Wollerton is a small North Shropshire village, home to Wollerton Old Hall Garden – a stunning garden set around a 16th century house, which is open to the public on Fridays, Sundays and Bank Holidays during the summer. Just one mile away, the quaint village of Hodnet is made up of historic houses, a village store, an attractive church and The Bear, a 16th century inn serving real ale and home-made food sourced from local produce. The award-winning Hodnet Hall Gardens, open seasonally between April and September on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, offer a picturesque place to visit, with a series of pretty pools set amongst over 60 acres of sweeping lawns, vibrant flowers and ancient trees. Only 11 miles from Wollerton is Whitchurch, a delightful town internationally renowned for its clock production dating back to the 1650s, and home to many splendid buildings, from medieval, Tudor and Georgian times, all dominated by St. Alkmund’s Church. Close by is Ellesmere, with its beautiful meres (lakes), the pottery museums at Stoke-on-Trent, a variety of National Trust mansions and gardens including Attingham, Hawkstone Park and Follies, Tatton Park, the wonderful shops and zoo at Chester, Wroxeter Roman City, the World Heritage Site Ironbridge Gorge with its famous museums, and the lovely medieval towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow.
