All About Newport

www.allaboutnewport.co.uk | 13 Explore the Area Lilleshall Abbey - Extensive ruins of an Augustine Abbey, later a Civil War stronghold in a deeply rural setting. Much of the church survives, unusually viewable from gallery level along with the lavishly sculptured processional door and other cloister buildings. Lilleshall Monument - a 70ft obelisk, standing on Lilleshall Hill, it is dedicated to the 1st Duke of Sutherland, a local landowner, after his funeral in 1833. Aqualate Mere - The largest natural lake in the English Midlands. It is managed as a national Nature Reserve by Natural England. Weston Park - A thousand acres of wide open space to explore on foot or by bike. Take a ride on the miniature railway through Temple Wood. Run wild in the adventure playground. Visit the house, walled garden or art gallery. Ironbridge - The world’s first ironbridge and ten museums, telling the story of the Industrial Revolution in the valley of invention. (UNESCOWorld Heritage site). Hawkestone Follies - Is an historic woodland fantasy, with cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods and a series of extraordinary monuments, built over 200 years ago. RAF Cosford - The Royal Air Force Museum, offers a fun entertaining day out for all the family. Over 70 aircraft of international importance house in three wartime hangers. Boscobel House - Created around 1632, it has been at various times a farmhouse, hunting lodge and holiday home. 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. Hodnet Hall Gardens - There has been a park and gardens in Hodnet for 100 years. Over 60 acres of brilliantly coloured flowers, magnificent forest trees, sweeping lawns and a chain of ornamental pools which run tranquilly along the cultivated garden valley to provide a natural habitat for water fowl and other wildlife.