Local attractions
There's plenty to do in the area, you could make a day of it and visit a local attraction before or after you come to see us. Here are a few ideas to get you started...
Attingham Park
Attingham Park, Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP
Tel: 01743 708123 | Visit their website
Open from 12.30pm to 5.30pm, 7 days a week
An 18th-century estate for all seasons with 200 acres of parkland and Regency Mansion
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 0.1 miles (Across the road!) to/from Attingham Park.
Wroxeter Roman City
Wroxeter Roman City, Wroxeter, (Sat nav postcode: SY5 6PJ), near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6PH
Tel: 01743 761330 | Visit their website
Thursday to Sunday 10am - 5pm
Discover urban-living 2,000 years ago at Viriconium (Wroxeter) - once the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. Wander the remains of the bathhouse and explore a reconstructed town house from a city which was almost as large as Pompeii
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 1.7 miles to/from Wroxeter Roman City.
Benthall Hall
Benthall Hall, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5RX
Tel: 01925 882159 | Visit their website
House open Saturday to Wednesday 1pm - 5pm, countryside open 8am til dusk
Built in 1535, Situated on a plateau above the gorge of the River Severn, this fine stone house has mullioned and transomed windows, a stunning interior with carved oak staircase and decorated plaster ceilings and oak panelling.
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 11.6 miles to/from Benthall Hall.
Home Farm Attingham
Home Farm Attingham, Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TN
Tel: 01743 709243 | Visit their website
25th March to October 31st every day 10-5pm
Home Farm is a working farm open to the public, free to walk and look around the historic farm and see its animals
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 0.1 miles (Across the road!) to/from Home Farm Attingham.
Longer Hall
Longer Hall, Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TG
Tel: 01743 636348 | Visit their website
Weekdays from Mon 30 May until Fri 1 July
Built in 1803, Longner Hall is a Tudor Gothic style house set in a park landscaped by Humphry Repton. The home of one family for over 700 years. Longner's principal rooms are adorned with plaster fan vaulting and stained glass.
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 2.7 miles to/from Longer Hall.
Haughmond Abbey
Haughmond Abbey, Upton Magna, Uffington, Shropshire, SY4 4RW
Tel: 01743 709661 | Visit their website
Thursday to Sunday 10am - 5pm
The extensive remains of an Augustinian abbey, including its abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister. The substantially surviving chapter house has a frontage richly bedecked with 12th and 14th century carving and statuary, and a fine timber roof of around 1500.
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 4.8 miles to/from Haughmond Abbey.
The Wrekin
The Wrekin, TF6 5AL
Tel: Na | Visit their website
Mon-Sun 9-5pm
The Wrekin is one of Shropshire’s most familiar natural landmarks and a popular destination for thousands of visitors from across the Midlands and beyond every year. This iconic hill is the pinnacle of an equally remarkable but much less widely known ancient forest landscape, where an array of plants, animals and insects has found a home amid a green network of varied wildlife sites.
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 7.1 miles to/from The Wrekin.
Whittingham Castle
Whittingham Castle, Castle Street, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire Sy11 4DF
Tel: 1691661202 | Visit their website
Grounds always open
Whittington Castle near Oswestry in Shropshire England. The strikingly picturesque and romantic ruins are steeped in much history, tales of bitter border warfare, romance and legend.
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 22 miles to/from Whittingham Castle.
RAF Cosford
Lysander way, Shifnal, TF11 8UP
Tel: 01902 376200 | Visit their website
Everyday from 10.00am - 5.00pm, 1st March - 31st October
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands offers a fun, award-winning day out for all the family
From the Mytton and Mermaid - 19 miles to/from RAF Cosford.