lairdphilt's Qype reviews
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Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 2AT
Shrewsbury Castle and The Shropshire Regimental Museum
lairdphilt
wrote on 4 August 2011
According to the local history, the oldest parts of the Castle were built between 1066 and 1074, during the reign of William the Conqueror. There were several additions over several centuries.
Later, in the late 18th century, Thomas Telford remodelled the interior as a private house.
The Castle was acquired by the Corporation of Shrewsbury in 1924 through the generosity of Shropshire Horticultural Society.
Shrewsbury Museums Service displays include a brief history of the castle through the centuries.
The Castle houses the spectacular collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust including pictures, uniforms, medals, weapons and other equipment from the 18th Century to the present day.
The Shropshire Regimental Museum charts the history of the Shrewsbury and Salopian regimental campaigns and wars over the last two centuries as mentioned. The quality of militaria on display is stunning and the museum is well maintained. A must see for those with a military connection and/or a passion for history.
Should also mention that the Castle is a popular venue for licensed civil ceremonies, with the grounds providing a lovely setting for photographs.
A range of outdoor theatre takes place in the grounds during the Shrewsbury Summer Season.
Museum Admission is reasonable and is priced as follows -Adults: £2.50, Seniors: £1.50, Free to under 18s, students, & members of the regiments
The Castle grounds are open Monday – Saturday: 9am – 5pm and Sundays too, they are also well maintained and present a green haven for a bit of peace, quiet and contemplation.
Well worth a visit and is situated right next to the Railway Station too.
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Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1QH
Shrewsbury Visitor Information Centre
lairdphilt
wrote on 4 August 2011
Shrewsbury Visitor Information Centre is based at the Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery which is located at Rowley’s House in Barker Street.
So whether you’re planning a trip, or already here, and you are tempted to find out more about Shrewsbury and Shropshire you could do no better than to have a chat with the helpful people at the Visitor Information Centre – after all they’re the people in the know, you know.
Leaflets & guides pertaining to Accommodation – What to do & See – Where to Eat – Guided Tours – in addition to Maps, books & Souvenirs
The Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery demonstrates the early & Roman history of town and is also open to the public with free admission. (Well worth a peek.)
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4 Fish Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1UR
lairdphilt
wrote on 4 August 2011
The Three Fishes is a fifteenth century pub that dates back to the year 1640. It serves home cooked food & real ale and is Shropshire’s only smoke free pub (pre-smoking ban).
It is centrally situated in the heart of Shrewsbury, opposite St Alkmunds Church, down Fish Street just off from Butchers Row.
Traditional home made food is available Mon-Sun 12-2.15pm and Mon-Sat 6-8.30pm. Behind the bar you will find an excellent selection of fine wines and cask ales (least half a dozen real ales on show upon my own visit).
The Three Fishes has achieved many awards including the Certificate of Excellence in Cask Marque 2002/3/4/5, selected for Good Beer Guide 2003/4/5/6/10, featured in Good Pub Guide 2004/5 and won the West Shropshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2002/3.
So basically the pub has been on top of its game the last ten years from what I could divulge with all the awards achieved. (It is also mentioned on the Shrewsbury Heritage Pub Crawl postcard available from the Tourist Information Centre.)
Food is served 12.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. & 6.00 p.m – 8.30 p.m. & drinking times are 11.30am-3pm/5pm-11pm Mon-Thur, 11.30am-11pm Fri-Sat and 12pm-4pm/7pm-10.30pm Sun.
My initial personal impression upon entering the premises was of a very clean & posh – immaculately run establishment.
Real ale enthusiasts will be keen to know the beer is well kept (CAMRA members will know exactly what I mean). I sampled the Midnight Stout – which was brewed with natural spring water & was very smooth (if you wish to check out the product -http://woodlandsbrewery.co.uk/default.htm) As a Guinness man & CAMRA convert myself – I had the best of both worlds with the Midnight Stout.
Food looked nice but pricey – most meals £ 10 (I.e. steak and ale pie etc.) even the specials, but there are Panini’s you can purchase for £5 and the pork pies seem to have something of a cult following!
The locals/regulars seem friendly & chatty enough which made for a pleasant atmosphere all round.
Well recommended and well worth a visit.