Feather Down - Upper Shadymoor Farm

The medieval streets of Shrewsbury are lined with pretty half-timbered buildings and independent restaurants and shops. There are military exhibits in the museum in the 11th-century Shrewsbury Castle, or you could have a picnic on the vast lawns of The Quarry. Walking and cycling trails cross the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (25 minutes’ drive), where you might want to check out Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle or the medieval architecture of Stokesay Castle. The Iron Bridge on the River Severn at Ironbridge (40 minutes) was built in the late 1770s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution. This red-metal structure spanning a forested gorge was the first of its kind and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site with a series of award-winning museums attached.