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Abbey church
Shrewsbury Abbey
Benedictine abbey founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomery; its nave survives as the parish church.
A mini guide to
Shrewsbury town centre: things to do
Places worth your time in Shrewsbury town centre
Top places
Things to do in Shrewsbury town centre
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Castle
Shrewsbury Castle
Grade I listed red sandstone castle above the station; the grounds are free. Closed from 13 December until February half term 2027.
Museum
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Free museum in Vaughan's Mansion and the Music Hall, with over a thousand objects from Shropshire's history.
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Church
St Mary's Church
Shrewsbury's largest church, Grade I listed and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Church
St Chad's Church
Grade I listed round church of 1792 with a high tower near the Quarry; the original St Chad's may date from King Offa's reign.
Park
The Quarry
Grade II listed 29-acre park created in 1719, within easy walking distance of the town centre.
Bridge
English Bridge
Masonry arch bridge over the Severn, John Gwynn's 1774 design rebuilt and widened in 1926.
Bridge
Welsh Bridge
Bridge built in 1793-1795 linking Frankwell with the town centre across the Severn.
Sculpture
Quantum Leap
Riverside sculpture unveiled in 2009 for the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin, who was born in the town.
Historic prison
Shrewsbury Prison
Victorian prison beside the station, closed in 2013 and now open for tours, ghost tours and escape rooms.
Cinema and arts venue
Old Market Hall
Grade I listed Elizabethan market hall in the Square, now a cinema and arts venue.
Historic building
Shrewsbury Library
Grade I listed building that housed Shrewsbury School from 1550 to 1882, now the town library.
Theatre
Theatre Severn
Theatre and concert venue in Frankwell.
Photo credits
- Shrewsbury town centre (area photo): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shrewsbury Castle: Rev Dan Catt, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Mary's Church: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Chad's Church: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Quarry: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- English Bridge: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Welsh Bridge: Brian Clift, CC BY 2.0, source
- Quantum Leap: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Shrewsbury Prison: Nabokov (talk)., CC BY 3.0, source
- Old Market Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shrewsbury Library: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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