Wem

Wem is a small market town in Shropshire.

52.856421-2.7180111 Wem train station is served by Arriva Trains (Wales) from Shrewsbury, roughly every 2 hours, journey takes around 20 minutes and costs £3.10. Trains also run in the opposite direction from Cheshire.

Arriva buses from Shrewsbury, journey takes roughly 1 hour.

52°51′21″N 2°43′29″W

Map of Wem

Almost everywhere in Wem can be accessed by foot. However a local bus that runs from the Co-op in the centre of town around the housing estates, journeys cost from 20p. There are also a few local taxi firms.

• 52.8576-2.642981 Hawkestone Follies, Weston Under Redcastle, SY4 5UY (Just 3 miles from Wem). The Follies is made up of cliffs, caves, woods and a series of extraordinary monuments. After years of neglect, it was restored and re-opened in 1993.  

• 52.857057-2.7331391 Old Rectory Hotel, Lowe Hill Rd, SY4 5UA, ☏ +44 1939 233233.  
• 52.8678-2.6792 Soulton Hall, B5065, Soulton, SY4 5RS, ☏ +44 1939 232786.  
• 52.857257-2.6426293 Hawkstone Park, Weston Under Redcastle, SY4 5UY, ☏ +44 1948 841700, fax: +44 1939 200311, [email protected]. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. This property includes 2 championship golf courses.  

• Market Drayton
• Whitchurch

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