Louise Welsby

To celebrate Small Business Saturday this weekend, Shropshire Hills Tourism is shining a spotlight on some of our hospitality businesses. Here in conversation is Jo Longstaff of Hope Farm Park. How long have you been running your hospitality business? Six and a half years What made you decide to open your small business here in

Stop Press October 2024. Cycling Holiday Business for Sale. Wheely Wonderful Cycling is now for sale. If you would like to run a cycling holiday business, this is an ideal opportunity, to take over a business that is all set up to run cycle tours for 2025. Owners Kay and Chris, have decided to retire

Our next Small Business Saturday spotlight blog is with Catherine Evans who runs the lovely Broome Park Farm Bed & Breakfast near Cleobury Mortimer.   How long have you been running your Bed & Breakfast? This is my 12th season as a B&B landlady!   What made you decide to open your small business here

Saturday 2nd December marks Small Business Saturday, now celebrating its 5th Year. To celebrate the spotlight shining nationally on small businesses, we have interview some of our accommodation providers here in the Shropshire Hills, to find out more about what it is like to run a hospitality business in the county. First up are Clare

Miles from a motorway, the Shropshire/Herefordshire borderlands have remained unspoilt with little traffic.  Add in fantastic scenery and great food, and not surprisingly, it has become a mecca for cyclists.   Here’s some & ideas for great cycle rides. Wheely Wonderful Cycling has been based here for the past 25 years, providing cycling holidays to thousands

  The town of Ludlow on the borders of Shropshire and the Marches is a historical landmark known across the country and the world for its rich cultural Heritage, and abundance of delicious producers and produce. With its stunning castle at its heart it is a mecca for visitors, foodies and history buffs all year

We have so many incredible members of Shropshire Hills Tourism, that we thought it fitting to give them a spotlight to tell you more about what makes their spot of the Shropshire Hills so special. It is with great pleasure that I present my interview with Sean Morris the co-owner of the Coach House and Sun

The Shropshire Hills are an area both outstanding beauty and incredible history. A paradise for Geologists both professional and amateur, this wonderful landscape provides daily inspiration for those of us lucky enough to live or visit here. Meet our Mammoth at Secret Hills Exhibition Find out about the chilling Ice Age and meet our mammoth

A new guidebook is showing visitors the highlights and hidden attractions of Shropshire – and opening even locals’ eyes to lesser-known facts. But what’s the story behind Slow Travel: Shropshire (published in February 2016 by Bradt Travel Guides)? Author Marie Kreft explains… Not so long ago I was a new mum, blissfully in love with

Wheely Wonderful Cycling give us their tips on the top 5 cycling cafes…. Its been a while since I posted my top cycling cafes.  And since then cycling cafes have become very fashionable!  My choice of  cycling cafes is based on a fabulous cycle ride, with a cafe or tearoom as the midpoint. So whilst you will

James Sherwin is an innovative Shropshire chef who is part of the Buy-From Shropshire community. Under the name James in a Space he has been forging a name for himself with his Wild Shropshire Pop Up Restaurants. He will be bring his 7 course Wild Shropshire experience to the Ludlow Food Festival on Saturday 10th

Discover the two pubs we rank as the best pubs in the world…. At least the best two pubs in our wonderful part of the world! This is a pub like no other.  It’s a Parlour pub, which means that you walk into the land lady’s living room and are served your beer there! The

More reasons to explore the fascinating history of the English Civil War…. 1642 – The Three Tuns Inn and Brewery were established in 1642, with the brewery being possibly the oldest in the country, with records showing that King Charles 1 issued the first brewing licenses in that year to raise funds to pay for

This year’s Ludlow Spring Festival is this weekend and we are looking forward to another fantastic weekend. The Festival, given the moniker, Beer & Beyond, promises to be a wonderful family affair giving us all an opportunity to celebrate food & drink produced locally. Everything kicks off on  Friday 13th May, so what can you expect from

Buy-From Shropshire: Celebrating Shropshire Businesses  Buy-From Shropshire is an online community that celebrates creativity and production in Shropshire. I launched the business in October 2015 with the aim to create a go to destination for both Shropshire locals and tourists. The business has been born out of passion for this incredibly prolific county and, thanks

Shropshire’s Great Outdoors | Get Out and Get Active If you enjoy getting out and about in Shropshire’s Great Outdoors then you will love the latest website that has just been launched by the Shropshire Outdoor Partnership team at Shropshire Council. I certainly champion anyone who is celebrating all that Shropshire has to offer. I will