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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 RA
Bridgnorth and District Walking Club – contact Barbara Frost,
secretary, on 01746 862016.
Highley Rambling Club, Secretary Jean
Gordon 01746 861350
Shrewsbury
Rambling & Hill Walking Club Secretary Colin Carson 01694 722894
Shropshire Mountaineering Club
Wem Walkers –contact Ernie Heath, 01939 233405. Walks are included on
the programme page.
Whitchurch Walkers – contact Olive
Bishop, 01948 662322
Woore & District Footpath Society
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Other RA 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 County 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
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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