Shropshire Tourism News

Summer Season of Events at the Ludlow Food Centre Attracts Top Foodie Names

A south Shropshire food business is branching out, and bringing some celebrity cheffiness to their customers.

Shrewsbury Business Scoops Diamond Award

Coopers Gourmet Sausage Rolls has scooped prestigious business awards at the HEART of ENGLAND fine foods (HEFF) Diamond Awards.

Flying display honours National Service Veterans

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster and Vulcan XH558 will be taking to the skies over Shropshire in honour of the thousands of National Service RAF veterans. These iconic aircraft will perform for visitors and guests at the National Service (RAF) Association parade, taking place at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on Sunday 20th May 2012.

Â£3 MILLION TOURING PARK OPENS AND PREPARES FOR BUSY WEEKEND

The new £3 million Ludlow Touring Park officially opened its gates yesterday (Wednesday) as the managers prepared for a bumper weekend.

NEW CARAVAN PARK MANAGERS ATTRACTED BY 'FANTASTIC' COUNTRYSIDE

HRH Duke of Gloucester gives royal seal to SVR's 150th anniversary

THE 150th ANNIVERSARY of the Severn Valley Railway is to receive Royal recognition, with the official visit to the Kidderminster - Bridgnorth steam heritage line by HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG, DCVO, on a day of special commemoration next Monday, May 14th.

Healthy eating on the menu for children

CHILDREN were given expert tuition to create healthy dishes from the executive chef of a four star luxury hotel. Key stage 1 pupils from Tilstock Primary School visited Hill Valley Spa, Hotel and Golf in Whitchurch for a morning to learn all about being healthy.

HF Holidays invests in The Longmynd Hotel

HF Holidays is embarking on a significant building improvement works on The Longmynd Hotel. The walking holidays company, which took over the hotel management in February, has just announced major capital investment in this landmark hotel in Church Stretton.

Hawkstone Park becomes first venue in Shropshire to install electric vehicle charging points

Conservation Centre Celebrates 10 Years with Spitfire flypast

On Monday 13th May 2002 the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford was officially opened for business by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham. Built as

THE DOROTHY CLIVE GARDEN MAKES AN APPEAL FOR DONATED ITEMS FOR CHARITY GIFT SHOP'S 'CURIOSITY CORNER'

Children Dressed as Flower Fairies and Princes to receive a free fairy cake at the Dorothy Clive Garden on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May 2012

The Dorothy Clive Garden is offering a free fairy cake to all children who turn up dressed as a Fairy or Prince on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May 2012. This promotion will also entitle free admission to all children on this special fund raising weekend.

SHREWSBURY CARAVAN PARKS ON OLYMPIC TORCH ROUTE

Caravanners and motorhome owners staying at five star touring and holiday home parks in Shrewsbury on May 30 are in for an extra treat as the Olympic torch will be passing the entrance on its route through Shropshire.

Rhododendrons are now in full Bloom at the Dorothy Clive Garden

FURNITURE BRINGS HOMELY TOUCHES TO WROXETER'S ROMAN HOUSE

Roman Family Fun Trail at Wroxeter Roman City: Sat 5 - Mon 7 May 11am - 5pm

Join us this bank holiday weekend and help search for our Roman soldiers who have taken leave of their post and gone missing!

Young Curators design WW2 exhibition to be unveiled on Tuesday 8th May 2012 at 3.30pm

Comet pilot unveils anniversary exhibition

Luxury hotel to host Wedding Fayre

HM THE QUEEN TO VISIT SHROPSHIRE FOR HUGE DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION

Businesses invited to tee off with each other

Make Space Racers at Enginuity Summer Holidays

Fourth International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition to be hosted by the Ironbridge Gorge Museums

The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are hosting the fourth International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) exhibition at the Footprint Gallery, Fusion, adjacent to the Jackfield Tile Museum from 18 July - 1st September 2012. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to view the fantastic skill of the winning and finalist photographers from the fourth IGPOTY competition in this fascinating exhibition of photographs of gardens, plants, flowers and botany.

Ha-Ha-Ha-Hadley Park House Hotel

LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS MALCOLM AND BARBARA LANDER,TO EXHIBIT PHOTOGRAPHIC ART AT DOROTHY CLIVE GARDEN THIS WEEKEND

Local amateur photographers, and members of the Whitchurch Photographic Society and Smethwick Photographic Society, Malcolm and Barbara Lander, will be exhibiting a collection of their images from the Dorothy Clive garden and other work on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April 2012 from 10am to 4.00pm in the garden Pavilion.

Sunday 13 May 2012

Seventy years of keeping the greens

FOR many gardening is an enjoyable hobby, but for two greenkeepers with more than 300 acres to look after it is a way of life. Mike Evans and Roger Millington have been looking after the extensive grounds of Hill Valley Spa, Hotel and Golf, including two 18 hole golf courses, since they were teenagers.

Make your own Medals to Celebrate the London 2012 Games at Enginuity

Join a drop-in workshop to design and make your own pewter cast medals to celebrate the London 2012 Games at Enginuity, near Ironbridge, Shropshire during the half-term holiday between Saturday 2nd and Sunday 10th June. The daily Marvellous Metals sessions will run from 10.30am until 3.45pm and cost £2 per medal for materials plus admission.

Children can 'Pot and Go' at the Dorothy Clive Garden this weekend

TOURISM MINISTER PRAISES Â£3 MILLION INVESTMENT IN TOURING PARK

Tourism and Heritage Minister, John Penrose, has praised the owners of the new Ludlow Touring Park for their £3 million investment. Making a flying visit to Shropshire today (Thursday) Mr Penrose paid an early morning call with local MP Philip Dunne to the luxury touring caravan and motorhome park, where he unveiled a plaque.

Cockpits open for Museums at Night

MECCANO MANIA COMES TO IRONBRIDGE

An amazing display of working Meccano models created by Telford and Ironbridge Meccano Society, Shropshire will be an extra bonus for anyone visiting the Enginuity design and technology centre over the spring Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday 5th to Monday 7th May. Large quantities of Meccano parts will also be available for youngsters to create their own Meccano wonders.

Romantic relationship could win a wedding

TOURISM MINISTER TO UNVEIL NEW Â£3 MILLION LUDLOW TOURING PARK

Tourism and Heritage Minister, John Penrose, has agreed to unveil the new Ludlow Touring Park during his flying visit to Shropshire on Thursday, April 12. The Minister will be accompanied by local MP Philip Dunne during his morning visit to the luxury touring caravan and motorhome park, which has been developed to five star standards by Morris Leisure.

National beanpole celebration

The Green Wood Centre in Coalbrookdale will be celebrating the final day of National Beanpole Week on Sunday 29 April with activities, craft demonstrations, gardening and craft stalls, a barbecue and competitions.

Be the first on the new Shuttle bus, the Wenlock Wanderer, which starts at Easter

The Shropshire Hills Shuttle buses start the 2012 season on 7th April and run every weekend and Bank Holiday Monday until the end of September.

Eaton Manor Rural Escapes is a finalist in the 2012 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence

Eaton Manor Rural Escapes has been named as a finalist in the Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012.

New falconry attraction at Hawkstone Park

Visitors could be winging their way to a new attraction as Hawkstone Park lives up to its name. The leading Shrewsbury tourist attraction has joined forces with Shropshire-based Feather Perfect Falconry to offer educational packages for guests to find out more about hawks, falcons and owls.

Bikers raise thousands of pounds for local charity

Almost 1,000 bikers from across the Midlands took part in the Bike 4 Life Easter Run last weekend in aid of two local charities. Raising money for the Midlands Air Ambulance and Royal Air Force Museum, bikers travelled on mass from Shrewsbury Meole Brace park and ride along the M54 to the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford.

EASTER PLANS FOR APLEY FARM SHOP

Apley Farm Shop is planning a busy weekend for Easter, incorporating both fun events for children and food tasters for the adults.

AFTER the best start to a new season since 2008, the Severn Valley Railway rolls out its busiest steam train timetables for the forthcoming Easter bank holiday weekend, optimistic that the buoyant passenger figures it has seen so far can be maintained.

Dorothy Clive Gardens open for the new 2012 season

The Dorothy Clive Garden will be opening for the 2012 season from Saturday 31st March 2012 at 10.00am. The garden will be open, seven days a week from 10.00am to 5.30pm daily until Sunday 30th September 2012.

ECCE OVUM! EASTER TRAIL AT WROXETER ROMAN SITE

Children will be invited to look out for eggs amongst the remaining ruins at Wroxeter Roman City this Easter, as the site hosts a family fun trail for the Easter weekend (6-9 April 2012).

Chocolate bunnies will take centre stage at Stokesay Castle, near Ludlow, over the Easter weekend, when the English Heritage site celebrates a return to its summer daily opening with a family fun trail, running from Good Friday to Easter Monday (6-9 April 2012).

Four-star hotel invests to double spa capacity

THE Hill Valley Spa, Hotel and Golf is undergoing a £400,000 renovation which will double the capacity of its spa and introduce a new treatment.

Exhibition of Unique industrial artwork by Welsh Artist Falcon Hildred coming to Coalbrookdale Gallery

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (IGMT) is working with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales to save a unique collection of over 600 original drawings and watercolours by the Wales-based artist, Falcon Hildred, for future generations. Based in Aberystwyth, the Royal Commission has been awarded £46,700 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to acquire this outstanding visual record of industrial buildings and townscapes; a selection of original artwork will be on display at the Coalbrookdale Gallery from the autumn.

Calling all young detectives - we need your help!

Magical music from male voice choir

A MALE voice choir that has performed all over the world came to Whitchurch Civic Centre last weekend. The performance on March 24 by the Cantorion Colin Jones Welsh Male Voice Choir with guest soprano singer Gayathrie Patrick was sponsored by the Hill Valley Spa, Hotel and Golf.

Bikers ride out for local charities

With the warm sunny weather look set to continue into the weekend, bikers from across the West Midlands are invited to join in a mass motorcycle ride in support for two local charities - the Midlands Air Ambulance and Royal Air Force Museum. With hundreds of bikers already registered, organisers are expecting thousands will show their support on the day and join in the fun.

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR ENGLAND'S BIGGEST FAN!

VisitEngland, the country's national tourist board has launched a nationwide campaign to find England’s biggest fan for an all-expenses paid 70-day trip around the country. The organisation is looking for a budding travel writer / broadcaster / social networker who is passionate about England, and likes nothing more than exploring the country and passing on their experiences.

Lifelong foodie Paul becomes four-star hotel head chef

A CHEF who has counted Michel Roux Snr as among his regular customers has taken charge of the kitchen at a four-star hotel in Shropshire.

Apley Farm Shop Project on Top Award List

The Apley Farm Shop project just outside Bridgnorth has been shortlisted for the 2012 West Midlands Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards.

Bacon Connoisseurs Week 2012

A Shropshire food producer and retailer has won a prestigious national award for curing and smoking their bacon. The Ludlow Food Centre in Bromfield, just outside the town, have one the largest and most successful butchers in the region.

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New Wenlock Olympians Games Book Published

A new pictorial history of the Wenlock Olympian Games - the inspiration behind the modern Olympic movement - is about to be published.

Easter Creative Ceramic Workshops in the Ironbridge Gorge

Take part in a creative ceramic workshop during the Easter school holidays to decorate your own tiles and mugs or make a clay pot for your garden at the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Shropshire.

Bridgnorth station goes back to drawing board for Â£2m revamp

Jubilee Wood to be planted on Ludlow Touring Park

Poets give UK Poetry Festival an Olympic Theme

Poetry for Youngsters at Shropshire Festival

The Wenlock Olympian Games Gliding Event - 14th - 21st July 2012

In July 2011 the Wenlock Olympian Society and the Vintage Glider Club announced that the 2012 Wenlock Games would include Gliding as a demonstration sport.

Ludlow Food Centre produce Best Marmalade Producer in the World

2012 Marmalade Awards

Introducing: The Best of British

Ludlow Food Centre win BPEX Butchery Awards 2012

Easter Fun and Egg Dancing at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Join the residents at Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire as they celebrate Easter over the Bank holiday from Friday 6th to Monday 9th April.

Royal Jubilee Celebration at Blists Hill Victorian Town

Townsfolk at Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge, Shropshire will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of their much-loved Queen Victoria with great style, pomp and pageantry over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 2nd to Tuesday 5th June.

Design and Race a Boat at Enginuity

Join a drop-in workshop to design and make your own model sailing boat using simple craft materials at Enginuity, near Ironbridge, Shropshire during the Easter holidays between Saturday, 31st March and Sunday, 15th April.

Shropshire Model Show Set To Attract Thousands

The popular Shropshire Model Show is returning to the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford on Sunday 1st April 2012. Open to the public from 10am, the show is expected to attract thousands of visitors from across the country.

Birch Hill Touring Caravan Site Wins Top Caravan Award

Birch Hill Touring Caravan Site, near Ellesmere, has won the 2012 'Best Small Site in the UK' from Practical Caravan magazine.

Explore the World of Colour at Jackfield Tile Museum

Kawasaki Ki-100-1b returns to Cosford