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Photo of The Iron Bridge, a landmark near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.

The Iron Bridge© Brian Deegan / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Oakengates StationOakengates

34 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Shropshire Hills, a National Landscape in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Shropshire Hills

National Landscape near Little Stretton

Heather ridges and rocky tops rising over the Welsh border, from the Long Mynd's plateau to the Wrekin's landmark cone

4.2 km SW

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

6.6 km S · spans 14 counties

Photo of Blists Hill Victorian Town, a visitor attraction near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Blists Hill Victorian Town

Attraction near Ironbridge

Recreated Victorian town in the Ironbridge Gorge where costumed shopkeepers, a foundry and a fairground bring the industrial age alive.

7.1 km S

Photo: The Wrekin, a 407m hill near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

The Wrekin

Marilyn · County top near Ironbridge

Isolated wooded hill, the county's beloved landmark.

7.3 km W

Photo of Ironbridge, a village in Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Ironbridge

Village

Riverside village strung along the Severn beneath the world's first iron bridge, heart of a World Heritage gorge.

7.7 km S · Shropshire

Photo of The Iron Bridge, a landmark near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

The Iron Bridge

Landmark near Ironbridge

The world's first major cast-iron bridge, cast at Coalbrookdale and thrown over the Severn in 1779, heart of a World Heritage gorge.

7.7 km S

Photo of Jackfield Tile Museum, a visitor attraction near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Jackfield Tile Museum

Attraction near Ironbridge

Museum of decorative tiles in the former Craven Dunnill works by the Severn, part of the Ironbridge Gorge collection.

7.8 km S

Photo of Coalport China Museum, a visitor attraction near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.Highlight

Coalport China Museum

Attraction near Ironbridge

Riverside museum in the old Coalport works telling the story of Shropshire's fine porcelain, one of ten Ironbridge Gorge museums.

8.3 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Granville Country Park, a country park near Telford, Shropshire, central England.

Granville Country Park

Country park near Telford

A country park in Shropshire.

2.5 km NE

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.

4.5 km W · Shropshire & Wrexham

Photo of Sunnycroft, a house & garden near Telford, Shropshire, central England.

Sunnycroft

House & garden near Telford

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

4.5 km W

Lilleshall Abbey

Abbey near Telford

The remains of a medieval abbey in Shropshire.

5.3 km NE

Photo along the Severn Way, a 210-mile long-distance path running from Plynlimon to Bristol, England and Wales.

Severn Way

Long-distance path

Britain's longest riverside walk, shadowing the Severn from its peat-hag source on Plynlimon to the docks at Bristol.

7.5 km SW · spans 5 counties

Photo of The Boat Inn (Jackfield), a pub in Shropshire, central England.

The Boat Inn (Jackfield)

Pub near Jackfield

Riverside pub at Jackfield by the Ironbridge Gorge, its walls marking the Severn's great flood levels.

8.1 km S

Buildwas Abbey

Abbey near Ironbridge

The remains of a medieval abbey in Shropshire.

8.4 km SW

Photo of Benthall Hall, a house & garden near Ironbridge, Shropshire, central England.

Benthall Hall

House & garden near Ironbridge

A National Trust place in Shropshire.

8.8 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (18) — 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.