
   Severn Valley Railway

   Bridgnorth Station, Hollybush Road, WV16 5DT,.

From Wikivoyage: Bridgnorth, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   The Kings Head

   Whitburn St, WV16 4QN,.

2. 02
   Peepo Pizza

   84-85 High St, WV16 4DS,.

3. 03
   Knickerbockers

   2 Underhill St, WV16 4BB,.

4. 04
   Bakehouse Cafe

   A small cafe tucked away within the Central Shopping Court.

5. 05
   The Viking Chefs

   Castle Terrace, WV16 4AH,.

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Getting to Bridgnorth

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 46 km · East Midlands (EMA), 81 km · Manchester (MAN), 91 km

Stations

Bridgnorth railway station, 500 m

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  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £11–15
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  106 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £12–16
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bridgnorth. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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