Quarry Park, Shrewsbury - www.shrewsburyguide.info/shrewsbury_tour
his 29 acre riverside park and is the home of the world famous Shrewsbury Flower Show, held in August each year. Centrepiece to the park is ‘The Dingle’, a former stone quarry, but now a lovingly landscaped sunken garden.
Percy Thrower, a famous TV garden presenter, was in charge of the town's parks before he became famous and was partially responsible for the development of the Dingle.

Distance from hotel: 19 miles / 40 minutes approximately

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