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 Upper Heath Farm, Heath, Craven Arms, SY7 9DS     01584 823 845 / 07968 801 118     [email protected]

Local Shropshire Area

Stable Cottage is a great base for your Shropshire holiday whatever your interests

It lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) nestling beneath the Brown Clee hill the highest hill in Shropshire at 540meters above sea level.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre 'A Great Day Out For All The Family'

The perfect place to start exploring the Shropshire Hills. Hear the stories of this varied landscape, its people & places, and its history & heritage.

A visit to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre will inspire you to explore the area and give you loads of ideas for places to visit and things to see & do.

The Secret Hills exhibition will reveal some of the stories hidden in the landscape. You can meet the mammoth and look inside an Iron Age roundhouse. The panoramic hot air balloon film lets you look at this stunning area from a unique perspective. Families should also pick up their free copy of Tusker's Timeline Trail and become landscape detectives themselves.

The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is housed in an extraordinary grass-roofed building designed to echo the hill forts in the surrounding Shropshire countryside. As well as the Secret Hills exhibition there is also a Cafe, Gallery, Visitor Information, Gift shop and free internet access. Take a look at the latest lunch menu.

Hands on family fun is on offer every week day in each of the school holidays, except for Christmas, as part of a programme of led sessions to entertain and engage your children.

Outside the Discovery Centre explore the Onny Meadows, which extend to over 30 acres. Follow paths along the banks of the river Onny, lucky visitors may see heron, kingfisher and wagtails. You'll also find some unique land art in the meadows including a 20 metre long living willow dragonfly and an earthoven. There are several waymarked walks and cycle routes taking visitors out into the countryside, including the Shropshire Way. Alternatively, you could try a day out on a hi-tech treasure hunt through the Shropshire Hills, following one of the Centre's Geocaching trails.

 

"From Clee to heaven the beacon burns
The shires have seen it plain
From north and south the sign returns
And beacon burns again"

A E HOUSEMAN, A SHROPSHIRE LAD

 

There are far too many attractions to list them all but including:

  • A network of footpaths and quiet country lanes with access to the nearby common which provides 500 acres of OPEN ACCESS LAND on which to roam.
  • The Stretton Hills (Ragleth,Lawley and Caradoc)
  • The Long Mynd. This National Trust land combines open moor with scenic valleys.
  • The Stiperstones.A dramatic outcrop of quartz.
  • Wenlock Edge. A limestone escarpment stretching from Much Wenlock to Church Stretton.
  • Ludlow. An unspoilt ancient market town of the Marches with over 500 listed buildings,Norman Castle,St Lawrences church(dating back to the 12th century)frequent markets,renowned Michelin restaurants,annual festivals including the food festival,a multi-million pound food centre and racecourse.Golf courses and leisure centre.
  • Much Wenlock with its Priory,church,independent shops and pubs and restaurants.
  • Ironbridge Gorge,a World Heritage Site and birthplace of industry in Britain.
  • Stokesay Castle,regarded as the best surviving example of a fortified manor House in the country.
  • The Cathederal city of Hereford (with the Mappa Mundi) or the historic city of Shrewsbury are less than an hours drive away.

A warm welcome awaits you at Upper Heath Farm holiday accommodation in Shropshire.

 

Find out more about Shropshire and places to visit

Ironbridge

Ludlow

Bridgnorth

Much Wenlock

Cleobury Mortimer

 

We have really enjoyed our stay at Stable Cottage. Jane and Rob were excellent hosts and made us feel very welcome. The riding was varied,sometimes challenging but always scenic! Kitty thought she had died and gone to heaven when we turned her out.

Ian and Lana (plus Kitten the horse)

Lovely welcome, very friendly, comfortable cottage. We were lucky with the weather and did some nice walks from the house (fort is worth a visit) and in Church Stretton area. OS maps are very handy - thanks!

Alice, Kevin and Robyn

Specifically Recommend: If you are taking horses it’s perfect, if you are after a very tasteful country stay in a cottage from Country Living magazine then you will not be disappointed.

We've really enjoyed our first stay in Shropshire. We enjoyed visiting Stokesay Castle, walking on the Long Mynd and exploring Nordy Bank ( the local hill fort ). The cottage has been lovely- quiet, comfortable and relaxing.

Pete and Sue Churton

Will not be disappointed, straight out of Country Living magazine” We took our two horses with us for this mini break with the dream of off-road riding and beautiful countryside, and we were not disappointed. The stables were fantastic, mega deep bedding, also on rubber, automatic waterers, and big, airy, stone stables with the most lush grass paddock for 24-7 use. The cottage was just as impressive, beautiful, superbly clean, quality finishing, luxury carpets, towels and bed linen, with lots of personal appropriate touches. It was so enjoyable to go to a place with such class in an area untouched by time. Looking forward to a return trip..

After riding for nearly 3 hours, Upper Heath Farm is a beautiful place to stay, stunning views and a tranquil setting, a lovely cottage with everything we could wish for, plus plenty of grazing and rest before heading off again!

The Parry family plus 4 horses

Local Gems: Pub was good fun, great community. The rides were fab, the hacking was so quiet, even on the roads we only met three cars all day. The cottages and buildings in the area were outstandingly beautiful and so interesting to ride or walk around. Sarah F from Shepshed, Leicestershire - 21st June 2014 "We enjoyed living this 'rural idyll' in this delightful cottage.A memorable Boxing Day treat-many thanks for everything!"

The Bailey Family

Thanks for a lovely stay here, albiet only for a 2 days. A most generous and welcoming experience. We appreciated the hamper very much. We will probably appear here again as we have never really experienced and explored Shropshire. We will also be recommending it to our friends.

Gwen and Mike (Morris Dancers)

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