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View Edge Quarries

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View Edge Quarries is one of 105 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Shropshire. Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice and Hillend Quarry are among the SSSIs within 7.5 km. For arrivals by rail, Craven Arms Station is about 2.5 km to the north.

More places to visit near View Edge Quarries

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.

0.9 km E · Shropshire & Wrexham

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

1.1 km E

Photo of Stokesay Castle, a ruined castle near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Stokesay Castle

Castle near Craven Arms

Best-preserved fortified medieval manor, timber gatehouse.

1.4 km NE

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.

5.5 km NE

Photo of Old Downton Lodge, a restaurant near Downton on the Rock, Herefordshire, central England.Highlight

Old Downton Lodge

Restaurant · With rooms near Downton on the Rock

A Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms in a cluster of historic farm buildings near Ludlow.

7.3 km S

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.

8.3 km NW