Arts and culture in the Shropshire Hills

Festivals

Arts, Crafts & Learning

Heritage

Poetry and Literature

Venues

What is culture? The answer to that can be hard to pin down, precisely because it can mean different things to different people.

For sure, the culture of a place flows from its people, its history, its customs, its traditions.

The Shropshire Hills are distinctive in all these aspects and the relationship between the landscape and the people who live here is hugely productive one, culturally.

Artistic people find stimulation in the landscape, which can effortlessly combine tranquillity with high drama. And with a rich and dramatic history evidenced by the many relics of ancient peoples, and by the ruins of castles from more recent turbulent times, it’s small wonder culture in all its forms is alive and well here.

Indeed, the Shropshire Hills are a veritable hive of artistic activity, with vibrant festivals enjoyed by local people and visitors alike. Some of these events, like Clun’s Green Man Festival, draw their inspiration from ancient tradition, others – like the festivals at Church Stretton and Bishop‘s Castle, and Ludlow’s Fringe – set out to bring the best of contemporary artistic endeavour to the Shropshire Hills. You can find out more about events & festivals across the Shropshire Hills here.

All Arts and Culture in Craven Arms

  • Shropshire Historic Churches

    Shropshire is richly endowed with historic churches …. There are over 350 churches in regular use, most over 700 years old. Many of our churches are Listed Buildings, which signifies that they are of outstanding architectural and historic interest. Responsibility for their maintenance and repair falls upon the individual parishes; Read more [...]

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    Stokesay Court

    Special Offer Details:

    Book a tour at Stokesay Court and get a 2for1 voucher for nearby Stokesay Castle. Vouchers will be handed out at the end of each tour.

    Stokesay Court is a magnificent late-Victorian mansion set within extensive grounds in the rolling South Shropshire countryside, with panoramic views across to Ludlow and the Clee Hills. Visitors can see the house and grounds on pre-booked tours on selected dates, when they will be able to view the magnificent architecture, Read more [...]

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    Bobby Britnell – Textile Artist

    Textile Artist and Tutor ~ courses offering unique learning opportunities for all and delivered by highly renowned Artists and Tutors We hope to resume all rescheduled courses from this August through to December and look forward to welcoming the tutors and students once again to Moor Hall. All of the Read more [...]

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    Wildegoose Nursery & Garden

    Wildegoose Nursery set in the beautiful Shropshire countryside is the home of Bouts’ collection of Perennial  Violas. It is a small independent nursery, garden and tearoom housed within the old redbrick walls of Millichope Park’s former Kitchen Garden. The nursery and tearoom are open to the public from Friday-Sunday 11-4pm during Read more [...]

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    Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

    Get up close and personal to Shropshire’s larger than life mammoth and step back into the Iron Age. If you’re looking for somewhere to take the kids or grandkids during the summer holidays we have several family events to keep children and adults amused and entertained. View the Shropshire  Hills Through Time, a brand Read more [...]

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    Clun Castle

    The dramatic riverside ruins and extensive earthworks of a Welsh Border Norman Castle, its tall keep unusually set on the side of its mound. Clun Castle was built in the motte and bailey style around the 1100’s by the Norman, Robert de Say. The original castle would have been built Read more [...]

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