Leicester to Shropshire
How to get from Leicester to Shropshire by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
1h 38m · 87 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Leicester to the heart of Shropshire. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 5 Leicester Forest East Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 28 Corley Services Northbound Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 28 Corley services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 28 Corley Services Southbound Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 55 Moto Hilton Park Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 56 Moto Hilton Park Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 71 Telford Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Shropshire: Shrewsbury · from Leicester
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Shropshire
The Old Kitchen
Bridgnorth and Ironbridge, Central England
Sleeps 4
£397 per break
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The Cowshed Netley Hall
Church Stretton, Central England
Sleeps 4
£1,057 per break
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Bank Farm Caravan Park Welshpool
✓ Family run park with views of Long Mountain and Breidden Hills
Middletown
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.