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Teddy Bears’ Picnic @ Apley Farm Shop
Jul 24 @ 11:45 am – Aug 28 @ 11:45 am
Summer Fun @ Park Hall the Countryside Experience
Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – Sep 1 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
Open from the end of July – You’ll have great fun finding your way through the puzzle of pathways Returning for another fabulous summer season the maize maze is a must to try. Navigate your[...]
International Postcard Exhibition @ Participate Contemporary Artspace CIC
Aug 2 – Aug 24 all-day
12:00 am
An exhibition of Original Postcard Artworks. Created by artists for this event. At Participate Contemporary Artspace PLUS: 3 days of Postcard Making Workshops for the public. Run by artists here at Participate. Dates: 7th. 8th.[...]
Shropshire Art Society Ongoing Exhibition @ St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury
Aug 4 – Aug 30 all-day
Parallel Visions @ The Bleddfa Centre
Aug 10 @ 11:00 am – Sep 22 @ 11:00 am
11:00 am
Parallel Visions by Lesley Wooton and Jane Farrington. These two mixed media artists have work which is uncannily complementary, often with a surreal or tongue-in-cheek element. Free entrance. As always, the Reading Room Café will[...]
Summer Afternoon Tea @ Garden Cafe, Derwen College
Aug 12 – Aug 28 all-day
12:00 am
Visit the Garden Café at Derwen College, in Gobowen, for a traditional Summer Afternoon Tea with friends or family. Enjoy a delicate assortment of finger sandwiches. Then indulge in scones and cream with Derwen’s home-made[...]
Dino Week @ Park Hall the Countryside Experience
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – Aug 18 @ 4:00 pm
10:00 am
Dino Show Fun Time Meet a humungous T Rex Fossil Digs Get involved in our Fossil Dig and discover Dino bones, ammonites and gastropods Egg Hunts Discover and identify the dinosaur babies Follow the Dino[...]
Summer Afternoon Tea @ Derwen College
Aug 12 @ 1:00 pm – Aug 28 @ 4:00 pm
1:00 pm
Meet with friends or family for a traditional Summer Afternoon Tea at Derwen College’s Garden Cafe from 12th to 28th August. The college, near Oswestry, will be serving up an elegant selection of traditional afternoon[...]
Intensive Storytelling Performance Course @ The Bleddfa Centre
Aug 15 – Aug 18 all-day
12:00 am
A shorter and more intense course than the traditional Bleddfa Week of Storytelling with an emphasis on performance skills and presentation. This course is for you if you tell regularly and would like to make[...]
Intensive Storytelling Performance Course @ The Bleddfa Centre
Aug 15 @ 9:00 am – Aug 18 @ 5:00 pm
9:00 am
A shorter and more intense course than the traditional Bleddfa Week of Storytelling with an emphasis on performance skills and presentation. This course is for you if you tell regularly and would like to make[...]
Scarecrow Festival @ Moreton Village
Aug 17 – Aug 18 all-day
St Ives & Beyond. A Personal View @ Twenty Twenty Gallery
Aug 17 – Sep 14 all-day
12:00 am
Curated by Richard Selby who is co-owner and director of the Redfern Gallery in Cork Street, London. He specialises in Modern British Art and has over 30 years of experience in that field. For this[...]
St Ives and Beyond: A Personal View @ Twenty Twenty Gallery
Aug 17 – Sep 14 all-day
12:00 am
An exciting selling exhibition of artists from 1847 to the present day curated by Richard Selby, a director of The Redfern Gallery in Cork Street, London, who has extensive knowledge and personal experience of working[...]
Wipeout Arena – Indoor, Inflatable Fun Park @ Shrewsbury Sports Village
Aug 17 – Aug 18 all-day
12:00 am
Wipeout Arena is a huge set of indoor inflatables. For tots, toddlers, crazy-kids, teens & big kids too (yes, that’s you Mum & Dad!), and adult-only sessions. Hourly from 10am throughout the day (first session[...]
Blists Hill in Steam @ The Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – Aug 18 @ 4:30 pm
10:00 am
Discover how the Victorians harnessed steam to power their engines and other machines on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, when Blists Hill Victorian Town ‘in steam’. The weekend will provide a rare chance to[...]
Blists Hill in Steam @ The Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – Aug 18 @ 4:30 pm
10:00 am
Discover how the Victorians harnessed steam to power their engines and other machines on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, when Blists Hill Victorian Town ‘in steam’. The weekend will provide a rare chance to[...]
Full steam ahead at Blists Hill Victorian Town @ Blists Hill Victorian Town
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – Aug 18 @ 4:00 pm
10:00 am
Discover how the Victorians harnessed steam to power their engines and other machines on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, when Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge, Shropshire will be ‘in steam’. The weekend will[...]
Wythe Retinue – Tudor Living History Weekend at the Castle @ Whittington Castle
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – Aug 18 @ 4:00 pm
10:00 am
A Tudor period surveying party who will portray the events after the death of the last heir of the Fitzwarine family when the castle was handed to the crown. They are hoping for a special[...]
Exhibition: Parallel Visions @ The Bleddfa Centre
Aug 17 @ 11:00 am – Sep 22 @ 5:00 pm
11:00 am
Every Saturday and Sunday 11am – 5pm (also open throughout Presteigne Festival Fri 23rd – 29th Aug and H’Art 7th – 15th September). Parallel Visions by Lesley Wootton and Jane Farrington. These two mixed media[...]
Stained Glass Weekend at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery @ Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Aug 17 @ 11:00 am – Aug 18 @ 3:00 pm
11:00 am
Join us as we celebrate all things stained glass and reveal a stunning new window created by stained glass artist Nathalie Hildegarde Liege www.couleurlive.com Drop-in arts & craft 11am-3pm (museum admission charges apply) Film –[...]
4 Organists play Wurlitzer in Shrewsbury for Tribute Concert @ The Buttermarket
Aug 18 all-day
12:00 am
Special concert. Four organists, David Ivory, David Lobban, Alec Walters and Cameron Lloyd will play Wurlitzer theatre organ at The Buttermarket in Shrewsbury when the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust pays tribute to founding members Tony[...]
The Annual Goodheart Open Day @ Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary
Aug 18 all-day
Vintage Weekend @ Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
Aug 18 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
10:00 am
Travel on replicas of our original 1903 Great Western liveried carriages with goods wagons and brake van attached. Watch the shunting at the turnaround. Additional historical activities each weekend.
Cambrian Steam Trains @ Cambrian Heritage Railways
Aug 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Have a Go Archery @ Chirk Castle
Aug 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
11:00 am
We are very pleased to welcome the Wrexham Bowmen to Chirk Castle to offer have-a-go archery over the summer. Whether you’ve never picked up a bow before or you’re the kind of person who can[...]
Visit Snailbeach lead mine @ Snailbeach Lead Mine
Aug 18 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
11:00 am
See inside the Locomotive Shed, Blacksmith’s Shop and Visitor Centre, walk around the site with a self-led trail leaflet and go underground into Day Level with an experienced guide. No need to book.
‘Morris Gang’ Dancing @ Blists Hill Victorian Town
Aug 18 @ 11:15 am – 3:00 pm
11:15 am
The wonderful Blists Hill Morris Gang will be entertaining the crowds with traditional dances in the lower part of the Town at 11.15am, 2pm & 3pm. Performances will likely take place near to the Ironworks[...]
Personal Creative Development Days @ The Artshack
Aug 19 all-day
12:00 am
Have you ever wanted to become more creative? ArtShack offers small friendly personal creative development sessions every Monday and Wednesday, giving you the opportunity to learn and develop new skills with help and support from[...]
Going on a Bear Hunt @ Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Aug 19 @ 1:00 pm – Aug 23 @ 2:30 pm
1:00 pm
We’re not scared. Go in search of the pictures of bears around the meadows, with the bears wanting activities to be carried out at each stop; explore sounds, blow bubbles, make mud fairy cakes and[...]
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