With over 30 people enjoying our last two free guided town tours as part of HOD’s we are going to do it again next Saturday! If you would like to join our free tour starting from Castle View at 11am on Saturday 26th September please call us on 01691 662753 or email obt@visitoswestry.co.uk.
A Heritage Open Day and Food Fair at Llanfyllin’s historic Workhouse, Y Dolydd: beautifully situated close to the A490 on the way to Lake Vyrnwy. A chance to see one of Britain’s best preserved Victorian workhouses, under restoration by a community trust and home to a range of creative enterprises. The Food Fair will showcase the best in food and drink from Wales and the borders with a wide range of produce and street food available to sample. Live music from Llanfyllin’s Vivace Choir, jazz and cabaret band Café Lola and local harpist John Browne. Newly restored Master’s House on view with displays. Exhibition of art inspired by the locality; print making; open studios. Workhouse History Centre with film. Open 10.00 – 5.00. Free entry and parking: donations welcome to the Master’s House Appeal.
Car Boot sales are back at the Castle. Entry will be £6 per car and you can arrive after 8.15am please. Sorry no trade stands. Dogs allowed on site. Refreshments onsite including bacon rolls
STRICT COVID 19 GUIDELINES in place!
Oswestry Antique and Collector Fair is situated in the heart of Shropshire at Oswestry Showground which is a 36 acres site with THREE LARGE exhibition halls in a prime position on the A495. You can except to find an array of outdoor and indoor stalls selling an eclectic mix of antiques, vintage, collectables, architectural salvage, mid-century or simply that decorative items.
Oswestry Antique & Collectors Fair regularly see’s 200 stalls of experienced dealers from all over the country and has been a regular on BBC’s Bargain Hunt.
The fair is affordable, dog friendly with free parking and free entry for children. This is a great day out for all the family to be enjoyed whatever the weather! .
Admission: £3.50 per person
Under 16’s FREE (must be accompanied by an adult)
Opening times:
PUBLIC: Sat-8:30-3:30, Sun – 9:00 – 3:00
Oswestry Antique and Collector Fair is situated in the heart of Shropshire at Oswestry Showground which is a 36 acres site with THREE LARGE exhibition halls in a prime position on the A495. You can except to find an array of outdoor and indoor stalls selling an eclectic mix of antiques, vintage, collectables, architectural salvage, midcentury or simply that decorative item.
The fair is affordable, dog friendly with free parking and free entry for children. This is a great day out for all the family to be enjoyed whatever the weather! Refreshments available.
The Castle Craft Weekend returns with some wonderful local makers
Huge town centre event boasting the best Shropshire food producers. Free entry.
Cae Glas Park hosts local football team TNS who will provide plenty of free family activities.
With over 30 people enjoying our last two free guided town tours as part of HOD’s we are going to do it again next Saturday! If you would like to join our free tour starting from Castle View at 11am on Saturday 26th September please call us on 01691 662753 or email obt@visitoswestry.co.uk.
Join us on a culinary journey as much loved chef and food writer Rick Stein talks about the joys and comforts of his home kitchen, brought together in his new book Rick Stein At Home.
We are thrilled to welcome Rick back to Oswestry for this lunchtime event at the new Holroyd Community Theatre.
Tickets: £10 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Rick Stein At Home) or £26 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Rick Stein At Home). Tickets available from the bookshop or purchase online (with booking fee).
We are so happy to announce that we are now able to bring back our Friday Acoustic Nights.
With some old favourites and a few newbies thrown in the mix we hope to see you soon.
Handpicked Shropshire based food and craft producers selling the best the County has to offer in the town centre.
With over 30 people enjoying our last two free guided town tours as part of HOD’s we are going to do it again next Saturday! If you would like to join our free tour starting from Castle View at 11am on Saturday 26th September please call us on 01691 662753 or email obt@visitoswestry.co.uk.
Car Boot sales are back at the Castle. Entry will be £6 per car and you can arrive after 8.15am please. Sorry no trade stands. Dogs allowed on site. Refreshments onsite including bacon rolls
Shrewsbury’s very own Oktoberfest, happening on Friday October 1st & Saturday 2nd In Shrewsbury Quarry!
Bringing together over 150 beers, alongside cider and perry areas, a gin den, and of course a BIG live music stage. Paired with delicious producers, street food vendors, and a new for 2021, ‘Celebration Hour’!
An exhibition of individual and collaborative work by artists Andrew Howe (Shrewsbury) and Kim V. Goldsmith (New South Wales, Australia) from their Mosses and Marshes project comprising videos, sound, prints and paintings using natural materials
This exhibition is the culmination of three years’ work in the wetlands and the communities of the Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses on the England/Wales border and the Macquarie Marshes of north-west New South Wales. Both wetlands are listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
The project was funded by Arts Council England and supported by the Marches Mosses BogLIFE project.
Following the great success of the Wynnstay Hotel on the Green we are presenting our first Oktoberfest!
A fantastic selection of beers including real ales, ciders, rums and wines served alongside live music and street food.
We are so happy to announce that we are now able to bring back our Friday Acoustic Nights.
With some old favourites and a few newbies thrown in the mix we hope to see you soon.
Following the great success of the Wynnstay Hotel on the Green we are presenting our first Oktoberfest!
A fantastic selection of beers including real ales, ciders, rums and wines served alongside live music and street food.
Abba Mania Tribute
What have you been waiting for? Reminisce to all your favourite tunes!
A Canal cruise with Afternoons Tea and a glass of Prosecco.
It is a four hour cruise starting in Llangollen at 12 noon, the cruise takes you along the Llangollen Canal at a gentle pace giving you chance to unwind and take in the beautiful scenery on offer. As you near the basin at Trevor you will gentle glide onto the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which has some magnificent views of the Dee Valley and the surrounding area. After turning round you will start your journey back over the Aqueduct to Llangollen. Your Afternoon Tea with be waiting for you at your reserved table and we will serve you your drinks we we set off. There is a bar on board and we also serve teas and coffees and soft drinks. It is Cash only the boat please.
Comedy at Stonehouse. Call 01691 676457 to book. Let us know if you’d also like to book for tucker.
Matthew Dennison’s eagerly anticipated new biography of Her Majesty The Queen, traces the events of a reign that now spans seven decades, and evaluates her achievement as a practitioner of monarchy across the entirety of her reign.
This event is open to all and a book signing will take place.
Doors open at 6pm – Drink, Food, Music, and Dance
Entertainment by The Famous Bierkeller Boys Oompah Band
We are so happy to announce that we are now able to bring back our Friday Acoustic Nights.
With some old favourites and a few newbies thrown in the mix we hope to see you soon.
Sound baths use repetitive notes at different frequencies to help bring your focus away from your thoughts. Generally, these sounds are created using crystal bowls, gemstone bowls, cymbals and gongs. Book Online at openspacestudioscic.com
Expect the usual blend of waltz, tango, musette and klezmer inspired songs, from old-time Klezmer, through French chansons, to covers of Cohen, Bowie, Britney and Lady Gaga like you’ve never heard before! Perky as anything, filled with passion and pizzaz, with occasional forays into musical frivolity, but always entertaining and engaging. They might even get you tapping your toes along…
Tickets £6.50 advance, £8 on the door. Doors open 45 minutes before show start (7:15pm)
Emma Linney will be performing with a full seven piece band as part of their ‘Rise Up’ tour this autumn. Alongside the release of their new single the line-up will include; the amazing dynamic and velvety tones of Jackie Walters on backing vocals, Phil Sykes on Keys and backing vocals, Jonathan Bannister funk on Bass, and talented jazz, funk fusion guitarist Stuart Thomas, Ben Wilson on drums and special guest brass performances. Influences include Stevie wonder, Nina Simone, Eva Cassidy, Michael Kiwanuka, Beth Hart. The majority of the set are all originals peppered with a few interesting covers.
Tickets: £8 in advance, £10 on the door.
From the 15th October until the 31st October join us for some Halloween fun that won’t terrify the little ones!
There’s lots in store this half term!
There will be a FREE pumpkin for every paying child to choose and take home.
For members there is a small charge for the pumpkin
Grown ups can help scoop out the pumpkin then can carve your very own design.
We will have a giant scarecrow trail in the woods , the Little Scary House will be open for braver visitors and Pumpkin Alley will have a few new surprises!
The Singing Pumpkins are always laugh- a definite favourite!
We will be holding a Halloween fancy dress competition every single day of Pumpkinfest, so don your spookiest outfits for the trip!
We are so happy to announce that we are now able to bring back our Friday Acoustic Nights.
With some old favourites and a few newbies thrown in the mix we hope to see you soon.
Cracking entertainment for everyone over the age of six, we have the best comedians on the UK circuit doing what they do best… but without the rude bits!
‘The perfect way to entertain the whole family.‘ Three Weeks
‘A highlight for children at the fringe… fun, rowdy feel of a proper comedy club.‘ – The Guardian
Join us for an evening in the company of much loved TV presenter Matt Baker as he talks about his new book ‘A Year on the Farm’.
Matt Baker’s first ever book, a diary of the natural year and a glimpse into family life on the farm, peppered with his hand drawn sketches and moments from his TV career throughout.
Matt Baker will talk ‘in conversation’ about life on the farm and his TV career. This will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Tickets: £22 (Admits One, includes a signed copy of A Year on the Farm) or £34 (Admits Two, includes one signed copy of A Year on the Farm).
Formed in 1968, the Orthopaedic Male Voice Choir (OMVC) was originally made up of employees of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, known locally as the ’Orthopaedic’. Currently we comprise around 30 Choristers from all backgrounds, most of whom live in the Oswestry area. With very few having previous musical experience. The Choir perform around Shropshire and surrounding counties giving concerts in support of various charities and organisations. They have also performed in the Royal Albert Hall, Manchester MEN Arena, Theatre Severn and the Hermon Arts Centre. Our Repertoire comprises timeless Standards , popular Songs and Songs from the Musicals. Over the years we have helped raise many thousands of pounds for good causes. We are still hosted by the hospital, and regularly help the League of Friends in their fundraising.
Come and join “Paranormal Friends” http://www.paranormalfriends.co.uk as they give their time to Whittington Castle to help raise funds. The investigation will start at 9pm and continue until 2am.
During the night you will be split into teams and will be lead by experts. You will be able to use their equipment to help you and Sue Ellis Castle Manager will be on hand to tell you about the history and to verify names etc.
The night will include a few breaks where hot drinks and snacks will be provided.
If you would like to book onto the investigation please either phone 01691 662500 or e-mail info@whittingtoncastle.co.uk
The cost is £30 per person.
Join us if you dare!
10k run in Oswestry to raise funds for Hope House
A Canal cruise with Afternoons Tea and a glass of Prosecco.
It is a four hour cruise starting in Llangollen at 12 noon, the cruise takes you along the Llangollen Canal at a gentle pace giving you chance to unwind and take in the beautiful scenery on offer. As you near the basin at Trevor you will gentle glide onto the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which has some magnificent views of the Dee Valley and the surrounding area. After turning round you will start your journey back over the Aqueduct to Llangollen. Your Afternoon Tea with be waiting for you at your reserved table and we will serve you your drinks we we set off. There is a bar on board and we also serve teas and coffees and soft drinks. It is Cash only the boat please.
