Children’s Play Areas
Cravern Arms, Playing area behind Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Craven Arms, Playing field next to CASCA Community Centre
Craven Arms, Micky Millers Play Barn [fee required] Ludlow, Playground next to river and Green Cafe, bottom of castle
Church Stretton, at cross-roads on A49
Craven Arms
Shropshire Hills Discovery Hills Centre, www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk
Acton Scott Working Farm, actonscott.com
Mickey Millers Playbarn, indoor fun for kids on rainy day, mickeymillersfamilyplaybarn.wordpress.com
Ludlow
Ludlow Green Cafe, Play area for kids by river, thegreencafe.co.uk
Mortimer Forest, Forestry Commission, www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/englandherefordshirethemarchesmortimerforest
Church Stretton
Carding Mill Valley and Long Mynd, National Trust, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/carding-mill-valley-and-the-long-mynd
Archery, www.longmyndarchers.co.uk
Longmynd Gliding Club, www.midlandgliding.club
Shrewsbury
Quarry, river, play area, flower area, www.visitshrewsbury.co.uk/shrewsbury-town/quarry-park.html
Knighton
The Spaceguard Centre, www.spaceguarduk.com, learn about moon and space in this astronomical observatory featuring telescopes, mini-dome representation of night sky, moving model of solar system showing planets in orbit around the sun and meteorites amongst other things! Great place to visit to understand the Islamic and astronomical basis of the new moon ushering in the lunar month.
Churchstoke (near Montgomery, beautiful drive from Craven Arms)
Dairy dreams, Ice Cream Farm, www.dairydreams.co.uk
Churchstoke County Park (FREE), See animals, beautiful scenary and childrens playground, located behind Harry Tuffins supermarket www.facebook.com/pg/ChurchstokeCountryParkAndSundayMarket/about/?ref=page_internal
Other activities
Walcot Stables, Horse-riding in Shropshire Hills, www.walcotstables.co.uk
Stiperstones, Family exploring, www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/daysout/days-out-england/days-out-in-shropshire/stiperstones