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Bridgnorth
Town in Shropshire, England

Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, named after a bridge over the River Severn.

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The river divides the town into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on its west bank and the lower on its east bank. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.

Get in

Getting to Bridgnorth

297 – Arriva: Bridgnorth → Danesford → Quatford → Quatt → Romsley → Upper Arley → Shatterford → Trimpley → Low Habberly → Kidderminster 9 – Arriva: Telford → Dawley → Horsehay → Coalbrookdale → Ironbridge → Broseley → Bridgnorth → Wolverhampton 113, 114, 115, 116 – Arriva: Telford → Shifnal → The Hem → Brockton → Sutton Maddock → Norton → Rindleford Turn → Bridgnorth Bridgnorth station is no longer part of National…

See

Worth seeing

  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.

Do

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,.

Eat

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,.

How locals move

Getting around Bridgnorth the local way

  • Get inHolyhead's ferry port ensures that the north of Wales is well connected with the whole West Midlands.

From Wikivoyage: West Midlands (region), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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