Historical Attractions in Shropshire
The village of Atcham is situated on the old A5 Roman Road approximately 3 miles to the east of Shrewsbury. Our beautiful Grade II listed red-brick pub sits within the village, opposite the main gates of Attingham Park, owned by the Hill family from the early 1700s until 1951.
It was originally a private house, which may have dated from as early as 1725, believed to have been called ‘the Dower House’, later becoming an inn. It is steeped in history and has an interesting close association with Bertram Clough William-Ellis, the author, architect and creator of Portmeirion Italianate village in North Wales.
If history is your thing, then the Mytton and Mermaid and surrounding historic attractions is the place for you.
Attingham Park
Open from 12.30pm to 5.30pm, 7 days a week.
Attingham Park, now a National Trust property, boasts a rich history intertwined with the fortunes of the Berwick family for over 160 years. Built for the 1st Lord Berwick in 1785, the property includes a grand neo-classical mansion and extensive parkland. The estate's story reflects periods of love, neglect, and rediscovery, with notable features like the Italianate Cronkhill villa and the remnants of RAF Atcham, a WWII airfield.
Wroxeter Roman City
2 miles from the Mytton and Mermaid.
Open Thursday to Sunday 10am - 5pm. Discover urban-living 2,000 years ago at Viriconium (Wroxeter) - once the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. Wander the remains of the bathhouse and explore a reconstructed town house from a city which was almost as large as Pompeii.
Longer Hall
3 miles from the Mytton and Mermaid.
Built in 1803, Longner Hall is a Tudor Gothic style house set in a park landscaped by Humphry Repton. The home of one family for over 700 years. Longner's principal rooms are adorned with plaster fan vaulting and stained glass.
Haughmond Abbey
5 miles from the Mytton and Mermaid.
The extensive remains of an Augustinian abbey, including its abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister. The substantially surviving chapter house has a frontage richly bedecked with 12th and 14th century carving and statuary, and a fine timber roof of around 1500.
Benthall Hall
12 miles from the Mytton and Mermaid.
Built in 1535, Situated on a plateau above the gorge of the River Severn, this fine stone house has mullioned and transomed windows, a stunning interior with carved oak staircase and decorated plaster ceilings and oak panelling.
RAF Cosford
19 miles from the Mytton and Mermaid.
RAF Cosford, now part of the Defence College of Technical Training, began as a school for technical training in the 1930s and played a crucial role during World War II, including preparing Spitfires for frontline service. It also housed various units like the No. 9 Maintenance Unit and an RAF Hospital. Today, it continues to be a major training center and is home to the RAF Museum Midland.