Dear Blogger,
Message from Oswestry Tourism
Break for the Borderlands - Easter and May Bank Holidays | | | Are you ready to enjoy light nights, spring bluebells and some exciting events? This is Oswestry - where Shropshire meets Wales! Easter Market Fun Day | Free Street Circus | Trains begin at Cambrian Railways | Carrot Express at Welshpool Railway | National Trust Easter Trails | Coronation Live in the Park | Oswestry's beach returns | Order the new Oswestry mini guide | |  | | Order the latest Oswestry mini guide here |  | See the events calendar here | | Enjoy the free events in Oswestry in Spring Easter Market Fun Day on Good Friday | Free Street Circus on Easter Saturday | Coronation Live on 6th May | The beach is in town 27th May | | Oswestry is well known for our free events and we begin 2023 with a market fun day on Good Friday. Join us for family fun, children's rides and entertainment.
Easter Saturday sees the return of the fabulous Street Circus. Spend some time watching the crazy antics in the market square and look out for some wacky entertainers as you wander through our Saturday street market.
Plan ahead for a royal picnic in the park on May 6th. Join us to watch the coronation on a big screen in the park and there will be fairgrounds rides and live music too.
We might not be Oswestry-by-the-sea but there will be a beach in town! There will be sandcastles galore on the final weekend in May when Festival Square is filled with sand, deckchairs and buckets and spades and it's free! | | Get ready to ride on our historic trains -
Oswestry is a great base to take to the rails. There are three unique heritage railways near here. | | | Cambrian Heritage Railways start from right in the centre of town and take you on a delightful little ride to our very own Stonehouse Brewery and Henstone Distillery at Weston Wharf. Don't miss their Fish and Chip trains or June's Beer Festival. Welshpool and Llanfair Railway steams through stunning Mid Wales countryside from Llanfair Caerinion to Welshpool. They have a Carrot Express running through Easter or how about a more grown up trip with a Whisky and Gin Tasting train?
Llangollen Railway completes the trio - steaming from the centre of Llangollen through the Dee Valley, this is another beautiful way to see more of the borderlands. | |  | To see all Welshpool and Llanfair Railway events - click here. |  | To see all Cambrian Heritage Railway events - click here. | | It's surprising how much there is to see and do in Oswestry - where Shropshire meets Wales See the bluebells on Old Oswestry Hillfort | Visit three borderland castles | Come to the Antiques and Collectors fair | Discover more about Oswestry on a free guided tour. | | Spring in Oswestry is beautiful, don't miss the wild garlic, bluebells and ducklings galore. The hill fort is a mass of bluebells and a walk to the top will reward you with stunning views of Shropshire and beyond.
The free guided tours of Oswestry start on April 8th. Join us for a free tour with one of our experienced town guides. They will show you hidden nooks and crannies and tell tales of Oswestry's bygone times.
It's a great time to visit Borderland castles too. The moat at tiny Whittington castle is home to lots of ducks and ducklings and we are always excited when the resident swans return. Take a walk through the parklands at Chirk Castle as the trees spring back to life and lambs enjoy the spring sunshine. On to Powis then, this stately sandstone castle has world renowned gardens bursting into life in April and May.
Looking for a bargain? Our regular Antiques and Collectors Fair returns to Oswestry Showground in May. Browse the bargains there and then pop into town to our Antiques Emporium for even more bargains. | |  | Stay at The Sweeney Country House Hotel. Book direct and mention Visit Oswestry for a free bottle of house wine. Click here to book. |  | Stay in Oswestry at the Wynnstay. Oswestry's oldest hotel, newly refurbished and ready to welcome you. Click here to book. | | |
