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Welshpool
Town in Powys, Wales

Welshpool

Welshpool is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire.

Plan a trip to Welshpool→From Liverpool

The town is four miles from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn. The community, which also includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay, has a population of 6,664, with the town having 5,948. There are many examples of Georgian architecture within the town. Powis Castle is located to the south-west.

Get in

Getting to Welshpool

Welshpool is at the cross-roads of the A483 (north/south) and the A458 (east/west). The A458 connects to the UK Motorway network at the M54 near Shrewsbury

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    Welshpool

    On the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth line.

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    Mid Wales Airport
See

Worth seeing

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    Powysland Museum
  2. 02
    Powis Castle and Garden

    SY21 8RF (a short distance out of town on the Newtown road), powiscastle@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Do

Things to do

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    Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

    Raven Square Station, SY21 7LT, info@wllr.org.uk.

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    Llanymynech Golf Club

    Former US Master's Winner and Ryder Cup Captain Ian Woosnam learnt his game here.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Andrew's Fish Bar

    32 High St,.

  2. 02
    The Corn Store

    4 Church St.,.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.