Ironbridge & Shropshire

Buckatree Hall Hotel in Shropshire for 5 days including half board and some excursions. Entertainment on 2 nights. Tea and coffee on arrival. Newly refurbished and refreshingly different, Buckatree Hall Hotel is a renowned country house hotel located within minutes of Junction 7, M54 at the foot of the famous Wrekin in tranquil Shropshire.

Buckatree Hall Hotel

The Buckatree Hall Hotel boasts The Lakeside Restaurant offering a choice of perfectly cooked contemporary cuisine. Many of the well appointed bedrooms at the Buckatree Hall Hotel, some with balconies, overlook the scenic gardens and private lake offering a peaceful and memorable setting. All rooms feature flat screen TVs.

Included 
Blist Hill Victorian Town is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums.
Enjoy a truly memorable day out at this recreated Victorian Town. We will also visit the Iron Bridge & Tollhouse Museums. Follow in the footsteps of millions of tourists who, since 1779, have journeyed to marvel at the world’s first cast-iron bridge. Visit the exhibition within the original Tollhouse discover how and why it was built. Other places of interest are Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Coalport China Museum. There may not be time for all of the above in one day but an itinerary will be suggested and if some guests have a preference to see specific venues they could visit this in there own time on the day off.

Shrewsbury   the county town of Shropshire. The town centre is packed with timber-framed black & white buildings, narrow streets and alleyways.In fact it boasts over 600 listed buildings including the Castle, now a regimental museum and the world-famous Shrewsbury Abbey.  Shrewsbury is on the River Severn and there will be a chance of a river cruise (extra cost).

Optional 

Bridgnorth & Kidderminster with  a train ride between the two towns. Free time in Bridgnorth which was once one of the busiest river ports in Europe, but nowadays, the Severn, clear and unpolluted, is a quiet haven for anglers, walkers and wildlife.  The river divides the town into High Town and Low Town, the two being linked by seven sets of ancient donkey steps and a Victorian funicular, the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway. The oldest and steepest inland funicular railway makes the heavenly journey at least 150 times a day. In 1892, when it opened, the entrance was watched over by a temperance restaurant and refreshment house. Just as rewarding for the pilgrim is the ancient Cartway, one of Shropshire’s most interesting streets which leads down to the flower-filled Quayside, the cliffs and caves of Lavington Gardens and on to Severn Park.