Over the border to Wales

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Over the border to Wales

Sightseeing

There are several routes you can take travelling West from Ironbridge. Either head directly west via Shrewsbury to Welshpool, Llanfair and/or Lake Vyrnwy, or head north-west along the A5 towards Oswestry, Chirk and Llangollen. Both make wonderful days out.
Narrow gauge railway. Another one for the kids!
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Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
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Narrow gauge railway. Another one for the kids!
Victorian reservoir for Liverpool and Manchester. Great walks, views and birdwatching.
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Lake Vyrnwy
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Victorian reservoir for Liverpool and Manchester. Great walks, views and birdwatching.
Kids farm and play area, with walks and countryside museums just outside Oswestry.
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Park Hall wiejskie doświadczenie
Burma Road
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Kids farm and play area, with walks and countryside museums just outside Oswestry.
What you always imagine a castle should look like!
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National Trust - Chirk Castle
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What you always imagine a castle should look like!
A good place to enjoy a canal-side walk with a difference: crossing two aqueducts and going through two tunnels (bring a torch!).
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Akwen Chirk
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A good place to enjoy a canal-side walk with a difference: crossing two aqueducts and going through two tunnels (bring a torch!).
Montgomery is nice small Welsh market town. The castle is certainly worth a visit.
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Montgomery Castle Car Park
11 Arthur St
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Montgomery is nice small Welsh market town. The castle is certainly worth a visit.
Burial place for Wifried Owen, the first-world-war poet.
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Shrewsbury Abbey
25 Abbey Foregate
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Burial place for Wifried Owen, the first-world-war poet.
Picturesque remains of an Augustinian abbey, including its abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister.
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Haughmond Abbey
B5062
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Picturesque remains of an Augustinian abbey, including its abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister.
Home to the Clive family. The castle is worth a visit, nice grounds as well.
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National Trust - Zamek i ogród Powis
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Home to the Clive family. The castle is worth a visit, nice grounds as well.
Built by Thomas Telford, this world-famous viaduct offers stunning views.
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Akwedukt i kanał Pontcysyllte
Station Road
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Built by Thomas Telford, this world-famous viaduct offers stunning views.
Just upstream from Llangollen, this wier was built to supply the Llangollen canal with water from the river Dee. It can easily be combined with a visit to the nearby Chain Bridge and the church at Llantysilio.
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Horseshoe Falls
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Just upstream from Llangollen, this wier was built to supply the Llangollen canal with water from the river Dee. It can easily be combined with a visit to the nearby Chain Bridge and the church at Llantysilio.
One of the most well-preserved early Iron Age hill forts in Britain, managed by English Heritage. Mainly earthworks, a nice place to stretch one's legs.
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Old Oswestry Hill Fort
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One of the most well-preserved early Iron Age hill forts in Britain, managed by English Heritage. Mainly earthworks, a nice place to stretch one's legs.

City/town information

Small town just over the border with Wales. A stop on the way towards Powys Castle. Make a circle: come via Shrewsbury and return via the Shropshire Hills and Craven Arms.
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Welshpool
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Small town just over the border with Wales. A stop on the way towards Powys Castle. Make a circle: come via Shrewsbury and return via the Shropshire Hills and Craven Arms.
Pleasant town by the river Dee. Don't miss the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Horseshoe Falls.
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Llangollen
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Pleasant town by the river Dee. Don't miss the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Horseshoe Falls.
County town, with over 600 listed buildings, Shrewsbury has centuries of history combined with interesting shopping from independent outlets.
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Shrewsbury
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County town, with over 600 listed buildings, Shrewsbury has centuries of history combined with interesting shopping from independent outlets.

Shopping

Visit the shop of this trout farm to get absolutely fresh fish.
Chirk Trout Farm
Castle Mill
Visit the shop of this trout farm to get absolutely fresh fish.