Great Days Out From Your Local Station
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury station is just a few minutes walk from the town centre with its winding streets, historic half timbered buildings, shops, galleries, museums, riverside park and its famous floral decorations. With its famous flower show held every year Gobowen is the nearest stop for Oswestry and buses leave for the town regularly from outside the station. Oswestry is a traditional market town with a great choice of independent, individual shops, cafes and restaurants. Good for shopping or a leisurely day out. For more information see the links below
www.visitshrewsbury.com
www.shropshiretourism.info/shrewsbury
www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk

Days out from Shrewsbury
Trains leave here every hour with direct services to Chester and the north Wales Coast, Birmingham, Manchester and the Heart of Wales Line and the Cambrian Coast.

Take the train at Shrewsbury for
The Heart of Wales – Trains leave Shrewsbury for the Heart of Wales line down to Swansea. Plenty to see en route and the Heart of Wales Line Forum has an excellent web site to make the most of your visit - click on the link below
www.heart-of-wales.co.uk

Chester – With a journey time of under an hour and direct trains every hour Chester is a great day out. On your arrival at Chester City Station a free City Rail Link Bus operates from Monday to Saturday and whisks you into the city centre. There you will find Roman Walls, medieval shop fronts, a host of history and superb shops to explore. For further information on Chester try the links below
www.visitchester.co.uk
www.chestertourist.com

For more information of railways in Wales & the Borders go to www.scenicwales.co.uk