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The
Area
The
area around Wild Ways offers a wide range of activities for visitors of
all ages and interests. The
Severn Valley steam railway runs to Highley Station, about a mile and a
half from Wild Ways, with regular trains to Bridgnorth and Bewdley,
linking with mainline trains at Kidderminster. About the same distance
away is Ray's Farm, where you can meet many domestic animals and see a
wide range of wild ones too. For more exotic beasts, there's the West
Midlands Safari Park just a few miles away. There's a ferry across the River Severn at
Hampton Loade, about two miles away. There's the Severn Valley Country
Park just across the river. For history buffs, there are castles, hill
forts, abbeys, the ancient roman city of Wroxeter, and, a little
further afield, stone circles on the Welsh borders. For the more relaxed
visitor, there are numerous country pubs to choose from.
Clicking
on some of the pictures below will take you to the home pages of the
attractions mentioned ...
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The
Severn Valley Railway |

Ray's
Farm provides plenty of opportunities to interact with the animals
such as these goat kids. |

West
Midlands Safari Park has a wide range of more exotic animals,
including lions, cheetahs and giraffes. |
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Mitchell's Fold
Stone Circle
South Shropshire
A bronze-age stone circle located in a dramatic moorland setting in
South Shropshire near to Bishops Castle. Legend as it that this is
the stone from which King Arthur pulled Excalibur.
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Oswestry Hillfort
(Old Oswestry)
Tel: 01691 671323 for information
On the northern edge of Oswestry with access via Llwyn Rd. This is a
fine example of an Iron Age fortress first occupied in around
300B.C.E. It is an impressive structure with huge earthwork ramparts
& ditches. Said to be the birthplace of Arthur's Queen
Guinevere. Has wonderful views of Shropshire.
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Wroxeter Roman
City
Tel: 01743 761330 for information
Wroxeter, Roman name "Viroconium", has the excavated
remains of the second largest Roman city in Britain. Impressive
ruins include 2nd century baths and remains of a huge gateway.
According to Graham Phillips in his book 'King Arthur: The True
Story', King Arthur moved into the abandoned Viroconium after
the Romans left and re-named it Camelot! |
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