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Links Page
Weather / Maps
and Walks / Walking Organisations / Countryside
Bodies / Shropshire Links
Weather
BBC Weather Service
Maps and Walks
Ordnance Survey - Britain’s national
mapping agency providing geographical information and data, maps and mapping
products and services.
The
Longmynd Hike - official hike website
(Longmynd Scouts)
Bestwalks (books on walking) currently
3 titles available for Shropshire
Walks around Church Stretton guide books on walking around Church
Stretton
Walking-Routes
– a website solely consisting of links to other walking sites, maps, directions etc
The Monarch's Way Long Distance
Walk a 610 mile walk which
follows the route taken by Charles II after the Battle of Worcester 1651 – includes
Boscobel House
Walklink
- walking resource website
& directory of walking clubs
Shropshire hills shuttle
buses Getting around the
South Shropshire hills by bus, or phone TESS on 01588 673888
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Walking
Organisations
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Walking groups affiliated to the Ramblers
Bridgnorth walking club contact Jo Henderson, secretary,
on 01952 595302. Walks
are included on the programme page.
Shrewsbury
Rambling & Hill Walking Club Secretary Colin Carson 01694 722894
Telford Strollers Mrs J Fenn
Wem Walkers –contact Ernie Heath, 01939
233405. Walks are included on the programme page.
Whitchurch Walkers – contact Jean White
01948 871383
Woore & District Footpath Society Mr R Smithson
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Other Ramblers groups
Powys Ramblers - if you're
venturing over the border.
Aberystwyth Ramblers
Staffordshire Ramblers
Shropshire
Young Ramblers – Shropshire’s walking group for
people in their 20s and 30s
Railwalks – links to Arriva
trains site for details on walks in Wales
using the train
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Countryside Bodies
Shropshire Wildlife Trust
- Owns many reserves in Shropshire, most of which are
open to the public.
National Trust
(England & Wales)- You can search for their properties (and land) in Shropshire.
The Woodland Trust - Shows woods owned by this charity in Shropshire
that you can visit.
Forestry Commission
Countryside Commission
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Shropshire Links
Information about the county / Local information and
accommodation / History and genealogy
Information about the county
Severn Valley Railway –One
of the country's premier preserved railways
Shropshire Books
Shropshire Council
Countryside Service – A wealth if information about Shropshire’s
countryside and walking in Shropshire, including information on rights of way
and how to report a problem.
Shropshire
Geological Society
Shropshire
Mining – Interesting site about part of the East Shropshire coalfield
Shropshire Star –
Shropshire's evening newspaper - keep up to date with all the local news
Virtual Shropshire - local
business, community & history links.
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Local Information and
Accommodation
Albrighton & Shifnal
– Local site for the Albrighton and Shifnal area
Bridgnorth
District Council
Church
Stretton – Information about the town of Church
Stretton, surrounded by some of the best Salopian
scenery
Cleobury
Country Local Site for the area around Cleobury Mortimer
Ironbridge Gorge
Museum – Dedicated to the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution - a
must for any visitors to Shropshire
North Shropshire District
Council
Madeley – Information
about the town of Madeley
Oakengates – Site dedicated to the town of Oakengates
Oswestry
Area Images – Take a look at what the area around Oswestry has to offer
Oswestry & The Welsh
Borders Tourist Guide
Shrewsbury
TourismSouth Shropshire
District Council
Telford & Wrekin
Council
Whittington Castle
Wroxeter Roman
Vineyard Home of Shropshire's very own wines
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History and Genealogy
Broseley Local
History Society – Local history for the Broseley area
Domesday
Book For Shropshire – Find out about the people of Shropshire in 1086
Madeley
Local Studies Group – A site dedicated to the fascinating history of
Madeley, Shropshire, England, the town that was at the heart of the
Industrial Revolution.
Shropshire Genealogical Lookup Exchange
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