Things to do near Harper

16 April 2019

Harper is known for being a fairly rural campus so for this week I decided to compile a list of things to do in the local area to prove that we're not completely isolated! (Side note: This isn't an exhaustive list and majority of these are within an hour of Harper!)

Weston Park: https://www.weston-park.com/

Escape Rooms: https://www.xscapenow.co.uk/

Quad Biking: www.severnvalleyquadtrekking.co.uk

Canoeing: www.canoeuk.com

Ludlow Race Course: www.ludlowracecourse.co.uk

Hodnet Hall Gardens: www.hodnethallgardens.org

Cinemas: Cineworld - https://www.cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/telford/8097 or Odeon - https://www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/telford/27/

Trampoline Park: https://airea51.co.uk/parties-events/kids-birthday-parties/

Boscobel House: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/

Cosford RAF Museum: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/

Cannock Chase Trekking Centre: https://www.cannockchasehorsetrekking.com/

Telford Exotic Zoo: https://exoticzoo.co.uk/

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre: http://www.gentleshawwildlife.co.uk/

Chester Zoo: https://www.chesterzoo.org/

West Midlands Safari Park: https://www.wmsp.co.uk/

Blists Hill Victorian Town: https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/explore/blists-hill-victorian-town/

Ghetto Golf Birmingham: https://www.ghettogolf.co.uk/birmingham/

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet: https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/outlets/uk/designer-outlet-cheshire-oaks/

Blue Planet Aquarium: https://www.blueplanetaquarium.com/

Places To Walk

http://www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk/walking/

• The Wrekin Lilleshall Monument
• Apley Woods
• Haughmond Hill
• Cannock Chase
• Clun Castle
• Onny Meadows Country Park
• Wales (You can reach Snowdonia National Park in under 2 hours if you fancy yourself a challenge!)

Local Towns

• Market Drayton
• Iron Bridge
• Telford
• Shewsbury
• Stafford
• Bridgnorth

Nearby Cities

• Birmingham
• Manchester
• Liverpool
• Chester
• Nottingham

By Taylor Burgess