Church Stretton
As a health resort the Victorians called Church Stretton "little Switzerland" - with its alpine like hills and valleys, it’s easy to see why.
Above this popular spa town rises the Long Mynd, which is topped by a moorland plateau of heather and rocks, broken on the eastern side by a series of "batches" or hollows. A popular walking area - ideal for exploring the Shropshire Hills.
Carding Mill Valley provides a more leisurely walk popular with visitors and a tea pavilion for that all-important brew. At weekends and Bank Holidays the National Trust run a shuttle bus from the railway station to the valley and up to the top of the Long Mynd. The sensible folk take it up and walk back – it’s easier that way.
A thriving antiques centre with over 60 stalls is open every day and nearby Acton Scott Historic Farm will give you a taste of farming at the turn of the 19th Century, well before mechanisation.
Church Stretton and South Shropshire Arts Festival takes place each year. The festivities result in the South Shropshire Hills literally becoming alive with the Sound of Music!
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