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Photo of Long Mynd, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Little Stretton, Shropshire, central England.

Long MyndPhoto Daniel Sturley / Unsplash

Places to explore near Church Stretton StationChurch Stretton

Church Stretton Station sits inside the Shropshire Hills National Landscape. 49 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Long Mynd, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Little Stretton, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Long Mynd

SSSI near Little Stretton

Sweeping heather moorland plateau above Church Stretton.

0.8 km W

Photo: Carding Mill Valley, a viewpoint near Church Stretton, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Carding Mill Valley

Viewpoint near Church Stretton

National Trust valley biting into the Long Mynd above Church Stretton, a busy gateway to the open hill.

1.2 km NW

Photo: Pole Bank, the Long Mynd, a viewpoint near Church Stretton, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Pole Bank, the Long Mynd

Viewpoint near Church Stretton

High point of the Long Mynd's heather plateau, a toposcope summit with views deep into Wales.

2.7 km NW

Photo of Flounders' Folly, a folly near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Flounders' Folly

Folly near Craven Arms

Slim Victorian stone tower on Callow Hill near Craven Arms, opened on clear days for a four-county panorama.

8.6 km S

Photo of The Stiperstones, a rock formation near Minsterley, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

The Stiperstones

Rock formation near Minsterley

Bleak quartzite ridge crested with jagged tors, a National Nature Reserve steeped in devil legend.

9.4 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Church Stretton, a village in Shropshire, central England.

Church Stretton

Village

Victorian resort town tucked under the Long Mynd, a walkers' base once billed as 'Little Switzerland'.

0.3 km NW · Shropshire

Photo of Little Stretton, a village in Shropshire, central England.

Little Stretton

Village

Picture-book hamlet under the Long Mynd, best known for its thatched black-and-white timber church.

2 km SW · Shropshire

Photo of The Ragleth Inn, a pub near Little Stretton, Shropshire, central England.

The Ragleth Inn

Pub near Little Stretton

Whitewashed 17th-century village pub in Little Stretton with a log fire and a garden under the Long Mynd.

2.1 km SW

Photo of Carding Mill Valley&Long Mynd, a country estate near Church Stretton, Shropshire, central England.

Carding Mill Valley&Long Mynd

Country estate near Church Stretton

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

2.8 km W

Photo of Lightspout Waterfall, a waterfall near Church Stretton, Shropshire, central England.

Lightspout Waterfall

Waterfall near Church Stretton

Four-metre cascade tucked in a Long Mynd hollow above Carding Mill Valley, a 'miniature Niagara' to Victorian visitors.

3.3 km NW

Cardington

Village

Ancient stone village under Caer Caradoc, often called Shropshire's oldest continually inhabited village, with a fine old inn.

5.4 km E · Shropshire

Photo along the Shropshire Way, a 182-mile long-distance path in England and Wales.

Shropshire Way

Long-distance path

A figure-of-eight on Shrewsbury through the Shropshire hills, with the Wrekin, the Stiperstones and Wenlock Edge all on the round.

5.8 km NW · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of Stiperstones Landscape, a National Nature Reserve near Minsterley, Shropshire, central England.

Stiperstones Landscape

National Nature Reserve near Minsterley

A National Nature Reserve in Shropshire.

8.5 km W

Photo of Wilderhope Manor, a house & garden near Cardington, Shropshire, central England.

Wilderhope Manor

House & garden near Cardington

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

9 km E

Everything else within 10 km (35) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.