Photos 2023: Shropshire

We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary in the spring with a few days exploring the Shropshire Hills

A traditional whitewashed pub building

The Crown Inn at Wentnor, where we stayed for a few days in May

A collection of wooden and metal benches in grassland beside a road

Rest home for benches in Wentnor

Miriam standing on open moorland

Miriam on the summit of Oak Hill, at the end of a climb up from Snailbeach

Phil standing on open moorland

Phil on Oak Hill

A mine winding wheel mounted on top of a tall triangular wooden frame

Industrial heritage at Snailbeach, where lead was once mined

A tall chimney behind the remains of a brick building, among trees

Remains of the mine workings at Snailbeach

Looking down over a wooded valley, with countryside stretching to the horizon beyond

View over Crowsnest Dingle on a walk from Snailbeach

A sheep on a hillside with view of the town below

On moorland overlooking Church Stretton

Traditional buildings in a wooded valley

Batch Valley, heading out into the hills from All Stretton

Hiils and moorland

On the way over the Long Mynd to Church Stretton (sorry, we went by car)

A stone bridge over a river with a café behind

Bridge and café at Clun

Box labelled GRIT below which someone has written & DETERMINATION

There’s plenty of both in Shropshire