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The Square, High Street & Milk Street
The Square lies at the heart of Shrewsbury’s town centre, and is home to a jam-packed calendar of events and markets.
About The Square and surrounding areas
The Square is at the heart of Shrewsbury's town centre. Around its perimeter you can find an eclectic mix of independent and national eateries and retailers. From Italian and French cuisine to baby clothes and men’s shoes – you can find it all in the Square!
Surrounding the Square you can find a warren of historic streets, each filled with a myriad of independents and national favourites. High Street is one of Shrewsbury’s main shopping hubs, home to many of your favourite big names, and a host of independent retailers and eateries. Around the corner, Milk Street and Princess Street is a treasure trove of independent retailers and eateries.
Notable history
Did you know as early as 1291, there was a pool or bog in the Square called the Bishop’s Pool. According to tradition, this would be the ducking pool for ‘nagging wives’ and dishonest traders. The offender was tied to a chair called the cucking or ducking stool, exposed to public derision and then immersed in water. The husband had to foot the bill of one farthing for each immersion.
so many places to see
CSons
View Restaurant Week special eventWelcome to CSONS, a friendly cafe-restaurant in the heart of Shrewsbury serving breakfast, coffee, lunch, tea,…
Open Today 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Pieces for Places
Pieces for Places is a furniture and homeware store located in Shrewsbury's historic town square. Based in a restored Victorian Temperance Hall, we…
Open Today 10:00AM - 4:00PM
The Blue Lemon
Jenny & Jorgie are The Blue Lemon. They’ve been on Shrewsbury’s High Street for over a decade, with every product hand crafted in small batches…
Get Your Wigle On
Get Your Wigle On is one of the UK’s leading musical theatre companies, proudly based in the heart of Shrewsbury. With a reputation for producing…
The Beefy Boys
The Beefy Boys was founded in 2011 in Hereford by four backyard amateur cooks sharing a passion for local produce and dirty American-style burgers…
Open Today 12:00PM - 8:00PM
Clear
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Balfours LLP
Balfours represents the very best in property services for all its clients across the country in a friendly and professional manner. Balfours prides…
Hopefully Made
Hopefully Made is an independent studio coffee shop, set up by Hope and Becky, Hopefully Made started out as a small screen printing business born…
Seasalt
Established in 1981, coastal lifestyle brand Seasalt Cornwall produces high-quality women's fashion, accessories and homeware that is not only useful…
Open Today 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Proudly part of Shrewsbury Restaurant Week. Claim our offer:Two coffees and two mains for £20Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG) sits…
so many things to do
FRANKENSTEIN: AFTERGLOW
LIVE PERFORMANCE AT THE OLD MARKET HALLA fifty-minute theatrical presentation from Spike Rose Productions, Frankenstein: Afterglow imagines what…
Open Door Cinema Club: Midsommar
Daylight horror at its most unnerving. A group of friends travel to a remote Swedish commune for a midsummer festival that grows stranger, and…
Shrewsbury Restaurant Week 2025
Shrewsbury Restaurant Week celebrates Shrewsbury as a foodie’s heaven. Other cities and towns have Restaurant Weeks, but - like everything we do in…
The Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardee
ON SCREEN AT OLD MARKET HALLThe Royal BalletTHE ROYAL BALLET: LA FILLE MAL GARDEE65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick…
Perfect Days
Germany, 2023, PG, 119 minsJapanese, subtitledHirayama cleans Tokyo’s toilets with serene joy. His minimalist life hides a rich inner world shaped by…
More Than Memories
Discover how memory shapes us in this collaborative exhibition, created with local dementia support groups as part of Shrewsbury Museum and Art…
Shrewsbury Christmas Lights Switch On 2025
Shrewsbury's annual Christmas Lights Switch On returns Wednesday November 19th.Join us in The Square as Shrewsbury Town Council flip the switch and…
The Promised Land
Denmark, 2023, rated 15, 122 minsDanish, subtitledIn 18th-century Denmark, a poor soldier embarks on an ambitious quest to cultivate unclaimed land.…
@ Tight Control: Humans Rights in Neon Lights
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new thought-provoking exhibition @Tight Control: Human Rights in Neon Lights by acclaimed disabled…
Antony Dracup: An Artist’s View of his Adopted Home
This fascinating exhibition presents the work of the late Antony Dracup, one of Shropshire’s great ‘adopted’ creative minds.The exhibition includes a…
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