Getting around

• Bowbrook Meadows just over 2 miles from Shrewsbury town centre and a few minutes' drive from the A5.

• Wolverhampton is approximately 36 miles and Birmingham about 50.

• The town has good bus and coach services with three park and rides.

• Trains run from Shrewsbury Railway Station to Birmingham, Telford, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Cardiff and London Euston.

• For air travel, Manchester and Birmingham Airports are both about 64 miles.

A trip to the shops

• Shrewsbury has a great mix of popular high street stores alongside the quirky independents at Wyle Cop that offer everything from vintage clothing and jewellery to rare book and antiques.

• The town's medieval passageways are home to a variety of boutiques, while latest fashion and chain stores can be found at the Darwin and Pride Hill shopping centres.

• The Parade offers dozens of independent shops, while the Market Hall offers local produce, crafts and curios.

Taking time out

• Dating back to 1074, Shrewsbury has a rich heritage with more than 660 listed buildings, a red sandstone castle, an abbey and a cathedral.

• The birthplace of Charles Darwin, Shrewsbury was built alongside the River Severn and has nine bridges and many pretty riverside walks, a riverboat and the bankside Theatre Severn.

• For history and culture, visit the impressive Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery and see St Chad's a round church close to the 29 acre, Quarry Park featuring The Dingle, a landscaped sunken garden.

• The town has many sports clubs including cricket, rowing, rugby, running and motorsports, while Shrewsbury Sports Village is a modern sports centre. The Shropshire Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, are also with in easy reach.

Education

• There are a number of primary schools within one mile of Bowbrook Meadows including Oxon Primary, Woodfield Infant School, Saint George's Junior School and Radbrook Primary School.

• For senior pupils there's The Priory, an Academy Trust rated outstanding by Ofsted, Meole Brace School Science College and Shrewsbury Sixth Form College.

• The Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology offers vocational courses.