50 great days out in Shropshire and Mid Wales: 11-20

11. Albrighton Hall - Unleash your inner Tarzan by swinging from the high ropes at Albrighton Hall, near Shrewsbury. The Adventure Rope Course caters for most age groups and all ability and fitness levels, with a climbing wall and abseiling tower.

12. Hawkstone Park Follies - Hawkstone Park Follies, at Weston-under-Redcastle, near Shrewsbury, is an historic woodland fantasy with cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods and a series of extraordinary monuments built more than 200 years ago. After years of neglect it is a magical landscape.

13. Quarry Park, Shrewsbury - Enjoy Shrewsbury's elegant Quarry Park which put Percy Thrower on the road to television fame. The 29-acre parkland in the heart of Shrewsbury has been an important recreational site since the 16th century.

14. Telford Steam Railway - Following the recent opening of the new station at Lawley Village, there has never been a better time to visit Telford Steam Railway. The railway operates both diesel and steam services along the short route between Horsehay and Lawley.

15. Acton Scott Historic Working Farm - Watch the heavy horses work the land and see the wheelwright, farrier and blacksmith in action at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. Owner Thomas Acton has devoted years to recreating the traditional practices he grew up with, preserving traditions that might otherwise have been lost.

16. Dorothy Clive Garden - The enchanting 12-acre Dorothy Clive Garden just outside Market Drayton gives visitors the chance to explore its laburnum arch, alpine scree with pool, rose walk, and edible woodland. There are also seasonal borders and a rhododendron-filled woodland with a waterfall. The gardens were created by Colonel Harry Clive in 1939 when he began transforming a disused Victorian quarry for his wife. The tearoom has a terrace lawn offering attractive views.

17. Jackfield Tile Museum - It you thought ceramic tiles were all pretty much the same, Jackfield Tile Museum in the former Craven Dunnill works might just change your perception. Visitors can walk through an Edwardian tube station, a pub and a children's hospital ward, as they learn about how the village has been a centre for tile production since the 16th century.

18. Park Hall Farm - With farm animals, outdoor adventure activities and a miniature driving school, children will love a visit to Park Hall Farm, near Oswestry. Youngsters get the chance to drive scaled-down tractors, Land Rovers and even miniature excavators.

19. Wroxeter Roman city - Discover urban-living from 2,000 years ago at Wroxeter Roman city. Once the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, Viriconium as it was once known, was almost as large as Pompeii. Wander the remains of the bathhouse and explore a reconstructed town house, while learning about the daily lives of the people who lived here with the audio tour.

20. Brown Clee Hill - Enjoy the stunning views across the county from the greatest vantage point of all, Brown Clee Hill which at 1,772ft above sea level is the highest point in the county. Titterstone Clee Hill, at 1,749ft, also offers outstanding views, and why not call in at one of the excellent pubs nearby for a well-earned pint?

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