Message from Visit Oswestry.
Break for the Borderlands - Jubilee 2022 | |  We are very excited about events in Oswestry and the Borderlands to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. It will be a nostalgic weekend of steam trains, sandcastles and brass bands in the park with a Shropshire twist. Shropshire is England's biggest inland county and yet there will be sandcastles galore when we create a beach right in the centre of town! Add a market fun day with Morris dancers, a brass band in the park, afternoon tea and a boat trip over a World Heritage Site and you will be ready to celebrate the Queen's special anniversary in true Oswestry style. | | The seven best things to do in Oswestry and The Borderlands on Jubilee Weekend. - Spend a day at the beach in Oswestry.
- Come along to a family fun day at the market.
- Take afternoon tea with a jazz flavour.
- Take a train trip on a vintage train.
- Listen to the band in the park!
- Take a picnic to a castle.
- Take a slow boat to Wales.
| | Family Fun, Bailey Head - 3rd June. Join us in Oswestry town at the Bailey Head for some family fun! Meet the Alpacas, enjoy live music and at 11 am and 1pm Morris Dancing. there will be Children's Rides, Owl Display & Free Face Painting. It will be market day too, so browse the stalls and soak up the atmosphere of our wonderful market town. 10am - 2.30pm | | | Beach Fun, Festival Square - 2nd to 5th June
We are bringing the seaside to Oswestry! There will be a sandy beach, deckchairs and even buckets and spades. Great all round family fun which will be especially popular with the little ones. Open 10am to 5pm, from 2nd June 2022 to 5th June.
| | | Afternoon Tea, Wynnstay Hotel - Friday 3rd June The Wynnstay Hotel hosts a right royal traditional afternoon tea, in their tent on the green. You'll be greeted with a glass of fizz on arrival and the background music will be the hotel's jazz band. A lovely way to spend your royal afternoon! Starts at 2pm. | | | Garden Party, The Sweeney - 4th June
Shropshire's definitive Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Garden Party!
Tickets are available at £20.00 for Adults and just £7.50 for children under twelve. Children under two will be granted free admission.
Included in your ticket price is: Afternoon Tea (Cakes, Sandwiches, Savouries, Tea & Coffee) and entertainment throughout the day.
And of course, our bars will be open should you wish to raise a glass to her Majesty for such a momentous achievement. | | | Weston Pools - 4th & 5th June Weston Village hosts a weekend of events. Adele Uncut performs on the 4th with fireworks and prosecco, and the weekend celebrations continue with a 'Royal Thankyou to our Queen' and special nostalgic Sunday lunch on 5 th June. There will be Sherry Trifle and Knicker Bocker Glory! | | | Picnic & Music, Whittington Castle - 5th June Bring your own picnic to Whittington Castle and enjoy live music, a sing along and fun and games in a beautiful, historic setting. You can order special Jubilee picnic boxes too! Free event starting 12 until 4pm - car parking fees apply. | | | Llangollen Wharf Boat Cruise - 5th June Take a four hour narrowboat ride from Llangollen Wharf with afternoon tea and fizz. Meander along the Llangollen Canal taking in all the beautiful scenery that the Dee Valley and its river has to offer. You will pass through Trevor Basin which leads on to the magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct . | | | Live Music, Cae Glas Park - 5th June Porth y Waen Silver Band plays for you from 2 to 4pm in Cae Glas Park. Bring a picnic, a blanket or maybe a chair or two and relax as you listen to traditional favourites from throughout the Queen's reign.. The spring flowers are in bloom and the park looks lovely. How about a game of crazy golf? Or a delicious ice cream or coffee? | | |  | Heritage Railways - All Weekend If Heritage Railways are your thing, you'll be spoilt for choice! Take a trip from Oswestry Station to Weston Wharf on Cambrian Heritage Railways, which has reopened after 50 years! It may only be a short journey, but your destination has a newly re-created station, a brewery, distillery, fishing pools and some rural walks around the tiny hamlet of Weston. And just across the border, we have Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, who have a special exhibition of models including the Flying Scotsman - all made from mini bricks. Llangollen Railway will be open too, all with train trips galore! | |  | Ready for a more relaxed way to travel? Book a free Rickshaw ride and see more of Oswestry. Phone: 07946 045593 | | |
