A weekend in Shropshire with older parents

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A weekend in Shropshire with older parents

This is a weekend built around short hops rather than long days. Saturday begins at Erddig Hall, a National Trust house. From there it is 8.4 miles to lunch at the Cock O'Barton, a pub with a 5/5 food hygiene rating, and a further 9.5 miles to Stori Brymbo for an unhurried afternoon at the museum. Sunday centres on Shrewsbury, where the Town Walls Tower and Shrewsbury Museum at The Music Hall sit under a quarter of a mile apart, so one short walk links the two.

Base yourselves around Bridgnorth and Ironbridge. No3 On The Severn sleeps 14 if the whole family is coming. Ocean Gate sleeps 8 and is near a bus stop. The Hurstings (sleeps 4) and Holly Cottage (sleeps 5) suit a smaller party, and Holly Cottage is 2.5 miles from Oakengates station. If anyone is arriving by train, Shrewsbury is the nearest station.

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Day 1

Take Erddig Hall at whatever pace suits, then drive 8.4 miles to the Cock O'Barton (5/5 food hygiene) for a proper sit-down lunch. Stori Brymbo is a further 9.5 miles on, so the afternoon is a short drive followed by a relaxed look around.

Morning

Erddig Hall

National Trust

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Lunch

Cock O'Barton

Pubs & Inns

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Afternoon

Stori Brymbo

Museums & Galleries

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Day 2

The morning holds the weekend's longest drive, 28.4 miles on from Stori Brymbo to the Town Walls Tower in Shrewsbury, so it's worth building in a break along the way. After that, Shrewsbury Museum at The Music Hall is under a quarter of a mile away on foot, which makes for an easy, unhurried afternoon.