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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wellington

Bedlam Furnace

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction S)

This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge....

Ruins of Cluniac Priory of St Milburga in Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S)

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Acton Burnell - the Castle

Acton Burnell (16 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)

Interestingly, Acton Burnell has connections with America that go back to the stirring days of the Declaration of Independence in 1776...

The Old Market Hall

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

Shrewsbury is a wonderfully atmospheric town which beguiles the visitor with sights of bygone centuries and much a great charm is to be found in its narrow streets and medieval buildings...

The village of Grinshill, Shropshire, from the cliff of Grinshill

Grinshill (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Grinshill is spread beneath Grinshill Hill, an isolated rocky outcrop which rises above the plains of the Severn Valley...

St. Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)

Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved...

The Bullring with All Saints Church in background. Claverley, Shropshire

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

Claverley is surrounded by agricultural land, a short distance from delightful Bridgenorth, a picturesque town on the banks of the River Severn...

St Laurence's Church

Church Stretton (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SW)

Church Stretton is an historic market town in the South Shropshire hills, and the only town in the Shropshire hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - one of Britain's fiinest.....

The front of the little thatched church at Little Stretton, Shropshire

Little Stretton (4 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

Little Stretton lies in a charming rural area a short distance from the old town of Church Stretton...

Near Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire.

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction NE)

Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries of Burton, it is pleasurable to come across the.....

Holy Trinity Church

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (18.2 miles, 29.4 km, direction SE)

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Autumn at Colemere near Ellesmere, Shropshire

Colemere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NW)

Clolemere is a countryside heritage site with miles of waymarked walks circling over 70 acres of water, woodland and sweet scented meadows...

The Shroppie Fly.  Canal-side pub in Audlem.

Audlem (3 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction N)

A walk around the village reveals pleasant black and white timber framed properties, delightful cottages, and buildings of the Victorian era when the canal system and railways came to the area...

Royal Oak Hotel, Cannock Town Centre.

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (20.7 miles, 33.3 km, direction E)

Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century...

Early Morning.

Ellesmere (8 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (21.3 miles, 34.3 km, direction NW)

Ellesmere, has a lovely 'holiday' atmosphere which gives it an 'away from it all' feel...

Priory Ruins

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction SE)

Dudley is a market town, it was granted its market charter in the 13th century, since then the lively outdoor market has been a focal point which has drawn regular visitors to the town...

Wolverley Church, Wolverley, near Kidderminster (taken from the Canal)

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (23.0 miles, 37.0 km, direction SE)

Wolverley is a charming village at the heart of rural Worcestershire. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, but it is believed a settlement was there long before that...

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (23.1 miles, 37.1 km, direction SE)

Within the vast urban sprawl that surrounds Birmingham, otherwise known as the City of a Thousand Trades, lies the once great centre for crystal glassware, Stourbridge...

St John the Baptist Church

Stokesay (47 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (23.1 miles, 37.2 km, direction SW)

The village of Stokesay lies amid the soft rolling fields and wooded valley's of shropshire...

The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (26.4 miles, 42.4 km, direction SE)

For several centuries Halesowen was a farming region and despite the spread of urban sprawl the region still has nearby open beauty spots...

Recommended attractions near Wellington

Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

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Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

This is a beautiful stone-built house of the 16th-century which is set on a rise above the wooded slopes of the meandering River.....

Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SW)

Wroxeter Roman City lies about 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, here lies the remains of what was the fourth largest town in.....

The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SE)

Blists Hill VICTORIAN TOWN is one of the largest Open Air Museums in Britain. A small Victorian town has been created above 30.....

Attingham Park

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction W)

An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the.....

at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W)

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction S)

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Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

Moreton Corbet Castle (2 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NW)

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Shrewsbury Abbey. Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Shrewsbury Abbey (5 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

The site of Shrewsbury Abbey is an ancient one, quite possibly dating back to Saxon times when a wooden church would have stood.....

Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction SW)

Although crenulated, the spectacular red sandstone ruins of Acton Burnell speak more of a grandiose place of comfort rather than.....

The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SE)

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Seventeenth Century Weston Park House

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction E)

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Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle (19 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

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Dingle Gardens

The Dingle Gardens (17 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

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Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction N)

Picturesque Hodnet Hall stands on the bank of a small valley, it is a handsome red-brick mansion designed in the 19th-century by.....

Hawkstone Folly

Hawkstone Park (14 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction N)

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Looking towards Church Stretton

Carding Mill Valley & Long Mynd (11 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SW)

The bleak, heather clad Long Mynd lies to the west Of Church Stretton. It is a long lonely stretch covering some 10 miles in.....

Stafford Castle, Staffordshire

Stafford Castle (10 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

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View of Long Mynd - Shropshire

The Long Mynd (18 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction SW)

The Long Mynd (meaning "Long Mountain") is a 7 mile long heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire hills and.....

Ancient High House, Stafford

Ancient High House (1 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction NE)

Dominating Stafford's Greengate Street, is an impressive Elizabethan building that has stood at the centre of the town for over.....


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