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English Family Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by county. Free things to do with Kids
England - Shropshire
Free Things To Do in Shropshire / Salop
There are many free entry listings in Shropshire
The Iron Bridge - Ironbridge, Ludlow Museum,
Much Wenlock Museum, RAF Museum Cosford,
Rowley's House Museum, Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Teddy Bear
Shop and Vintage Display,
Whitchurch Heritage Centre & Tourist Information and more.
Admission is free!
(Terms and conditions may apply)
Acton Burnell Castle
Acton Burnell, SY5 7PF, Shropshire
 The substantial remains of Robert Burnell's 13th Century, fortified manor
house. Burnell was a close friend of King Edward 1st and Chancellor of England.
In 1263 one of England's first parliaments was convened here.
The site is owned and operated by English Heritage
Open during daylight hours 7 days a week.
Access is free! - MAP
Bridgnorth's Northgate Museum
Northgate, Bridgnorth,
Shropshire WV16 4ER
Town Museum housed in the historic Burgess's Hall above Northgate containing
a range of interesting artefacts reflecting the history of Bridgnorth and its
people.
Bridgnorth's Northgate Museum - Visit the Northgate Museum in Bridgnorth.
Packed full of local treasures, the museum should be the first stop for anyone
wanting to discover the history of the town and local area. From an Edwardian
till, to a model of Trevithick's Steam Engine, the museum's collection will interest
the whole family, both young and old.
Bridgnorth's Northgate Museum has nearly 4,000 objects in its collection.
The earliest object on display at the museum dates back to the Bronze Age. Other
objects on display include: Coat of Arms, Edwardian Till, Insurance Firemarks,
Working l7th Century Turret Clock, Coracle, Cottage Type Hand Loom, Victorian
Pram, Cameras, Local Pictures and Prints and many other Local Artefacts.
The museum is open from April to October every year:
Saturday 13.30 - 16.00
Sunday 11.00 - 16.00
Bank Holidays 11.00 - 16.00
During the School Holidays, the museum is open every day:
11.00 - 16.00, except Saturday 13.30 - 16.00
Entry to the museum is FREE, but donations are welcomed. The museum is run
and managed by volunteers from the Bridgnorth and District Historical Society,
which founded the museum in 1951.
Tel: 01746 762830
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Website: www.northgatemuseum.org.uk
Visits by groups of 12 or more including schools are welcome at other times
by appointment. Please contact the Museum Manager.
The Northgate Building
The museum is housed in the historic former Burgesses Hall, situated in the
building which spans the roadway and forms the arch of the Northgate. Although
rebuilt during Victorian times, it is the last gatehouse of five original gatehouses
still to survive.
Clun Castle (Ruins), Clun, Shropshire
Clun Castle is a ruined castle in the small town of Clun, Shropshire
(grid reference SO298809). It is owned by the Duke
of Norfolk (who also holds
the title of Baron Clun) and is managed by English Heritage.
The dramatic riverside ruins and extensive earthworks of a Welsh Border castle
are managed by English Heritage
Clun Castle (Ruins) with its tall 13th-century keep unusually set on the side
of its mound.
Information panels tell the story of the castle and the nearby town.
Open all year at any reasonable time daily. FREE Entry
Road Access: In Clun town, off A488, 18 miles West of Ludlow - MAP
David Austin Roses
Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, (Shropshire) Wolverhampton, WV7 3HB
A unique visitor attraction, representing all the best in roses. Could be the finest displays of roses in Europe! Covering over 2 acres. David Austin Roses is a must do for anyone interested in roses.
Your Mum would love the Tea Room snacks!
Open daily 0900 - 1700
Closed Christmas to New Year
Free admission.
Tea Room 0930 - 1630
Plant Centre and Garden Shop.
Tel: 01902 376377
Website
Map
Fenn's, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses, National Nature Reserve, Near
Manor House, Moss Lane,
Whixall, Shropshire
SY13 2PD
Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield, Mosses are still one of the
best lowland raised bogs in Britain, despite near-destruction by commercial peat
cutting, and are of international importance for wildlife.
We visited the site in 2007 LINK
The central area was acquired in 1990 as a National Nature Reserve (NNR),
and large-scale cutting was stopped. Natural England (previously English Nature)
and the Countryside Council for Wales are now restoring the Mosses by clearing
smothering trees and bushes and damming the peat cuttings to restore bog water
levels.
Lowland raised bogs are slow-growing domes of Sphagnum bogmoss peat, fed only
by rainwater. Bogmoss absorbs and acidifies the rain, water-logging the peat
surface so only specialised plants and animals survive. Dying plants, together
with pollen from vegetation on and around the bogs, become ‘pickled’ as
layers of peat, forming a ‘giant story-book’ of the last 10,000 years.
Raised bog plants and animals are now rare as so many bogs have been drained
for peat cutting or for conversion to farmland or forestry. Commercial peat cutting
for gardening or fuel can remove in ten years peat that took one thousand years
to form.
Tel: 01948 880362
Fax: 01948 880422
Email: joan.daniels@naturalengland.org.uk
Website: www.naturalengland.org.uk - MAP
The Iron Bridge
Ironbridge, Telford,
Shropshire
THE IRON BRIDGE IS A
WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Open 24/7 - Access is free! - MAP
Ludlow Museum
11-13 Castle Street
Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AS
Open 1 Apr-29 Oct, Mon-Sat, Bank Hols, Sun, 1030-1300, 1400-1700; Jun
- Aug, Sun, 1030-1300, 1400-1700
Admission is free.
Tel: 01584 875384
Fax: 01584 872019
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Market Drayton Museum & Resource Centre
53 Shropshire Street (next door but one to the
King's Arms pub) Market Drayton TF9 3DA, Shropshire
'The Story of Drayton'
and the surrounding area, from earliest times
to today, told with things, pictures and words. Everything in it is associated
with Market Drayton – either made here or with a special Drayton connection.
 The entrance room is the former shop. This has the 'time line' giving a brief
history of the Market Drayton area in words, pictures and objects, from a 150
million year old fossil up to today.
Free entry - run by volunteers and supported entirely by donations.
The most convenient car park park is in the town centre (opposite the Festival
Drayton Centre in Frogmore Road), walk down to the mini-roundabout, then it's
a short way along Shropshire Street – about 200 yards in all.
Open from Easter until the end of October at the
following times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10.30 - 13.00
Tel: 01630 657455 - MAP
Much Wenlock Museum
High Street, Much Wenlock
Shropshire, TF13 6HR
Open Easter to Oct Mon-Sat, 1030 to 1700.
7 Days during June, Jul and Aug.
Open by appointment only Oct-Apr
Admission is free.
Tel: 01952 727773
Fax: 01952 727679
Send Email
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Royal Air Force Museum
Cosford, Shifnal
Shropshire, TF11 8UP
The RAF Museum Cosford houses one of the  largest aviation collections in
the United Kingdom. Over 80 historic aircraft are displayed in three hangars
on an active airfield. The collection spans over 90 years of aviation history
from the first crossing of the channel in 1909 and the first civil transport
flights in August 1919, to Polaris, lately Britain's nuclear deterrent.
Open all year 1000 - 1800 (last admission 1600)
Admission is free -
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
Tel: 01902 376 200
Fax: 01902 376 211
Visit Website -
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Shrewsbury's "Battlefield 1403" Visitor Centre, Upper Battlefield,
Shrewsbury SY4 3DB
At Battlefield 1403 discover more about the Battle of
Shrewsbury in the Exhibition Centre or simply
enjoy the fresh air along the Battlefield walk. MAP
Telling the story of the Battle of Shrewsbury, the exhibition explains the
facts as know and introduces additional fun facts for children. Exhibits
on display include a full armoured “Sir Nicholas”,
various weaponry, a longbow archer and other medieval artefacts.
You can also buy locally sourced produce
at the farm shop and butchery, taste the delights in Sparrow's Cafe
At Battlefield 1403 our aim is to create a happy, relaxed & popular visitor
destination where everyone feels welcome.
It is free to enter the site. The exhibition is also free to enter.
Situated
3miles north of Shrewsbury town centre on
the A49 Whitchurch road, opposite the Halls livestock market.
The only
entry fee is for the new Falconry Centre to the rear of the site. This is £1
per person.
Opening times:
Mon-Sat 09.30 - 17.30 -
Sunday
10.00 -16.00
Office 01939 210 905 - Website
Shrewsbury's Bear Steps Art Gallery,
off Fish Street or St Alkmond's Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1UR
 A
15th century timber hall in a set of medieval buildings restored by Shrewsbury
Civic Society with varying exhibitions showing art which change every two weeks.
Free public entry
Artworks usually for sale.
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Call Bear Steps Gallery on 01743 356511.
The artist showing there when we went was Laura E Hadley
Shrewsbury Castle Gardens (Grounds), Shrewsbury Castle, Castle Street,
Shrewsbury
The Shropshire
Horticultural Society maintain Shrewsbury Castle Gardens.
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Shrewsbury Castle (entrance fee applies) is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury,
Shropshire, England. Its location is on a hill situated on the neck of the meander
of the River Severn which the town originally grew up in. The castle is situated
directly above Shrewsbury railway station.
There is free access to Shrewsbury Castle grounds and Laura's Tower that overlooks
the surrounding townscape and further out to the countryside. Laura's Tower was
built as a folly on the summit of Shrewsbury Castle motte the site of the first
Norman castle. Built around
1790 by Thomas Telford for Laura, the daughter of Sir William Pulteney, as a
summerhouse. An octagonal design in red sandstone with conical copper
roof. The River Severn flows below and you get a good view of Shrewsbury Abbey
from there.
Gardens open dawn to dusk
Tel: 01743 281205 /01743 252252
Shrewsbury Cathedral, Town Walls, Beeches Lane, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Cathedral - "Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians
and Saint Peter of Alcantara" - is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury,
England. It is the 'mother church' of the Diocese of Shrewsbury which covers
areas of Shropshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester (part) and Merseyside (part).
MAP
One of Shrewsbury's great treasures.
We received a warm welcome as visitors here!
 Among the glories of Shrewsbury Cathedral has to be counted the stained glass.
The older glass is mostly from the Hardman Studio in Birmingham, and the Cathedral
is very fortunate to have seven windows by the Arts and Craft Artist Margaret
Rope, who was the daughter of a local doctor. She later became a Carmelite nun,
following training in Dublin. These seven beautiful windows were produced between
the two world wars.
Free entry for visitors or personal prayer
13 April - 31 October Monday to Saturday 13.00 - 16.00 / At all other times of
the year Saturday only 10.30 - 14.30 only.
Mass times: Sunday
Tel: 01743 362366
Web: www.shrewsburycathedral.org
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Rowley's House,
Barker Street, Shrewsbury
Shropshire, SY1 1QH
Major regional museum housed in timber-framed warehouse and adjoining seventeenth
century brick mansion. Major Roman collections, decorative arts, mediaeval
Shrewsbury, local and national history. Special exhibitions and events.
Open 4 Jan - 29 May, Tues - Sat, 1000-1600,
30 May - 3 Oct, Mon - Sat, 1000-1700,
4 Oct-31 Mar 07, Tue-Sat, 1000 - 1600, Suns 1000 - 1600.
Closed 11 Apr, 19 Dec - 3 Jan.
Admission is free.
Tel: 01743 361 196
Fax: 01743 358 411
Visit Website - MAP
There is a planned move in 2013 so check before you travel
then!
Shrewsbury - St Chad's Church, St Chad's Terrace, Shrewsbury SY1 1JX
Tel: (01743) 365478
Since early medieval times there has been a church in Shrewsbury dedicated
to St Chad, first Bishop of Mercia in the 7th century.
Free public entry
If you are making a special trip to St Chad's, we recommend that you contact
the church office to confirm the church is open.
Tel: 01743 365478
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Please also be aware that the church is frequently used for conferences, concerts,
and other public events. Whilst many of these often do not preclude visiting
in the day, they may curtail your intended visit. Please do check before you
plan.
Shrewsbury - Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 1AQ
The gateway to the history of Shropshire and Telford.
Hold original archive sources including documents, maps, newspapers and photographs,
as well as the county's largest collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals
relating to Shropshire and the Borough of Telford and Wrekin.
Free Service - Free Entry
If you are visiting Shropshire Archives, you can talk to members of Shropshire
Family History Society at their advice desk on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays (10.00-13.00).
Tel:01743 255350
Web: www.shropshirearchives.org.uk
Shrewsbury - The Quarry Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The Quarry is the main recreational
park in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
The park was created
in 1719 and encompasses 23 acres / 9.3Ha. Its name is derived from
the fact that there used to be a small stone quarry there, used in the Middle
Ages, which has now been transformed into a flower garden with ponds and fountains,
called The Dingle (dingle being a Shropshire word used for a picturesque valley).
Also in the Quarry park is a bandstand where people doing fire arts can often
be found. The River Severn runs through the parkland, and is bridged
by the Porthill Bridge, which connects the Quarry to the Porthill area of the
town.
There is a children's play park and during the summer months a paddling pool.
Open dawn to dusk daily.
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Street, Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1
1EF
St Mary’s most famous treasure is the wonderful collection of stained
glass, with examples of different styles from the 14th to the 19th centuries,
all of the highest quality. No other church in the country has a collection to
equal it. Most of the glass was brought from elsewhere, much of it from Europe.
Free Entry (Donations welcomed)
Opening hours: Open 1 Apr to 31 Oct: Monday -Saturday, 10am-5pm; 1 November
to 31 March: Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm; occasional Sundays; church stewarded.
Parking facilities -
Toilet facilities
Accessibility issues: Wheelchair access from church yard through west porch door
to all areas of the church with two steps to the sanctuary/altar and Jesse Window.
Web: The Churches
Conservation Trust - The national charity protecting historic churches at
risk. Having saved over 340 special buildings which attract more
than 1.5 million visitors a year.
The Stiperstones, Nr Minsterley,
Shropshire SY5 0XX
The Stiperstones are a number of quartzite tors rising from the top
of the Stiperstones ridge that lie within the shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, and are visible for miles around.
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The reward for the steep and uneven climb to the top of the ridge is the sight
of Buzzards, Curlew and Skylarks which can be seen in the area. A restoration
project to encourage the return of heather has recently begun.
English Nature can be contacted on 01743 282000
Teddy Bear Shop and Vintage Display
Dale End, Ironbridge
Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7NJ
Open all year, daily 1000-1700.
Closed 25 Dec, 1 Jan
Admission is free.
Tel: 01952 433029
Fax: 01952 - 432204
Send Email
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Whitchurch Heritage Centre
& Tourist Information
12 St Mary's Street,
Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Open Mon - Thurs 0900 - 1700, Fri 0900 - 1600,
Sat 1000 - 1700 Sun Closed, Bank Hols 100 - 1400
Discover the history of the oldest town in Shropshire. Interactive displays,
changing exhibitions, local history material, children's games and competitions.
Also Craft Workshops. Town walking trails.
Admission is free.
Full disabled access. No toilets on site.
Tel: 01948 665432 / 664577 - MAP
Whittington Castle
Whittington, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire
Whittington is a small rural community in Shropshire close to the market town of Oswestry.
Castle and grounds open 24/7
 Due
to ongoing restoration work the Castle Gatehouse and Cottage are not currently
accessible to the public. It is hoped that the Castle buildings will be re-opened
during the Autumn.
Despite the ongoing building work there remains free public open access to the Castle grounds all year round.
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Below this line, in the grey area, we are adding alternative days out to the free listings that DoFreeStuff is renowned for. This is to help you plan your family days out. The attractions listed below make a charge for admission!
Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury Castle, Castle Street, Shrewsbury
Since 1985, Shrewsbury Castle has housed the Shropshire
Regimental Museum, with artifacts from the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
The museum combines the collections of the 53rd, the 85th, the KSLI to 1968,
the local Militia, Rifle Volunteers and Territorials, as well as those of other
county regiments - the Shropshire Yeomanry and the Shropshire Artillery.
Adcote House, Shrewsbury
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
Burford House Gardens, Tenbury Wells
Childhood and Costume Museum, Bridgnorth
Clun Local History Museum, Craven Arms
Coleham Pumping Station, Shrewsbury
Dudmaston Hall, Bridgnorth
Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom, Telford
Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Telford
Mythstories, Museum of Myth and Fable, Shrewsbury
Oswestry Transport Museum and Cambrian Railways Society, Oswestry
RAF Museum, Shifnal
Shipton Hall, Much Wenlock
Shrewsbury Castle and Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury
Walcot Hall, Lydbury North
Weston Park, nr Shifnal
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