Walking in Darwin's Footsteps

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Tue, 11th Feb 2025 - 11:00 - 12:45

The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LH

Darwin Tour Town 2024

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In the footsteps of young Charles Darwin - Walking Tour around Shrewsbury town centre.

The walking tour, led by local historian Nigel J Hinton, will visit some of the key places Charles knew as a boy and as a young man including the churches where he worshipped, the schools he attended and places where he lived - together with discussion and references to other places he visited in Shropshire.

Meet by the statue in The Square in Shrewsbury at 11am. The tour will finish at 12:45pm outside Darwin House on the Mount. Stout footwear and clothing suitable for the season is advisable.

Map of Shrewsbury

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