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Attractions near Long Mountain
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This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
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Powysland Museum
(4 Miles)*
The groundfloor displays illustrate the history and development of life in Montgomeryshire from the earliest prehistoric settlers to the 20th century population. |
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Powis Castle and Garden
(5 Miles)*
It is hard to believe that the oldest parts of Powis Castle were begun around 800 years ago and some of the oaks were planted at a similar time. The castle was built by the Welsh Princes. |
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Glansevern Hall
(7 Miles)*
Over 25 acres of glorious gardens surrounding a Greek revival house of great elegance on the banks of the River Severn. |
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Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture
(7 Miles)*
Andrew Logan's work is of popular poetry and metropolitan glamour. It is an art which resounds with the exuberant excess of a Busby Berkeley musical. |
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Carding Mill Valley and the Shropshire Hills
(11 Miles)*
The National Trust's Carding Mill Valley and the surrounding area of the Shropshire Hills is the ideal recreation area for those who enjoy long solitary walks, wildlife spotting, mountain biking. |
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Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
(11 Miles)*
The railway was opened in 1903 to link the rural communities to the market town of Welshpool. The gauge of 2 ft 6 inches allowed for tight curves and steep gradients following the contours of the countryside. |
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Coleham Pumping Station
(12 Miles)*
Magnificent Renshaw beam engines in 1901 pumping house. |
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Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery (Rowley's House)
(12 Miles)*
Rocks, Romans, China and Costume, Mediaeval Shrewsbury and Shropshire Wildlife. |
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Walcot Hall
(13 Miles)*
Walcot Hall dates back to Tudor times, the original Elizabethan facade being gabled. In 1763, Lord Clive of India commissioned Sir William Chambers, leading architect of the time to redesign the house. |
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Shrewsbury Castle and The Shropshire Regimental Museum
(13 Miles)*
Spanning nearly a millennium of our history, Shrewsbury Castle's origins date back to Norman attempts to secure the border with Wales. It's now home to the Shropshire Regimental Museum. |
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Towns near Long Mountain
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Welshpool
(4 Miles)*
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Guilsfield
(5 Miles)*
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Montgomery
(6 Miles)*
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Pontesbury
(7 Miles)*
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Arddleen
(7 Miles)*
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Melverley
(7 Miles)*
The village of Melverley is off the beaten track, a quiet village with houses and farms scattered over a large area. |
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Berriew
(7 Miles)*
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Hyssington
(7 Miles)*
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Castle Caereinion
(8 Miles)*
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Ratlinghope
(8 Miles)*
The small village of Ratlinghope and its equally tiny offshoot Bridges lie in the beautiful valley of the Darnford brook, which rises at Wildmoor Pool on the Long Mynd. Its name is pronounced "Ratchup" by some locals. |
