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Looking for vegan food? Shrewsbury has a number of eateries that are either entirely vegan or are guaranteed to offer vegan dishes alongside their regular menu, with something to suit all appetites.

Plans are well under way for the DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival in 2020 - which will include a rare chance to see some of Darwin’s original letters and books at Shrewsbury School. 

WowHaus have named a Shrewsbury property in their top 50 most popular houses of 2019. The 1930s art deco house is currently on the market through local estate agents Balfours.

The Guardian has featured Shrewsbury as one of 15 UK towns perfect for a pre-Christmas getaway.

Shrewsbury has been named by Right Move as the sixth happiest place to live in the West Midlands.

Are you looking for Christmas events that are off the beaten track? Make sure to check out our guide to Shrewsbury's smaller Christmas celebrations.

Shrewsbury is a patchwork of old and new, with many of the town centre buildings dating back to the 16^th and 17^th century. Take a walk through one of Shrewsbury's older streets and you can see double-jettied, timber-framed Tudor buildings happily nestled alongside Georgian, Victorian and modern architecture.