Tourism News & Updates
Organisers of the 2022 Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival (SICF) have chosen The McCarney Foundation as their designated charity to which monies from this year’s event will be donated.
- 22nd June 2022
The first grants have been awarded under a new scheme launched in Shrewsbury aimed at helping projects and events which support and promote the town centre.
- 16th June 2022
A number of Shrewsbury businesses are celebrating after being named winners of a special shop window competition to mark the Platinum Jubilee.
- 4th June 2022
The ninth Shrewsbury Food Festival is just weeks away from being held in Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park on the 25th and 26th June.
- 26th May 2022
Volunteers are back on the streets of Shrewsbury on a mission to help visitors get the best of what the town has to offer.
- 26th May 2022
Shrewsbury has retained its Purple Flag status - an accreditation which recognises the town’s vibrant night-time economy while adding layers of safety and promoting the wellbeing of visitors.
Businesses in Shrewsbury are being encouraged to help make the town a sea of colour for a celebratory summer.
- 4th May 2022
As an increasing number of people look to take advantage of the beautiful English countryside, holidaying in the UK is on the rise.
- 21st April 2022
The TimeOut glamping holiday concept which began in Denmark and is now popular at selected campsites across Europe is set to arrive in Shropshire in time for summer breaks.
The boom in UK staycations has prompted the award-winning Love2Stay resort on the outskirts of Shrewsbury to invest a further £1.5 million in a new development of luxury glamping lodges ready for Easter.