Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
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We visited the café, the shop, the exhibition and had a walk through the meadows to the river. It was a nice little break and the café has lovely scones.
The exhibition was £5 but sadly had little you couldn't get better off the internet. The short drone film was a delight.
The exhibition was £5 but sadly had little you couldn't get better off the internet. The short drone film was a delight.
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Firstly we looked round the exhibition in the centre itself. The filmshow was most informative and well put together. Loved the mammoth skeleton and the wooly one outside!!!!!!!! Plenty for children to do, lots of interactive displays. Afterwards walked round the meadow areas. You can take your dog round these walks and the views along the riverside are lovely. Lots of flora and fauna to stand and admire. Well worth stopping off at and enjoy learning more about the area.
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A great centre to visit with kids or seniors, good entertainment for kids but a great café for seniors and a very good place to walk the dog. Good shop with plenty of interesting items to buy.
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stopped in the cafe for coffee and a sandwich and was pleasantly surprised with selection and clean and friendly staff in this lovely centre. Fabulous walks around the centre too... TOP MARKS.
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We started and finished our walk at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. The cafe was lovely. Very friendly staff, lovely local food. All the cakes looked amazing and the Shropshire cream tea made with all local produce sounded devine. We were pleased to find the Dairy Dreams ice cream was served there as it is one of our favourite ice cream brands. Would definitely recommend a visit to the cafe after a walk in the Shropshire Hills. There are boot brushes and boot covers on the way in in case you get as muddy as we did.
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We visited around lunchtime and there was nice food available and comfy chairs to sit in, plus free walling in the valley behind. You could spend a bit of money as there was a well-stocked and interesting 'toy' area and the Mammoth Educational display area cost £5 - 6 to visit
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Called in here on Thursday on our way to Oswestry.
What a treat. Amazing place once inside, it's like a tardis.
Free entry and car park. You only pay to see the exhibition.
Shop full of wonderful, quality products.
Had lunch in the café. Courgette and leek soup with seeded bread was delicious. The hot meal choices looked lovely too, so may try one next time.
Paid £5 each to see the exhibition which was very interesting but so much to see would like to see it again as we had a time schedule to be in Oswestry.
Would also like to come back when the weather improves to walk the Onny Meadows.
Called in again for tea and cake on Friday on our way home from Oswestry. Again lovely food and a very welcome cup of tea and Chocolate and orange cake.
This is a wonderful place that you could spend all day at if you wished and it's great for people of all ages.
Will be back soon I hope.
What a treat. Amazing place once inside, it's like a tardis.
Free entry and car park. You only pay to see the exhibition.
Shop full of wonderful, quality products.
Had lunch in the café. Courgette and leek soup with seeded bread was delicious. The hot meal choices looked lovely too, so may try one next time.
Paid £5 each to see the exhibition which was very interesting but so much to see would like to see it again as we had a time schedule to be in Oswestry.
Would also like to come back when the weather improves to walk the Onny Meadows.
Called in again for tea and cake on Friday on our way home from Oswestry. Again lovely food and a very welcome cup of tea and Chocolate and orange cake.
This is a wonderful place that you could spend all day at if you wished and it's great for people of all ages.
Will be back soon I hope.
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Very friendly and helpful staff. Pleasant cafe with a wide variety on offer from full meals to coffee and cake. The film presentation of the county of Shropshire was stunning and well worth seeing.
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We always enjoy the Discovery Centre, we take the children walking and they can bring along scooters etc. Good for buggies too. The shop is lovely as well as the cafe. We also like to visit the pub next door called 'Stokesay Inn' for lunch as easier to keep the kids under control and away from all the lovely displays just waiting to be knocked over at the Discovery Centre!
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Had lunch here as the nearby pub seemed more of a bar than a restaurant. Very good value, fairly friendly service, though the tables could have been cleared quicker
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We dropped in for a Sunday lunch to see what was on offer.
Limited choice with regard to the traditional lunch and it was a late lunch so we opted for the Fish and Chips.
The fish batter was crisp and the chips too were crispy and soft centre.
Well priced and quickly served.
Limited choice with regard to the traditional lunch and it was a late lunch so we opted for the Fish and Chips.
The fish batter was crisp and the chips too were crispy and soft centre.
Well priced and quickly served.
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As a walking group,we have often started walks from the Discovery Centre. The knowledge that we can return for a well deserved cup of tea & cake is a good incentive to to visit the Centre afterwards.
There are a good range of walks starting from here with well written leaflets to guide you on a good choice of walks of varying length.
Having also sampled the Sunday lunches, I can thoroughly recommend booking a table for the treat as a reasonably priced lunch with enough choices to suit everyone.
There are a good range of walks starting from here with well written leaflets to guide you on a good choice of walks of varying length.
Having also sampled the Sunday lunches, I can thoroughly recommend booking a table for the treat as a reasonably priced lunch with enough choices to suit everyone.
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We visited for lunch and it was very good and reasonably priced. There is an exhibition/museum which there is a charge for and we didn't visit. Outside, there is a nice area to walk around and play for the kids. Worth a visit.
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Byways and paths go explore for kids and adults with dogs. Plenty of dog bins, so walking the dog is a pleisure.
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Run by a charity the centre has a shop with gifts and books as well as a restaurant.
We did not stop for food or drink but the place seemed popular.
Free parking and facilities.
We did not stop for food or drink but the place seemed popular.
Free parking and facilities.
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We were only on a flying visit here so didn't pay the £5 entrance fee to go into the exhibition the see the woolly mammoth but we did have a nice walk around the lovely outside trails.
Inside, as well as the exhibition part of the building, there is a nice gift shop she on the day we visited there was a Christmas craft fayre on which was very nice.
Inside, as well as the exhibition part of the building, there is a nice gift shop she on the day we visited there was a Christmas craft fayre on which was very nice.
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Though we have often had midday meals at the Secret Hill’s this was our first experience of Sunday lunch our table was reserved and well laid out the pork dinner was nicely cooked with more than an ample selection of side vegetables the afters of apple pic and custard was delicious. All in all a good meal served by pleasant staff.
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We purchased a map of the walks and followed a short walk along the river. We were delighted to see a couple of bats flying low and darting around over the water obviously after small flying insects. A kingfisher darted across heading upstream and we also saw some ducks and a Robin sang for us. The cafe was standard for a visitor centre and provided welcome refreshments after our walk.
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The exhibition, including seeing the mammoth, costs £5. This is not mentioned on the Home, Visitor Information or Mammoth pages of the website, or the leaflet that is downloadable from the website, so I hadn't realised and we didn't go in. There is not much else to do - we did attempt one of the walks from the centre but mistakenly followed the wrong one and had to double back as we realised we wouldn't have time to complete it. This was our own fault but we got the names of the walks confused. Finally I was hoping this was the place to pick up some postcards, leaflets for tourist attractions and maps for walks in the area and was disappointed with the limited range on offer. However there seemed to be plenty of locals enjoying a coffee and a read of the papers or heading out on walks from the centre.
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Saw an advert for Sunday lunch and decided to give it a try. Must say it was a pleasant surprise when the food arrived as having seen some plates coming out did not look much for £9.99.
However when the vedge came along and on the plate it was nice and warm and plenty of it.
The place was very busy and was very clean and the staff very polite and helpful.
Would recommend it if you want a tidy lunch with plenty to see in the centre it's self.
However when the vedge came along and on the plate it was nice and warm and plenty of it.
The place was very busy and was very clean and the staff very polite and helpful.
Would recommend it if you want a tidy lunch with plenty to see in the centre it's self.
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Friendly and helpful staff.
Nice centre with good facilities and has some great ideas for walks.
Nice to do the different walks and well signposted as well
Nice centre with good facilities and has some great ideas for walks.
Nice to do the different walks and well signposted as well
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Spent an enjoyable time here. We did one of the short walks, then had a meal in the cafe, another lovely walk by the river where we sat and watched dippers! then we visited the museum side which was interesting and theaerial film show was good to watch. This is a very accessible place for wheelchair users.
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This is my second visit here. This time coffee and lunch break before visiting our first National Trust building of the weekend.
The first time i visited i went round the museum. As i am a Shropshire girl at heart. I was very interested to learn a few things. I really enjoyed my first visit. I even went for a walk in the fields and orchards. It was a beautiful day.
This visit, we arrived before 12 noon which is when they start their mid day meals. They had a specials board. Two of us had Lasagne chips and veg, the other person in our party had cauliflower cheese, veg and salad. One filter coffee, one latte and a pot of tea for one. Coffee is really nice. They do have a drinks license because you could have cider, beer or lager. Very spacious eating area. They also have their own Cookery School with many courses taking place. The carparking is free.
The shop is very good with local books, maps etc. Cards and calendars and an assortment of gifts for all ages. A welcome stop and i definitely will be back.
The first time i visited i went round the museum. As i am a Shropshire girl at heart. I was very interested to learn a few things. I really enjoyed my first visit. I even went for a walk in the fields and orchards. It was a beautiful day.
This visit, we arrived before 12 noon which is when they start their mid day meals. They had a specials board. Two of us had Lasagne chips and veg, the other person in our party had cauliflower cheese, veg and salad. One filter coffee, one latte and a pot of tea for one. Coffee is really nice. They do have a drinks license because you could have cider, beer or lager. Very spacious eating area. They also have their own Cookery School with many courses taking place. The carparking is free.
The shop is very good with local books, maps etc. Cards and calendars and an assortment of gifts for all ages. A welcome stop and i definitely will be back.
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Stopped here expecting great things but afraid they didn't deliver. It is interesting and a great place to visit with children but a little lacking something for my 92 year old mother and me
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The centre itself is pretty average. It offers some attractions for children and a good start to find out about the area. A little drab in appearance inside. However the cafe is really good. Managed to get a breakfast even though 15 minutes outside of their scheduled time. It was well cooked and tasty and not expensive. Good and welcoming staff. Will not revisit the centre but will return to the cafe.
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