Nestled within the loop of the Severn, Shrewsbury is a town bursting with character. With its secret gardens, grand mansions and quirky hotels, Shrewsbury is the perfect setting for the day of your dreams. We'd like to introduce you to five of the most Original locations in town to get you started.
Shrewsbury’s historic flaxmill is coming back to life thanks to a £20.7m restoration programme. Local photographer Florence Fox took this beautiful series of photographs of the renovations on one of the public tours of the UK’s first skyscraper.
In case it has escaped your notice, there is a little gallery on Wyle Cop bringing some serious ‘blue chip’ artworks to Shrewsbury. We asked owner Jonathan-Lee Soden how he does it.
Award-winning watercolour artist Meg Hawkins is proving a popular draw to Shrewsbury’s Pride Hill Shopping Centre with her new independent giftware store.
Children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson is coming to Shrewsbury this May (4&5), to help celebrate Bookfest's 21 st birthday. You can meet her in The Square for the cutting of the cake or go and hear her talk at Prestfelde School. She talks to My Shrewsbury magazine about her latest Tracy Beaker book - and the challenges of staying in touch with her young readers.
Shrewsbury has once again been named as one of the best places to live in the UK by The Sunday Times.
Rubbing shoulders amongst the likes of York, Bury St Edmonds, Dundee and overall winner, Salisbury, Shrewsbury was highlighted as one of the best places to live in the Midlands region.
