Shrewsbury

Worth seeing in and around Shrewsbury

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
   New Meadow

   New Meadow, also known as The Croud Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is a stadium situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm, and close to the A5. It serves the home ground of English football club Shrewsbury Town.

   2.2 km · football stadium in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury

   The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Birmingham which encompasses the historic English counties of Shropshire and Cheshire. The diocese includes rural areas of Shropshire as well as parts of urban Greater Manchester south of the River Mersey such as Birkenhead, Stockport and Altrincham.

   0 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Shrewsbury Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara, commonly known as Shrewsbury Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Shrewsbury and mother church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, which covers the historic counties of Shropshire and Cheshire.

   300 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Shrewsbury Castle

   Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed.

   400 m · medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Q2412935

   The Mount is the Georgian house in Shrewsbury, England where Charles Darwin was born.

   800 m · Georgian house in Shrewsbury, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury

   St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury is traditionally understood to have been founded in Saxon times. King Offa, who reigned in Mercia from 757 to 796 AD, is believed to have founded the church, though it is possible it has an earlier foundation even than that.

   300 m · church in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Haughmond Abbey

   Haughmond Abbey is a ruined, medieval, Augustinian monastery a few miles from Shrewsbury, England. It was probably founded in the early 12th century and was closely associated with the FitzAlan family, who became Earls of Arundel, and some of their wealthier vassals and allies.

   5.7 km · Augustinian abbey in Uffington, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Eata's Church, Atcham

   St Eata's Church is in the village of Atcham, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Shrewsbury, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.

   5.9 km · church in Atcham, Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury

   St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in St Mary's Place, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It 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, the Trust designated St Mary's as its first Conservation Church in 2015.

   200 m · church in Shropshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Quantum Leap

    The Quantum Leap is a sculpture situated on the bank of the River Severn in a park in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It was created to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of evolutionist Charles Darwin, who was born in the town in 1809.

    500 m · celebratory sculpture in Shrewsbury · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shrewsbury

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 70 km · Birmingham (BHX), 74 km · Manchester (MAN), 78 km

Stations

Shrewsbury railway station, 500 m · Shrewsbury Abbey railway station, 700 m · Hanwood railway station, 5.8 km

• Liverpool → Shrewsbury

  79 km · quickest by road, 2h 6m · £9–12
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Shrewsbury

  63 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · £7–9
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Shrewsbury

  92 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £10–14
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