10 Shropshire must-sees

CONDOVER HALL

The grandest manor house in England, built in the mid-1590s it had a variety of owners but is now a residential activity centre.

SHREWSBURY

The county town has a largely unspoiled mediaeval layout and more than 600 listed buildings.

OFFA’S DYKE

The ancient border barrier between England and Wales, built in the 8th Century by Offa, King of Mercia.

WROXETER

Once the site of Viroconium Cornoviorum, the fourth largest Roman city in Britain has many impressive ruins.

WESTON PARK COUNTRY HOUSE

Opulent 17th-century mansion with Capability Brown landscaping.

ST LAURENCE’S, LUDLOW

One of the largest parish churches in England and worth a visit for the awe-inspiring stained glass windows alone.

OLD OSWESTRY,

One of the great Iron Age hill forts of Britain, which has spectacular views over Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.

IRONBRIDGE

Strangely beautiful, it was the first bridge made of iron anywhere in the world. It spans the Severn near Telford.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM, COSFORD

Opened in 1979, it has the UK’s largest display of air-to-air missiles. Boom.

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

The best place in Britain to see and actually travel on classic carriages hauled by huffing, puffing steam engines.