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Posted 09 Sept 2020
10 out of 10 for Shrewsbury staycation from the Daily Mail
With staycations rising in popularity post COVID, the Daily Mail dived into the UK's tourist trail to find you the perfect staycation destinations. Writer Richard Mellor gives Shrewsbury, an enchanting town in an idyllic setting, a 10 out of 10
"Shrewsbury caught me unawares. I knew it was ancient – Darwin’s birthplace and located in often-idyllic Shropshire – but not enchanting.
Yet so it proved, repeatedly. From the station I ascended past red-brick churches and enjoyed the medieval names of busy shopping streets: Dogpole, Wyle Cop, Mardol."