アクアレートミアでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Excellent stop-off in Newport, good coffee, great cake.

One of the Norbury Boulders, originally transported by glacier from Scotland some 20,000 years ago, then the final 2 miles from nearby Gorse Farm rather more recently by low-loader. It's part of a linked walk past fiver boulders, the Norbury Millennium Boulder Trail. This one is the biggest, and shows dark 'xenoliths', fragments of the magna chamber wall incorporated into the granite as it solidified 400 million years ago.

The present Church of St Nicholas is of Norman origin but was lengthened in the 14th century. The Perpendicular style tower was added around 1460 by the Earl of Warwick but he didn't get round to finish the job and top it off with a spire. Being an Earl must be a tad busy I guess!

A great stop off on the canal at the wharf. Summer opening hours - Mon - Tue 12-5pm (food 12-3pm Wed - Sun - open all day

The Shrewsbury and Newport Canals were two different waterways, opened in the late 18th and mid-19th centuries, which both became part of the Shropshire Union in the 1840s. After a railway was opened, which ran parallel to the canal, trade began to decline and the canal was closed in stages during the 20th century. Today it is a peaceful place for recreation, both on and alongside the water.

really cosy place for short ride or walk

A little stroll but lots to see

Nice cafe bar run by Titanic Brewery, serving good vegan breakfast! Friendly staff, large and modern menu. For a decent meal (rather than cakes and cheese sandwiches) this was the best place I found in Newport and Market Drayton.