Bishop's Castle is in a fantastic location for exploring the many attractions of Shropshire, The Shropshire Hills and Welsh border lands.

Shrewsbury - 23 miles
Charles Darwin's birthplace
Shrewsbury Castle
West Midlands Agricultural Show - June
Shrewsbury Flower Show - August
Theatre Severn             

Ludlow - 17 miles
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Racecourse
Ludlow Fringe Festival June - July
Ludlow Food Festival - September
Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre - November

Church Stretton - 12 miles
National Trust Long Mynd & Cardingmill Valley
Acton Scott - home of BBC's Victorian Farm
Stokesay Court -  primary location of the Oscar wining film Atonement

Newton - 16 miles
Catch the scenic train to the Welsh coast or enjoy a show at Theatre Hafren
Glansevern Hall Gardens  On the banks of the River Gwyl Gregynog Pleasure Gardens & Festival

Welshpool - 16 miles
National Trust Powis Castle & Gardens

Craven Arms - 10 miles
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
English Heritage Stokesay Castle                
Mickey Millers Family Play Barn - for a family fun day out                                
Land of lost content  - A national museum of British popular culture

Clun - 6 miles
English Heritage Clun Castle

Stiperstones - 8 Miles
Bog vsitor centre -  findout about the old Lead mines

Montgomery - 11 miles
Montgomery Castle
Old Bell Museum
Cloverlands -  Model car collection
 

Ironbridge & Telford - 30 miles
World Heritage site as the 'Birthplace of Industry' and the world's first iron bridge
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Blists Hill Victorian Town