Shifnal

Worth seeing in and around Shifnal

9 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
   Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

   The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. The museum is part of the Royal Air Force Museum, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and also a registered charity.

   4.8 km · military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Bartholomew

   The Collegiate Church of St Bartholomew, Tong is a 15th-century church in the village of Tong, Shropshire, England, notable for its architecture and fittings, including its fan vaulting in a side chapel, rare in Shropshire, and its numerous tombs. It was built on the site of a former parish church and was constructed as a collegiate church and chantry on the initiative of Isabel Lingen, who acquired the advowson from Shrewsbury Abbey and additional endowments through royal support.

   4.7 km · Grade I listed church in Tong, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Haughton Hall

   Haughton Hall is an early 18th-century country house situated at Haughton Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire, England now converted for use as a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   1.1 km · 18th-century country house, Shifnal, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St James' Church, Stirchley

   St James' Church is a redundant Anglican church in Stirchley, Shropshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

   4.9 km · Grade I listed church in Stirchley and Brookside, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Telford Town Park

   Telford Town Park is a park and Local Nature Reserve in Telford in Shropshire. In 2015, it was voted "UK's Best Park" in the inaugural public competition organised by Fields in Trust.

   5.1 km · Park located in Telford, Shropshire · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Mary's Church, Madeley

   St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church located on the corner of the High Street and Hanover Close in Madeley, Shropshire, England. It was built from 1852 to 1853 and was designed by Joseph Hansom in the Gothic Revival style.

   5.9 km · church in Telford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Telford Shopping Centre

   Telford Centre, previously branded as Telford Shopping Centre, is a 52-acre indoor shopping centre in Telford, Shropshire, England, housing the streets North Sherwood Street, Sherwood Square, Sherwood Street, Wyre Hall, Sherwood Row, Southwater, The Border, Kielder Square, New Street, Chase Telford, Wrekin Square, New Row, Dean Street, Dean Square and Ashdown Row.

   5.2 km · shopping mall in Shropshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Madeley Court

   Madeley Court is a 16th-century country house in Madeley, Shropshire, England which was originally built as a grange to the medieval Wenlock Priory. It has since been restored as a hotel.

   5.8 km · 16th-century house in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Mary

   The Church of St Mary, Sheriffhales, is a Church of England place of worship in the village of Sheriffhales, near the eastern edge of Shropshire, although for most of its history the parish was mainly in Staffordshire, with a small portion in Shropshire. The history of the church goes back at least to the Norman period — possibly into Anglo-Saxon times.

   4.6 km · church in Sheriffhales, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

   Aviation history brought to life, the largest collection of missiles in the country.

2. 02
   Boscobel House

   Bishops Wood.

3. 03
   Weston Park

   Weston-under-Lizard.

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

Where to eat

1. 01
   Latimer's of Shifnal

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Getting to Shifnal

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 48 km · East Midlands (EMA), 73 km · Manchester (MAN), 76 km

Stations

Royal Air Force Station Cosford, 5.3 km · Cosford railway station, 5.4 km · Telford Central railway station, 4.9 km · Shifnal railway station, 100 m

• Birmingham, West Midlands → Shifnal

  38 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £5–6
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Shifnal

  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 6m · £10–13
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Shifnal

  91 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £10–14
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