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Welshpool Attractions
A selection of attractions in and around Welshpool:
Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool  (< 1 Mile)
The world famous garden overhung with clipped yews, shelters rare and tender plants. Laid out under the influence of Italian and French styles, the garden...
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Powysland Museum, Welshpool  (< 1 Mile)
Housed in a former warehouse beside the Montgomery Canal, the Powysland Museum houses fascinating displays about the local history and archaeology. It was founded in...
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Glansevern Hall Gardens, Welshpool  (6.1 Miles)
Over 20 acres of garden surrounding a Neo-Classical house on the banks of the River Severn. Manicured lawns, island beds, borders and fountains alongside less...
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Andrew Logan Sculpture Museum, Welshpool  (6.5 Miles)
Andrew Logan’s glittering, sparkling fantasy wonderland. The only museum in the country dedicated to a living artist! Originator of the alternative Miss World contests, the...
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Montgomery Castle, Montgomery  (6.7 Miles)
Montgomery Castle was begun in 1223 by Henry III and given to Hubert de Burgh in 1228. The Mortimers held the castle throughout the...
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Town Hall, Montgomery  (6.9 Miles)
The attractive town hall in Montgomery, with its clock tower, was built in 1748 of pale red brick, and looks down from its position at...
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St Nicholas Church, Montgomery  (6.9 Miles)
The parish church of Montgomery contains some wonderful memorials and medieval effigies. The huge Elizabethan canopied tomb depicts Richard Herbert of Montgomery Castle who died...
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St Michael’s Church, Chirbury  (8 Miles)
The parish church of St Michael, with its huge tower, is an imposing structure. In the 10th Century, an Anglo Saxon church was founded here...
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Welshpool & Llanfair Railway, Welshpool  (8.1 Miles)
Steam locomotives from far away lands haul the coaches of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. The railway first opened in 1903 to serve the...
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Old Bell Museum, Montgomery  (11.8 Miles)
The Old Bell Museum is housed in a charming 16th Century in at the heart of this community. It was established by the local...
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St Mary `s Church, Welshpool  (11.8 Miles)
St Mary`s Church was built in the mid 13th Century when Welshpool was an English garrison town on the English-Welsh border. Much rebuilding has taken...
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St Nicholas Church, Churchstoke  (11.9 Miles)
St Nicholas Church was built in the 13th Century and retains its original tower, which was used as a place of refuge during the Civil...
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Dolforwyn Castle, Montgomery  (12.9 Miles)
Dolforwyn Castle is a ruined fortification that stands just outside of Montgomery in Powys. The castle was built by the Welsh princes as a...
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Robert Owen Museum, Newtown  (17.9 Miles)
The museum is devoted to Robert Owen (1771 - 1858), model employer, early socialist and inspirer of the co-operative movement. The museum is intriguingly laid...
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Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown  (18.1 Miles)
This innovative visual arts experience is one of the best-respected galleries in the region, and has spent a good deal of time building a first...
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House on Crutches Museum, Bishop’s Castle  (19.1 Miles)
This house is literally on crutches and was built in the 15th Century; hence its winding and twisting interior does not look out of place...
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Cantlop Bridge, Cantlop  (20.5 Miles)
The great engineer Thomas Telford was responsible for designing this famous bridge, located just outside of the small Shropshire community of Cantlop. Instrumental in...
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Oswestry Transport Museum, Oswestry  (20.6 Miles)
This museum is located in Shropshire and carries a large and interesting archive and collection that is related to land transport. The history of...
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Dinas Bran Castle, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
Dinas Bran Castle is a romantic ruin occupying the summit of a steep hill above Llangollen and the Dee Valley. Built about 1260 by Gruffudd...
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Horseshoe Falls, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
The Horseshoe Falls is a picturesque, crescent-shaped weir on the River Dee. Designed by Thomas Telford in the early 19th century, it was built to...
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St Collen`s Church, Llangollen, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
St Collen, a hermit from Glastonbury, founded a church at Llangollen in the 6th Century. It is said he killed a man-eating giantess who lived...
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Llangollen Bridge, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
According to an old rhyme there are `Seven Wonders of Wales`and Llangollen Bridge spanning the River Dee is one of them. Few visitors crossing the...
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Eglwyseg Rocks, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
The limestone cliffs and crags of Eglwyseg Rocks are probably the most impressive feature of the spectacular landscape around Llangollen. This striking escarpment of carboniferous...
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Trevor  (22.2 Miles)
Towering 126 feet above the River Dee, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the highest aqueduct in Britain and a walk along its 1007 feet long towpath is...
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Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
The A542 road to the Horseshoe Pass offers some of the most spectacular views in Wales as it climbs from Llangollen around a wide valley...
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Eliseg`s Pillar, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
Eliseg`s Pillar is the remains of a twenty foot cross erected in the 9th Century by Cyngen, Prince of Powys, as a memorial to King...
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Llantysilio Church, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
The ancient church of Llantysilio stands in a wooded setting on high ground above the picturesque Horseshoe Falls. It is dedicated to St Tysilio who...
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Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen  (22.2 Miles)
The remains of Valle Crucis Abbey stand in a lovely, green valley below the Horseshoe Pass. The name means `valley of the cross` and it...
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Town Walls Tower, Shrewsbury  (22.4 Miles)
Located in the heart of Shrewsbury, the Town Walls Tower was built in the 14th Century and is one of the oldest surviving parts of...
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St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury  (22.5 Miles)
St. Chad’s Church, overlooking the Quarry Park, is one of the largest circular naves (open space in the centre of a church) in the country....
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Clun Castle, Clun  (22.6 Miles)
Situated next to the River Clun this dramatic setting is home to the ruins and extensive earthworks of a 13th Century keep, unusually sitting on...
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Shrewsbury Museum, Shrewsbury  (22.6 Miles)
Shrewsbury Museum was reopened in January 2001. The museum is housed in a traditional timber-framed Tudor building, and a stone Tudor dwelling. Inside the museum,...
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Coleham Pumping Station, Shrewsbury  (22.7 Miles)
Coleham Pumping Station is an important piece of industrial heritage in this region. The vast pumps have stood for much of the 20th Century....
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Clun Museum, Clun  (22.9 Miles)
Clun Museum is a fascinating place to visit and is filled with artefacts, pictures and documents that help to tell the story of this small...
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Clun Town Trust, Clun  (22.9 Miles)
The town trust is an attraction and a reference point for those who were interested in becoming more acquainted with the history of the community....
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Shropshire Archives, Shrewsbury  (23.1 Miles)
Shropshire Archives is the most extensive collection of public records relating to the historic events that have occurred in Shropshire over the last few centuries....
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Langley Chapel, Acton Burnell  (23.1 Miles)
Set alone in the charming Shropshire countryside, this small chapel is managed by English Heritage which has erected several informative information points, telling the history...
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Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury  (23.2 Miles)
As well as Shrewsbury Abbey being a practicing, Anglican church, it’s also filled with historical facts and evidence from the past. In the 1980s, the...
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Walcot Hall, Lydbury North  (23.3 Miles)
There are 30 acres of garden and arboretum at Walcot Hall, which are open to the public on Friday, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays throughout April...
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Gallery On The Move, Church Stretton  (23.8 Miles)
Gallery on the Move offers a multi-thematic art project that is committed to developing the talents of new and emerging talents in this area and...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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