Shrewsbury Brochure 2009

"High the vanes of Shrewsbury gleam, Islanded in Severn Stream." A. E. Housman

As Darwin (who was born in Shrewsbury) would have been the first to tell you, evolution is getting better through successive generations but modern Shrewsbury is not a museum. People love the town because it contains so much life - and because it manages to combine the old and new so admirably.

Shrewsbury Town Map & Places to Visit

"It takes a little exploration on foot to reveal the delights of this medieval town" J. Betjeman

This handy Shrewsbury Town Map and Places to Visit is a handy pocket-sized leaflet, with information about the best things to do and places to see within our charming county town.

Little Book of Darwin

As the saying goes, you can take the man out of Shrewsbury, but you cannot take Shrewsbury out of the man. Of this, there is no finer proof than the case of one Charles Robert Darwin, esq. - born in the county town of Shropshire exactly 200 years ago this year.

The Little Book of Darwin shows that almost everything contained in his theory can be traced directly back to Charles' formative years, here, in Shropshire's noble heart.

Darwin's Shrewsbury Events Leaflet

"I was born a naturalist"

A full programme of events that are taking place in and around Shrewsbury during 2009 to celebrate the bi-centenary of Charles Darwins birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most famous work 'On The Origin Of The Species' is available.

Darwin's Shrewsbury Town Trail

Charles Darwin was born at Mount House in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809 and spent the first 27 years of his life in the town. Darwin's early life inspired his facination with the natural world leading to his theories of evolution.

Shrewsbury Summer Season Leaflet

A very warm welcome to the 2009 Shrewsbury Summer Season which sees, for the first time ever, events at the newly opened Theatre Severn and at venues all around the town combined to create a summer long celebration of the arts and culture of unparalleled quality and breadth.