Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is a museum in southern Shropshire, just south of Craven Arms.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Land of Lost Content and Craven Arms railway station.

Land of Lost Content

Museum

The Land of Lost Content was a museum in Craven Arms, Shropshire, that collected everyday objects such as toys, magazines and packaging. The museum's name was taken from Poem XL in A. E. Housman's collection A Shropshire Lad. Land of Lost Content is situated 970 feet north of Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.

Craven Arms railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craven Arms railway station serves the town of Craven Arms, in Shropshire, England. Until 1974, it was known as Craven Arms and Stokesay, after the nearby coaching inn and the historic settlement of Stokesay to the south. Craven Arms railway station is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.

Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay

Church

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed Church of England church in Stokesay, Shropshire, England, adjacent to Stokesay Castle. The church first dates from around 1150, and was probably the chapel to the castle. Church of St John the Baptist, Stokesay is situated 2,400 feet south of Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craven Arms and Stokesay.

Craven Arms

Town

Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craven Arms is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is sited on the A49 road and the Welsh Marches railway line, which link it north and south to the larger towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow respectively.

Stokesay

Village

Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stokesay is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

Halford

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halford is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Craven Arms, in the Shropshire district, in south Shropshire, England. It lies just east of the market town of Craven Arms, on the other side of the River Onny.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: School Road, Craven Arms, SY7 9RS
Categories: building and tourism
Location: Craven Arms, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.43722° or 52° 26′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.83258° or 2° 49′ 57″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C4VC5P8+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55953471

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q15277465

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craven Arms Allotments and Community Garden and Secret Hills Discovery Centre.

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