coverage of shrewsbury in chat magazine

Shre w sbur y The top tipple celebrates the town’ s most famous son, Darwin G e t a w a y g u i d e t o Tell us about your holiday and we’ll give you £50 if we print it! Don’t forget we’re on facebook at www.facebook.com/ chatmagazine as well as the address/e-mail on page 8. £ 5 0 H o l i d a y on Sabrina – a passenger boat with live commentary, on the picturesque River Severn. We learnt about Shrewsbury School and saw the ‘tiddlybar’ on the river’s edge – where, in Victorian times, child workers were paid with watered-down ale! Further out of town, we visited Wroxeter Roman City, complete with vineyard, where we sampled the produce! Good grub? The restaurant at Drapers Hall is simply amazing. Charming host-owner Nigel Huxley is also an incredible chef. I loved his seabass with olive tapenade. Mum’s favourite was her baked chocolate fondant with caramelised orange. Yum! Our favourite pub was The Loggerheads – with its tiny, cell-sized bar. And top tipple has to be Darwin’s Origin – a local beer celebrating Charles Darwin, the town’s most famous son. Here’s to you, Charlie! H ope we don’t meet any ghosts!’ Mum said, as we set off on our mini-break. Thankfully, we didn’t! But every corner in this medieval market town is steeped in traces of past times… Where to stay? We arrived in Shrewsbury, after a 2½ hour train journey from London, and settled straight into Drapers Hall. Named after the rich wool merchants of the past, it’s one of the oldest and finest buildings in town – but is also a beautiful boutique hotel and restaurant. Downstairs is all oak-panels and flagstone floors. Upstairs, we stayed in the Wool Room, with two double en-suite bedrooms off a central lounge, beautifully decorated with antiques. I slept like a baby, and woke to the church bells of St Mary’s. What to do? We loved exploring the quaint maze of cobbled streets and alleyways, lined with little shops. Street names hark back to medieval times and give a clue as to what went on there – Milk Street, Butcher Row – and, er, Grope Lane! Be sure to look up and see the Tudor characters carved into the facades of the buildings! And then there’s the town’s Castle and Abbey to explore, plus the brand-new Museum & Art Gallery, situated in the old Music Hall. Exhausted, we rested on a 40-minute cruise l General info: www.visitshrewsbury. com (tel: 0174 325 8888) l Drapers Hall: www.drapershall restaurant.co.uk (tel: 0174 334 4679) lWroxeter Roman City: www. english-heritage.org.uk/wroxeter (tel: 01743 761330) l Sabrina Tours: www.sabrinaboat. co.uk (tel: 0174 336 9741) lShrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery: www.shrewsbu rymuseum. org.uk (tel: 0174 325 8885) Useful stuff SHREWSBURY M a i n p h o t o : A l a y 55 Hayley Fowler, 48, from Marlow, and her mum Enid had a weekend break in this historic Shropshire town T h e w o r l d ’ s y o u r o y s t er . . . St r ol l t he st r eet s… …or r el a x on t he r i v er ‘

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Page 1: Coverage of Shrewsbury in Chat magazine

Shre wsbur yThe top tipplecelebrates thetownrsquos mostfamous son

Darwin

G e t a w a y

g u i d e t o

Tell us about your holidayand wersquoll give you pound50 ifwe print it Donrsquot forgetwersquore on facebook at

wwwfacebookcomchatmagazine as well as theaddresse-mail on page 8

pound 50

H ol i d a y

on Sabrina ndash a passenger boatwith live commentary on thepicturesque River Severn

We learnt aboutShrewsburySchool and sawthe lsquotiddlybarrsquoon the riverrsquosedge ndash where in Victorian timeschild workerswere paid withwatered-down ale

Further out oftown we visitedWroxeter Roman

City complete with vineyardwhere we sampled the produce

Good grubThe restaurant at Drapers Hallis simply amazing Charminghost-owner Nigel Huxley is alsoan incredible chef I loved hisseabass with olive tapenadeMumrsquos favourite was her bakedchocolate fondant withcaramelised orange Yum

Our favourite pub was TheLoggerheads ndash with its tinycell-sized bar And top tipplehas to be Darwinrsquos Origin ndash alocal beer celebrating CharlesDarwin the townrsquos most famousson Herersquos to you Charlie

Hope we donrsquotmeet anyghostsrsquo Mumsaid as weset off on our

mini-break Thankfullywe didnrsquot But everycorner in this medievalmarket town is steepedin traces of past timeshellip

Where to stayWe arrived in Shrewsbury aftera 2frac12 hour train journey fromLondon and settled straightinto Drapers Hall

Named after the rich woolmerchants of the past itrsquos one ofthe oldest and finest buildingsin town ndash but is also a beautifulboutique hotel and restaurant

Downstairs is all oak-panelsand flagstone floors Upstairswe stayed in the Wool Roomwith two

double en-suite bedrooms off acentral lounge beautifullydecorated with antiques I sleptlike a baby andwoke to the churchbells of St Maryrsquos

Whatto do We loved exploringthe quaint maze of

cobbled streetsand alleywayslined with little shopsStreet names hark back tomedieval times and givea clue as to what went onthere ndash Milk Street ButcherRow ndash and er Grope Lane

Be sure to look up andsee the Tudor characterscarved into the facadesof the buildings And then therersquos the

townrsquos Castle and Abbey toexplore plusthe brand-newMuseum amp ArtGallery situatedin the oldMusic Hall

Exhaustedwe rested on a40-minute cruise

lGeneral info wwwvisitshrewsburycom (tel 0174 325 8888)lDrapers Hall wwwdrapershallrestaurantcouk (tel 0174 334 4679)lWroxeter Roman City wwwenglish-heritageorgukwroxeter(tel 01743 761330)l Sabrina Tours wwwsabrinaboatcouk (tel 0174 336 9741)lShrewsbury Museum amp ArtGallery wwwshrewsburymuseumorguk (tel 0174 325 8885)

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