Charles Dickens On The Wrekin
In spring 1859 Charles Dickens joined throngs of sightseers flocking to view the recently-excavated ruins of Wroxeter Roman City. Such was the level of the famous author’s interest in the origins...
The Wrekin is one of Shropshire’s most familiar natural landmarks and a popular destination for thousands of visitors from across the Midlands and beyond every year. This iconic hill is the pinnacle of an equally remarkable but much less widely known ancient forest landscape, where an array of plants, animals and insects has found a home amid a green network of varied wildlife sites. So come with us now and let’s Explore The Wrekin…
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In spring 1859 Charles Dickens joined throngs of sightseers flocking to view the recently-excavated ruins of Wroxeter Roman City. Such was the level of the famous author’s interest in the origins...
The Wrekin has been an abundant source of myth, legend and folklore for at least two millennia. For centuries, many of its stories would have been embroidered and passed down by word of mouth before...