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Wonderland Telford

Wonderland Telford

7.14km from Lilleshall Abbey

Wonderland is a fairytale adventure park for families with young children in Telford, Shropshire. The park has a big indoor soft play area plus a number of other children's fairground rides and attractions including Teddys train, Crazy Caterpillar, the White Rabbit, Tea cups, crazy golf, Dinosaur Valley, Wonderland maze, Winter Wonderland Christmas Village, walks through woodland and panning for gems. Caters for birthday parties.

Telford Town Park

Telford Town Park

7.76km from Lilleshall Abbey

Telford Town Park is a park and Local Nature Reserve in Telford in Shropshire. In 2015, it was voted "UK's Best Park" in the inaugural public competition organised by Fields in Trust. The 450 acre Telford Town Park is the ideal destination for a relaxing family day out. There are safe play areas for youngsters of all ages, nature trails, sites of special scientific interest, sports pitches, a lakeside amphitheatre and several beautiful gardens.

Weston Park

Weston Park

7.96km from Lilleshall Abbey

Weston Park is a historic house and garden located on the Staffordshire and Shropshire border. The 40-hectare park has a wading pool, beach, miniature train, and cycle track. Other facilities include a playground with a climbing net and swings, picnic tables, electric barbeques, public toilets, an adventure playground, a miniature train, and a fixed orienteering course. It is now in the care of the trustees of the Weston Park Foundation. The house retains its art collection with over 30,000 ob

National Trust - Sunnycroft

National Trust - Sunnycroft

8.83km from Lilleshall Abbey

The National Trust's Sunnycroft, Shropshire, is a rare Victorian suburban villa and mini-estate with five acres of garden. The house is packed full with everyday items belonging to the families who lived here, The grounds are a mini estate with pigsties, stables, kitchen garden, orchards, conservatory, flower garden and superb Wellingtonia avenue. Enjoy a refreshments in the period tea-room.

Sunnycroft

Sunnycroft

8.85km from Lilleshall Abbey

The National Trust's Sunnycroft, Shropshire, is a rare Victorian suburban villa and mini-estate with five acres of garden. The house belonged to the Lander family from its completion in 1899 until its transfer to the National Trust in 1997. The house is packed full with everyday items belonging to the families who lived here, The grounds are a mini estate with pigsties, stables, kitchen garden, orchards, conservatory, flower garden and superb Wellingtonia avenue. Enjoy a refreshments in the per

Telford Steam Railway

Telford Steam Railway

9.03km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Telford Steam Railway is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976. The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas. Its official business name is the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust, and it is a registered charity.

The Ercall

The Ercall

10.23km from Lilleshall Abbey

Ercall Hill, is a small hill in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is located between The Wrekin and Wellington, in the Telford & Wrekin borough. It is regarded as an internationally important geological site, which is part of The Wrekin and The Ercall Site of Special Scientific Interest. It bears the marks of extensive quarrying, although the quarries are now disused, safe and open to the public.

Royal Air Force Museum

Royal Air Force Museum

10.28km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, located in Cosford in Shropshire, is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular. The huge site houses over 70 aircraft and a host of exhibitions and features, including the Cold War exhibition. It also includes restaurant, shop hands on gallery, simulator and 4D experience.

Blists Hill Victorian Town

Blists Hill Victorian Town

11.12km from Lilleshall Abbey

Blists Hill Victorian Town is one of the 10 Ironbridge Gorge Museums set within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is like stepping back in time, with the historic streets lined with shops, cottages and places of work. This town also hosts events, such themed festivals, outdoor theatre and sporting trials.

White Ladies Priory

White Ladies Priory

11.24km from Lilleshall Abbey

White Ladies Priory was a convent of Augustinian canonesses founded in the late 12th century, dedicated to St Leonard. After an uneventful history it was closed in 1536, in the early stages of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. By 1587 the site of the priory had passed to a branch of the Giffard family, and a timber-framed manor house was built adjoining the priory ruins.

Darby Houses

Darby Houses

11.44km from Lilleshall Abbey

Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron

Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron

11.58km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron in Shropshire is one of the ten museums that make up the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Coalbrookdale changed the world forever. The museum shows you how with trails galleries and interactive displays. This is also the location of the Darby furnace where ground breaking technology was used to smelt iron with coke resulting in the construction of the worlds first Iron Bridge.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Head Office

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is an industrial heritage organisation which runs ten museums and manages multiple historic sites within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire, England, widely considered as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It includes a number of settlements important to industrial history and with heritage assets, including Ironbridge, Coalport and Jackfield along the River Severn, and also Coalbrookdale and Broseley.

Enginuity

Enginuity

11.62km from Lilleshall Abbey

Enginuity is a fun filled, hands-on science and engineering centre, with something for everyone to enjoy. ​​​​​​​The museum's exhibition floor is divided into four zones: Materials & Structures, Systems & Control, Energy and Design. Enginuity also offers workshops and interactive shows for school groups. During school holidays, the interactive shows are offered to the general public on varying themes.

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

11.83km from Lilleshall Abbey

Boscobel House and its Royal Oak tree became famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. It has been, at various times, a farmhouse, a hunting lodge, and a holiday home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Today it is managed by English Heritage.

Jackfield Tile Museum

Jackfield Tile Museum

12.18km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Jackfield Tile Museum is the home of the Victorian Tile. The Museum is in the historic and ornate buildings of the original Craven Dunnill and Company Factory, which was at the heart of tile production in the Victorian Age. Jackfield is one of the oldest known ceramic production centres in Shropshire, a tradition dating back to the 16th century.

The Wrekin

The Wrekin

12.25km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Wrekin is an iconic hill located near Telford, Shropshire. The wooded ridge offers a challenging but manageable climb and beautiful natural surroundings. The hill is popular for walkers and tourists, and rising to a height of 407 metres, offers great views of Shropshire.

Tar Tunnel

Tar Tunnel

12.25km from Lilleshall Abbey

The Tar Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. It is one of the ten musuems that make up the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire. In the past visitors were provided with hard hats and were able to enter the first 300 feet of the brick-lined tunnel as far as an iron gate. Electric lighting is provided. Due to a build up of gas in the tunnel, it is unsafe to enter but visitors can still get a view alo

Coalport China Museum

Coalport China Museum

12.36km from Lilleshall Abbey

he Coalport China MThe Coalport China Museum is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. It was home to the famous firm until 1926 and is filled with the finest examples of their work. The factory's unusual buildings contain colourful displays depicting a history of china-making, as well as demonstration workshops where, during school holidays, you'll be able to have a go yourself.useum is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by t

The Iron Bridge

The Iron Bridge

12.44km from Lilleshall Abbey

The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering; after it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in the construction of bridges, aqueducts and buildings. It was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Re

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Lilleshall Abbey

Lilleshall Abbey

Abbey Road, Lilleshall, Telford, Newport TF10 9HW, UK

Lilleshall Abbey was founded in about 1148 for a community of Augustinian canons. By the late 13th century, it had become a religious house of great reputation and prestige. In the 14th century, however, a financial crisis contributed to a gradual dwindling of the community. After the abbey was suppressed in 1538, it was converted into a private house. The buildings were severely damaged in the Civil War during a Parliamentarian siege, but the extensive sandstone remains still give an impression