Shre wsbur yThe top tipplecelebrates thetownrsquos mostfamous son

Darwin

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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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Hayley Fowler 48 fromMarlow and her mumEnid had a weekendbreak in this historicShropshire town

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