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Some of the free entry places in England that you can visit without paying for a ticket – all you need is the knowledge

English Free Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by County.

England - Shropshire

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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

Acton Burnell CastleThe 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 (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.

Clun Castle (Ruins), Clun, ShropshireThe 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

Find Clun Castle on the National Cycle Network


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 & 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, Ironbridge, Telford

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
Send Email

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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 Royal Air Force Museumlargest 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 - MAP


Rowley's House Museum
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


Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Barker Street, Shrewsbury
Shropshire, SY1 1QH

Open 4 Jan-29 May, Tue-Sat, 1000-1600,
30 May-3 Oct, Mon-Sat, 1000-1700,
4 Oct-31 Mar 05, Tue-Sat, 1000-1600, Suns 1000-1600.
Closed 11 Apr, 19 Dec-3 Jan.

Admission is free.

Tel: 01743 361196
Fax: 01743 358411
Send Email


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

MAP


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

Whittington CastleDue 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.

MAP



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