Wem is a small market town in Shropshire.
Get in
By train
Wem train station 📍 is served by Arriva Trains (Wales) from Shrewsbury, roughly every 2 hours, journey takes around 20 minutes and costs £3.10. Trains also run in the opposite direction from Cheshire.
By bus
Arriva buses from Shrewsbury, journey takes roughly 1 hour.
Get around
Almost everywhere in Wem can be accessed by foot. However a local bus that runs from the Co-op in the centre of town around the housing estates, journeys cost from 20p. There are also a few local taxi firms.
See
- Mythstories Museum, Aston St, SY4 5AU, 52.856058°, -2.721904°, +44 7969 541552. is a unique museum of Myth & Fable located in Wem. Mythstories has exhibitions and storytelling research material. It features regular storytelling events throughout the year. Admission is free
- Hawkestone Follies, Weston Under Redcastle, SY4 5UY (Just 3 miles from Wem), 52.8576°, -2.64298°. The Follies is made up of cliffs, caves, woods and a series of extraordinary monuments. After years of neglect, it was restored and re-opened in 1993.
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Old Rectory Hotel, Lowe Hill Rd, SY4 5UA, 52.857057°, -2.733139°, +44 1939 233233.
- Soulton Hall, B5065, Soulton, SY4 5RS, 52.8678°, -2.679°, +44 1939 232786.
- Hawkstone Park, Weston Under Redcastle, SY4 5UY, 52.857257°, -2.642629°, +44 1948 841700, enquiries@hawkstone.co.uk. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. This property includes 2 championship golf courses.
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