Powkesmore Holding

This area is a maze of market towns, and you’ll have a few a short drive away to map your way out to… perhaps Bridgnorth (20 minutes’ drive), Ludlow (half an hour) or Shrewsbury (50 minutes), where picking up knick-knacks is a treat if you time your visit right. What about those places that were often haunted by the society of old? Well, Stokesay Castle (half an hour) is a 13th-century manor house with a moat, while Attingham Park (40 minutes) is a proper sight to behold, thanks to the National Trust mansion and deer park. If you thought a hill couldn’t be historic too, then the Stiperstones (an hour) is likely to prove you wrong. The hiking trails count off ancient cairns, hill forts and lead mines. Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (35 minutes) is another prime area for hilly hikes, while Clun Castle (40 minutes) continues the tour of older times, as the 11th-century ruins are a fine example of what was once a motte-and-bailey fortress.