Wenlock Priory
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Overview
Experience the ruins of this large Cluniac priory and the atmospheric remains of the 13th-century church and Norman chapter house. The audio tour offers a fascinating insight into its history. Impressive topiary figures guard the priory ruins.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open Apr-Sep, daily 10-6; Oct, daily 10-5; Nov-18 Feb & 24 Feb-29 Mar, Sat-Sun 10-4; 19-23 Feb, daily 10-4 (last admission 30mins before closing). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan. Check website for details
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
Perhaps nowhere else in England will you find a county so deeply rural and with so much variety as Shropshire. Choose a clear day, climb to the top of The Wrekin, and look down on that ‘land of lost content’ so wistfully evoked by A E Housman.
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