Tourism News & Updates
- 1st May 2026
The Oteley Estate in Ellesmere will be opening its 10 acres of private gardens as part of the National Garden Scheme.
- 30th April 2026
The award-winning two-day food festival returns with a full lineup of foodie, family fun on June 27th and 28th in the Quarry.
Shrewsbury International Comedy Festival (SICFest) has announced the final act for its flagship gala show at Theatre Severn this summer.
- 9th April 2026
Crumbles Coffee House has won ‘Café/Coffee Shop of the Year’ in the prestigious West Midlands Tourism Awards 2026!
A North Shropshire country estate has agreed to open for an annual charity Bluebell Walk for the third time to raise money for people affected by cancer, in April.
- 25th March 2026
Exotic Zoo has announced it will host the Telford Fossil Festival on June 6th and 7th.
- 24th March 2026
The Birmingham Conference and Events Centre (BCEC) and the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre have been awarded the Silver Green Tourism Award – marking their second consecutive year of recognition and bringing them a step closer to achieving Gold status.
- 22nd March 2026
Exotic Zoo in Telford is open daily for the Easter holidays from March 28th to April 12th.
- 18th March 2026
Sixty vintage tractors will be taking part in a tractor run on March 22nd. The Shropshire TVO & Petrol Tractor Run will take a circular route which starts and finishes at the Oteley Estate in Ellesmere.
Walsall-based Shamrock Stays is celebrating a major milestone after its Cornwall property, Shamrock’s Cove Cornwall Coastal Winter Retreat, received the highly respected 2026 Traveller Review Award from Booking.com