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15 Best Things to Do in Bridgnorth (Shropshire, England)

Folded into the steep Severn Valley, Bridgnorth is a historic market town with High and Low areas on the valley side.

The Low Town is by the river, at the foot of a sandstone cliff while the once impenetrable High Town is crested by two churches and the ruins of Bridgnorth Castle.

This was laid to waste after a three-week siege in 1646, an event that has left traces all over the town.

The easy way up to the High Town is the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway, a funicular that shoots up the 64% gradient.

Beautiful country houses in the local countryside open their doors in the summer, while the Severn Valley Railway is the ultimate steam train journey and stops at Bridgnorth’s preserved railway station from 1862.

1. Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

Linking the Low Town on the Severn with the High Town and castle, the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is believed to hold a few records.

This is the oldest, shortest and steepest electric funicular railway in the country, shuttling up and down the vertiginous sandstone cliffs.

The gradient has a maximum steepness of 64%, while the line is little more than 60 metres long.

It dates back to 1891 and since that time has been operated by the same company, The Bridgnorth Castle Railway Company.

The funicular’s cars are on parallel lines and counterbalance each other via a steel rope.

Initially they were powered by a water balance system, but an electric winding engine was installed in 1943-44, while the current car design is form 1955. Services run 363 days a year and as of March 2019 tickets were just £1.60 for a return.

2. Bridgnorth Castle

In neat gardens atop the hill you’ll discover the twisted remains of Bridgnorth Castle.

The castle goes back to 1101, while the main surviving fragment, the square great tower, was raised in the second half of the 12th century during the reign of Henry II.

In the English Civil War Bridgnorth was a key Royalist stronghold, holding many troops in 1642. The castle was besieged by the Parliamentarians over three weeks in 1646 and was demolished soon after so it couldn’t be reused.

The site was quarried for its valuable stone, but a big shard of the great tower remains.

This has a dramatic lean of 15°, four times more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

3. Dudmaston Estate

In the Wolryche or the Wolryche-Whitmore family since 1403, the Dudmaston Estate is a National Trust property composed of a 17th-century William and Mary house and 3,000 acres of gardens, woodland and parkland.

Still occupied by a branch of the Wolryche-Whitmores, the house is open April to September when you can look around a few rooms enriched with 18th-century panelling and stuccowork.

In the 20th century several rooms were converted into gallery space for an awesome modern art collection that features pieces by Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.

The grounds, cascading down the slope from the house, were landscaped by William Shetstone and are a standout example of the Picturesque style.

They are open for walks by pools, conifer plantations and ancient woodland at any time of year, while the garden is dotted with sculpture and the quaint Orchard Tearoom serves coffee and treats from Sunday to Thursday.

4. Upton Cressett Hall

In remote countryside four miles west of Bridgnorth’s High Town, Upton Cressett Hall is another splendid country house.

This Elizabethan manor was built for the Cressett family between 1540 and 1580. They remained here for 200 years after which the hall became a farmhouse and went into a slow decline.

It was bought by the MP for Stone, Sir William Cash in 1969 (father of the current owner) and following a restoration has welcomed the public on open days since the 1970s.

The house is distinguished by its towering 16th-century chimneys, and has an aisled, timber Great Hall from the 1400s, predating the rest of the building.

The fine turreted gatehouse is also from the 16th century, and over the last 500 years has been stayed in by kings, princes, and more recently Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson and Elizabeth Hurley.

Consult the website for open days and invitations to view, including a tour, tea and home-made cake.

5. Daniels Mill

In a very idyllic location, Daniels Mill is a working water mill.

This has the largest waterwheel powering a corn mill and still functioning in the country today.

The facility’s roots reach back to the late 15th century, and has been adapted over time.

The current whitewashed buildings are mostly from the 1700s and are bedded in a tight wooded valley crossed by a 19th-century brick viaduct carrying the Severn Valley Railway on its way to Bridgnorth.

Daniels Mill has been in the same family for more than 250 years and opens between April and October, when you can soak up the nostalgic scenery and find out how wheat and other grains are turned into flour.

You can buy a bag of this stone-ground 100% wholemeal flour from the gift shop, along with recipes.

6. Bridgnorth Town Hall

Unavoidable on Bridgnorth’s charming High Street is the half-timbered Town Hall, built in 1650 and resting on an arcaded brick base.

The space underneath the Town Hall was for the public wool market and still hosts Bridgnorth’s weekly Charter Market.

You can go inside this monument all year.

In summer it is open every day except Thursday while the opening times are 11:00-15:00 Friday to Sunday in winter.

You’ll take a little tour given by the curator, checking out the fabulous stained glass windows in the Council Chamber, and pausing in the former waiting room for a cup of tea.

7. St Leonard’s Church

When you contemplate Bridgnorth’s High Town from the east bank of the Severn, two churches stand out across the river.

One of these is the redundant St Leonard’s Church, which is made from the local red sandstone and has stood here since the 12th century, integrating hidden stonework from much older Anglo-Saxon and Norman buildings.

St Leonard’s has come through a few calamities, the most destructive being a fire that destroyed most of the High Town during the Parliamentarian siege in 1646 during the Civil War.

The magnificent hammerbeam roof in the nave dates from the reconstruction in 1662, while nearly all the fixtures (choir stalls, stained glass, pulpit and reredos) were installed during or after a thorough restoration in the mid-19th century.

The church was declared redundant in the 1970s and today is open to visitors and holds concerts and exhibitions all year round.

8. St Mary’s Church

Completed in 1795, this Renaissance Revival church was designed by Thomas Telford, a Scottish architect and civil engineer.

His contribution to Shropshire’s early industrial infrastructure was so great that a whole new town was named after him in 1968 (Telford). The current St Mary’s was constructed over a Medieval church and is a Grade II* monument.

At an elevation of 35 metres, the copper-clad cupola stands out for miles and towers above a portico raised on Doric columns.

9. Northgate Museum

Even if it has changed a lot since Medieval times, Northgate is the last of the five gates that controlled the way into Bridgnorth.

This structure was rebuilt in brick in the 1740s and was then embattled and clad with rusticated sandstone in the 1910s.

The free museum inside was set up in 1951 and can be visited on weekends, bank holidays and Wednesday afternoons in summer.

What you get is a riveting jumble of artefacts like an Edwardian cash till, Roman coins, Civil War-era clay pipes, a scale model of Richard Trevithick’s stationary steam engine (1802), a 17th-century turret clock and prehistoric axe-heads and flint scrapers.

10. Severn Valley Railway

Bridgnorth is the northern terminus for a romantic steam railway coursing through the Severn Valley for 16 miles.

One of the best-loved heritage lines in the UK, the Severn Valley Railway was laid between 1858 and 1862, calling at historic stations and crossing the valley over viaducts and monumental bridges like the Victoria Bridge, which was Britain’s longest single span cast iron bridge.

With services from early May to the end of October the Severn Valley Railway also has one of the country’s largest collections of working steam locomotives and carriages, with some pieces dating back more than a century.

What’s great about the station at Bridgnorth is that you can see the line’s collection being serviced and restored from the footbridge over locomotive yard (access only on open days). The station is also noteworthy, opening with the line in 1862 and mostly unchanged since then.

11. Rays Farm

A fun rural outing if you’re in Bridgnorth with younger children, Rays Farm has friendly domestic animals, paths in ancient woodland and soft play areas.

To name a small few of the farm’s residents, there are badger-faced sheep, pygmy goats, miniature Shetland ponies, rabbits, red deer, reindeer, alpacas, as many as 25 owls, a donkey and a llama.

The farm is delightful in the spring months when there are new lambs and goat kids to fawn over.

There are activities at regular intervals throughout the day feeding the sheep and introducing you to the owls.

The farm’s two woodland walks are strewn with sculptures of creatures from folklore and fairytales, like dragons, gnomes, trolls and a giant caterpillar, while the play areas include a “mini beach”, while there are scramble nets and climbing ropes in the woodland for bigger kids.

12. Lavington’s Hole

Knowing that the defending Royalist forces stored their gunpowder in St Leonard’s Church in the High Town, the besieging Parliamentarians devised an audacious plan to tunnel through the underlying sandstone to detonate the building from below.

You can find the entrance to this 20-metre tunnel at the Quayside in the Low Tunnel.

After withstanding the siege for three weeks, the Royalists surrendered on 1 April 1646, before the tunnel could be completed.

Next to the tunnel’s entrance are more man-made hollows in the sandstone, remnants of former cave dwellings.

13. Eardington Nature Reserve

A couple of miles south of Bridgnorth is a gorgeous 17-acre nature reserve in what used to be a sand and gravel quarry.

The sand and gravel banks around a temporary wetland provide a rare habitat for orchids, unusual bee species, great-crested newts and jack snipes.

Quarrying only stopped in the mid-1990s and the last occupant was a concrete plant that departed in 2010. With the help of a local community group, nature has been allowed to take hold once more.

Take a pair of binoculars and see what you can spot, while you can use the reserve as a jumping off point for a walk in the delightful Severn-side Eardington parish.

14. Old Mill Antiques Centre

On Mill Street in the Low Town is an antiques centre in a building attached to an auction house with more than 170 years of history.

The last ever Perry & Phillips auction was held in October 2018, but the antiques centre will stay open into the future.

It offers trading space to more than 90 dealers, set across four floors in an elegant period setting.

Just to paint a picture you can browse ceramics, collectibles, furniture, antique weapons, toys, paintings, timepieces, glassware and all kinds of other arts and crafts, both original and reproduction.

15. Charter Market

On Fridays and Saturdays you can drop by the Charter Market, which trades under the old wooden beams of the 17th-century Town Hall.

Fitting into this, the Charter Market isn’t huge, but it has a very diverse offering that features local fruit and vegetables, a butcher, cut flowers, jewellery, confectionery, handbags, products for pets and all sorts of arts and crafts.

On the Saturday there’s another market extending along the High Street, while twice a month on Sundays the Bridgnorth Sunday Handmade Market also sets up under the Town Hall.

In spring and summer this coincides with special events like a beer festival in May, Bridgnorth’s Street Fest in July and the Music and Arts Festival at the end of August.

15 Best Things to Do in Bridgnorth (Shropshire, England):

• Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
• Bridgnorth Castle
• Dudmaston Estate
• Upton Cressett Hall
• Daniels Mill
• Bridgnorth Town Hall
• St Leonard's Church
• St Mary's Church
• Northgate Museum
• Severn Valley Railway
• Lavington's Hole
• Eardington Nature Reserve
• Old Mill Antiques Centre
• Charter Market

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The Nock Deighton Head Office is located in the historic market town of Bridgnorth, proud owner of the 2016 title of Great British High Street winner. We have created a list in no particular order, of Ten Reasons to visit Bridgnorth and its surrounding Shropshire countryside. If you are looking to move to the area or have recently relocated, we hope this informs you of the best places to visit. 

1. Apley Farm Shop

Apley Farm Shop is set in the heart of the Shropshire countryside with views of The Wrekin and Shropshire Hills, the shop includes a Butchery, Delicatessen, Cafe & Playbarn, Fine Foods & daily essentials.  Explore their Website to discover their family friendly events and purchase tickets. You can also look at their glorious food Menu full of fresh local produce.

2. Bridgnorth Rugby Club 

The Rugby Club is a Rugby Union club based in Bridgnorth’s low town.  The Club has various different team from the juniors to the 1st Team. The Club has many loyal local sponsors and prides itself on being at the heart of the Bridgnorth Community. The Ladies rugby team has particularly seen high levels of expansion over the years.  The club holds events throughout the year including the much loved Bridgnorth Fireworks display.  View the latest Fixtures and match reports or visit their Facebook Page to find out more information about the Club. Alongside the Rugby club there are other other fantastic sporting facilities in Bridgnorth incuding the Football Club, Tennis Club and Cricket Club, aswell as having a beautiful Golf course. 

3. Cliff Railway

The Cliff Railway in Bridgnorth is the oldest, and steepest in England.  It was designed to transport people from High Town and Low Town, avoiding the steep Cartway which leaves many out of breath! Photographs of the railway often feature on Bridgnorth’s community Facebook page, Love Bridgnorth.   

4. Bridgnorth Castle and Grounds

Bridgnorth Castle is in the centre of Bridgnorth’s High Town and is surrounded by beautiful gardens always kept well maintained by the local council. The garden features elements of the town’s history and is a beautiful place for a picnic or walk. The grounds provide outstanding views of the town and surrounding countryside.  Much like the Cliff Railway, photographs of the castle and it's grounds frequently appear on the Love Bridgnorth Facebook Page.

If you’re looking for an Italian restaurant in Bridgnorth, Peepo is the answer.  Their Menu contains delicious, traditional Italian dishes ranging from pizza to pasta and have also introduced a much loved Slimming World Menu.  Above Peepo is their cocktail bar The Spirit Room, here you can discover their huge range of both classic and contemporary cocktails.  

Bridgnorth’s family friendly Cinema is located on Whitburn Street in Bridgnorth, with it's own car park, making it easily accessible, and wide range of drinks, snacks and confectionary.  The Reel Majestic Cinema in Bridgnorth showcases the latest films in three large screening rooms. Take a look at what Films are on at the moment.

7. Severn Valley Railway

Bridgnorth Severn Valley Railway is a popular starting point for visitors. The station building is largely the original structure, dating back to the opening of the train service in 1862, although there have been many alternations over the years to keep it well maintained and accessible. The locomotive works are also situated at the Bridgnorth station with viewing of the locomotive yard possible from the station footbridge.   The station boasts a refreshments area, gift shop, baby changing facilities and disabled access, making it the ideal family day out.  Visit their Website to discover upcoming events and find out more information.

8. Theatre on the Steps

The theatre, located on the historic steps of Bridgnorth, is a popular Performing Arts theatre showcasing productions all year round, from classic plays to tribute acts.  The theatre is full of actors and actresses of all ages, gender and abilities.  Find out What’s On at the theatre on their Website , or Book Tickets online today.

9. The Kings Head

The Kings Head Bridgnorth is housed in a beautiful Grade II listed 16 th century former Coaching Inn. Their extensive Menu is full of fresh local meat and produce all prepared daily by the talented chefs. The restaurant has wheelchair access and baby changing facilities making it perfect for family lunch or dinner. The famous blackboard featuring The King Head’s specials is updated regularly and contains dishes suitable for meat eaters and vegetarians alike.  The staff are always on hand to provide the best service and experience possible. Visit their Website to book a table.

The owners of The Kings Head also run Fish in Bridgnorth. Situated in the perfect High Street spot, Fish, to no surprise, offers a huge variety of fresh fish dishes, with its own counter where you can buy produce to cook at home.  Take a look at Fish on their Facebook Page to view some of the magnificent dishes that come out of their kitchen.

10. Urban Angel

Urban Angel is situated in Bridgnorth’s busy and award winning high street. Originally a shoe and accessories shop, the store has expanded into high quality, on trend clothing items and even now has a sister store in nearby Wombourne. The Urban Angel girls always keep you up to date with new in stock on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

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From the Valley of Invention to the highest hill in Shropshire, there are plenty of things to do in Bridgnorth and the surrounding area. Travel on a steam train with the Severn Valley Railway, or explore one of the many National Trust properties in the area.

A Caravan and Motorhome Club affiliated park, Stanmore Hall Touring Park is the perfect option if you are looking for a tranquil Bridgnorth campsite - complete with resident peacocks!

From dog-friendly to rainy day attractions, discover places to visit all within 15 miles of our Stanmore Hall Touring Park. Please check the attraction website for opening hours and up to date information.

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The 16-mile heritage steam railway runs along the stunning countryside and has a station in Bridgnorth.

The 16-mile heritage steam railway runs along the stunning countryside from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.

Jump aboard a train and discover the wonders like The Engine House Heritage Centre at Highley and the Edwardian shopping village of Bewdley.

A family home for over 875 years, step back in time and discover old family memories and an extensive art collection in this National Trust property.

A beautiful 17th-century house with wooded parkland and sweeping gardens, discover a woodland Dingle and terraced sculpture garden at this National Trust property.

Home to a wonderful collection of modern and traditional art in a grand country house setting, the estate features Modern, Spanish and Botanical art collections.

Take in the beautiful views across the Shropshire countryside as you travel between Bridgnorth's High and Low Town on an electric funicular railway.

England’s oldest and steepest inland electric funicular railway transports you up and down the 111ft sandstone cliffs which separate the High Town from the Low Town.

Built in the 19 th century, the railway has been a familiar sight in the town since the Victorian era.

Please note that the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is currently closed due to works on a neighbouring wall. You can find the latest updates on their website.

Now part of the National Trust, discover the Rock Houses carved into the sandstone where people lived until the 1960s.

Explore this National Trust property, and discover a 250-million-year-old sandstone escarpment with a network of cavernous houses carved into its three rocks, home to 44 people until the 1960s.

Explore the heathland and woodland of Kinver Edge, with an Iron Age hillfort and stunning views across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. Kinver Edge provides some easy walking and a tea-room.

With nearby market towns only a stone’s throw away, explore the historic town of Bridgnorth, Ironbridge, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, or Much Wenlock, the inspiration behind the modern Olympic Games.

Split into ‘High Town’ and ‘Low Town’ thanks to a steep sandstone cliff, Bridgnorth is a pleasant old market town that straddles the River Severn.

Explore cobbled streets, Tudor buildings, old walls, dominating churches, gardens and other reminders of the town’s fascinating history as a thriving port.

The Ironbridge Gorge is known throughout the world as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and home to the world’s oldest working cast-iron bridge.

Nowadays, the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a thriving tourist trade and ten fascinating museums.

The countryside town of Much Wenlock has a fascinating history, and became the inspiration for the modern Olympic Games. This medieval town features a great selection of independent and traditional retailers, all offering a personal and friendly service.

Take a short stroll from the town centre and discover the dramatic ruins of Wenlock Priory, an English Heritage property, or discover holy wells, whipping posts and Olympic memorabilia and artefacts in the museum.

Surrounded by the stunning South Shropshire countryside, and close to the Shropshire Hills, and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, there are fantastic walks in the area.

Discover ancient trees and a vast meadow across Dudmaston’s woodland, part of the National Trust. Take a gentle pace, or tackle some of the steeper slopes on the trail.

See if you can spot a white admiral butterfly, part of UK’s most northernly population.

Leaning at an angle of 15 degrees, 4 times the lean of the leaning tower of Pisa, Bridgnorth Castle was built in 1101 and is today a ruin set in beautiful gardens.

Take in the view from the grand bandstand, or take a stroll amongst the colourful blooms.

Navigate paths older than the Iron Age and climb the largest hill in Shropshire, also an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The highest point, Abdon Burf, stands at 540 metres above sea level.

The remnants of dolerite quarries still mark the landscape on Brown Clee Hill, which has been mined for coal since the Middle Ages, and as you look to the east there are no hills higher until you reach the Urals in Russia.

Rich in history and located in a beautiful part of Shropshire, Bridgnorth is a wonderful place with hidden treasures to be found.

Starting at Bridgnorth Castle, this walking route is a fantastic way to explore the wonders of Bridgnorth.

Stop and take in the breath-taking view across the River Severn from the High Town, before ending the route in Castle Terrace with it’s quaint shops.

Bridgnorth has a fantastic choice of independent eateries to choose from, whether you fancy a cute café or a cosy pub.

Visit the Railwayman’s Arms, part of the Severn Valley Railway, and enjoy a locally brewed ale on the platform drinking area, or take a peek around the railway memorabilia to be found inside.

Did you know that Bridgnorth Castle leans at an angle of 15 degrees, which is 4 times that of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

Now ruins, the castle is set amongst beautiful gardens that are a fantastic place to stroll through. Spot the pretty bandstand and array of colourful flowers.

As an historical market town, Bridgnorth has a fascinating history to be discovered.

Head to St Leonard’s Close, a peaceful part of the town with buildings dating from the 13th century, and take a moment to pause and remember the Civil War battle that took place here in the 1600’s.

With an events calendar featuring steam trains, rip-roaring vintage fun and beer, there’s something for everyone at Bridgnorth.

September 5 - September 7, 2024

Hosted by Severn Valley Railway, discover up to 50 ales, ciders and perries at the Bridgnorth Beer Festival.

June 29 - June 30, 2024

Be transported to the Blitz era through two weekends of rip-roaring fun. With things to see and do at stations along the 16-mile railway, you can learn to jive, witness a 1940’s wedding, find a bargain at the black market traders or listen to a speech from Winston Churchill.

September 19 - September 22, 2024

Take a trip on a fantastic range of locomotives, plus watch a Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast.

Experience steam travel at night with overnight running, grab a bite to eat with morning and evening dining services, or watch a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast.

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Severn Valley Country Park

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Green Flag Award winning Country Park. Teashop and toilets. 3 way-marked trails. Parking at Alveley and Highley. Located on National Cycle Network (Route 45). Play area. Request stop on the Severn Valley Railway.

In the peaceful, scenic valley of the River Severn, the Severn Valley Country Park offers over 51 hectares of beautiful countryside and wonderful views. The Park has been awarded the Green Flag Award making it one of the top parks in the UK.

For many years, the area was utilised for quarrying and the mining of coal which was then transported to industrial centres using the river and later the railway. The first mine shafts were sunk in Highley in 1870, with the production switching to Alveley in 1936. After almost one hundred years, the mine closed in 1969. Work commenced to reclaim the area in 1986 and the Country Park was officially opened in 1992.

Teashop and toilets. 3 way-marked trails to help you discover the woodlands, meadows and history of the area. School and group visits catered for. Childrens birthday parties. Natural play area. Countryside events programme. Easy access nature trail designed for all abilities, including a fully accessible bird hide. Orienteering course. Picnic areas. Parking at Alveley and Highley.

Shropshire Council Outdoor Recreation Service manage open spaces and Rights of Way throughout the county. We work with volunteers and communities to help them improve their local environment. For more details please contact 01743 255957.

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Visiting Stanmore Country Park

Access and opening times.

Access and car parking are free and unrestricted 24 hours, 7 days a week.  There is however a height barrier which prevents vehicles over approximately 1.85m entering the car park. 

Car parking is accessed on Estate Road off A454.

No overnight parking, camping or BBQ fires are allowed within the park. It is a short distance from Stanmore Hall Touring Park (133 caravan pitches and 65 camping pitches).

Satnav Directions: WV15 5HN. What3Words ///stormy.pulp.straying

ADDITIONAL ACCESS INFORMATION

Well behaved dogs are welcome to explore off lead (under good control) in Stanmore Country Park. Please pick up and dispose of dog poo in the bins provided.

Bikes at Stanmore Country Park: children aged 5 and under are welcome to bring tricycles and starter bikes when they visit. The flat area is ideal to learn to cycle. Bicycles for people older than 5 are not recommended due to the stiles and gated access points, and their absence will also help keep the area a safe environment for young cyclists to learn and for all visitors to enjoy.

The park is accessible to people with restricted mobility via RADAR key operated gates off Estate Road and the Hobbins. The park pathways are flat but for safety reasons it is recommended visitors keep to the accessible paths marked on the maps.

There are no toilet facilities at Stanmore Country Park.

A small goal post is available for children to play near the Hobbins, but there are otherwise no playground facilities at Stanmore Country Park. It is requested that children are supervised by a responsible adult at all times.

The country park is situated in open countryside approximately 3 km east of the town centre of Bridgnorth. The country park is adjacent to two major roads (A454 and A458), which provide direct access to the wider conurbations of the West Midlands as well as the Welsh Marches.

Arriva bus 9 which runs from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton passes the park. Bus stops are located at the junction of the industrial Estate Road and Green Lane (both sides of the road).  Bus timetables are available online via the website and company phone app (Stanmore Estate Road junction stop).

Additionally, the park has 8 pedestrian access points that enable local users to enter the park on foot from the various communities at The Hobbins, Russell Close, Stanmore and Hocuum.

Family Discovery Art Trail

Stanmore Country Park is peaceful and quiet…. But was once a busy RAF training camp and now in the woodland, ponds and meadows is a busy world of wildlife. The Family Discovery Art Trail features sculptures created by artist Anthony Hammond, that interpret the history and natural wonder of this woodland environment. The trail provides a wonderful opportunity to learn about park history and local wildlife, as you wander through the woodland and discover art along the way.

The Family Discovery Art Trail was funded from a Community Fund grant by Severn Trent. 

Local Walks

The country park links into the wider footpath network, notably the Worfield Round.

Butterflies & Moths

Volunteers have completed a weekly butterfly transect from April to September each year since 2019. Data is shared with UKBMS and included in national and regional butterfly population analyses.

In 2021,14 butterfly species were noted at Stanmore with a total of 170 counts. This is a decline on the previous year of 15 species and 366 total count, which may have been a consequence of the wet and cold Spring weather.

The most common butterflies noted at Stanmore are the Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Small White. With the less common sightings of Marbled White and White Letter Hairstreak.

Birds & Bats

In 2017, the FOS was awarded £500 by Veolia as part of its “ Make a Difference” community fund.  These monies were used to install 5 owl, 8 bat and 30 bird boxes across the site. In the winter of 2021, a box survey recorded an 80% occupancy rate.

Community Orchard

In 2016, the Friends of Stanmore planted a community orchard with around 20 fruit trees, which seeks to promote varieties of fruit trees that have historical connections to Shropshire.

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Welcome to Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is a truly beautiful town in the east of Shropshire. Once a major port in Europe, this settlement was historically two towns: High Town on the upper slopes, and Low Town below it. Bridgnorth is scattered with interesting historical sites, including the ruins of its castle and an iron footbridge. The whole town is surrounded by stunning views of rolling countryside, which Charles I once described as �The finest in all my kingdom�.

See some of Stourbridge

Stourbridge is an aesthetic and historical town a short drive east of Bridgnorth, and a popular hub for visitors to the East Midlands. Known for its historic glass industry, and as the home of the Stourbridge Lion steam engine, the first train to run in the United States, this town has a palpable sense of history, and is surrounded by charming villages such as Kinver, Belbroughton and Churchill, with Birmingham just a stone's throw to the east.

The Severn Valley Railway - a delightful trip back in time

The Severn Railway runs full-size, largely steam-hauled passenger locomotives on lines through the stunning Severn Valley between Bridgnorth, Kidderminster, and Bewdley. Visitors will enjoy a fascinating experience looking around the Engine House in Highley, and getting an up-close look at the railway's reserve collection of steam engines, themed exhibitions, and a delightful gift shop.

Planning a trip to Bridgnorth? Travelodge Birmingham Kingswinford Hotel is less than half an hour away by car, and Travelodge Birmingham Frankley Hotel can be reached in 45 minutes.

Nearby attractions

• Blakelands Country House
• Weston Park
• Kidderminster Railway Station
• Harper Adams University
• Wolverhampton Racecourse

Nearby locations

• Much Wenlock
• Cleobury Mortimer