Oswestry is a friendly, traditional market town, in North West Shropshire on the border with Wales.
Oswestry is a Shropshire market town almost surrounded by Wales. It is an undiscovered corner of North Shropshire that began over 3000 years ago when the iron age hill fort, Old Oswestry, was built. This is one of Britain’s finest hill forts and is the place for scenic walks with wonderful Shropshire views. Over thousands of years the border location created a need for fortresses and castles and n
ow you can follow a trail of castles through Shropshire and North Wales. The industrial revolution then brought limeworks, canals, aqueducts and railways and their legacy give today’s visitors fascinating days out on heritage railways and the amazing ‘stream in the sky’ at World Heritage Site Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. From Offa’s Dyke National Path, to the Shropshire way and Oswald’s trail, Oswestry and The Borderlands are the perfect location for an activity holiday walking along the border between England and Wales and into England’s largest inland county - Shropshire. Oswestry is still a market town with lively street markets and speciality artisan markets throughout the year. The indoor market is bustling with an eclectic mix of stalls. The centre piece of the town is the traditional park, with its wonderful floral displays and live events thorough the summer. Don’t miss the food festival or soaring Hot Air Balloon Carnival. Visit Oswestry and enjoy café culture, great award winning independent shops and pubs and stay longer at one of our individual hotels, b and bs or self catering cottages.
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Oswestry, a charming market town on the Welsh border, comes alive with festive cheer every December. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, there’s something for everyone—from bustling markets and […]
Happy Birthday to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Opened 220 years ago yesterday. The 19-arched stone and cast iron structure was officially opened on 26th November 1805. The longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world.
26/11/2025
Whats On in Oswestry & The Borderlands!
26/11/2025
It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas out there, especially this morning brrrr! -5! We have a jam-packed what's on this week, and there are still loads more happening with festive menus, Christmas party nights and more! Oswestry Memorial Hall, Oswestry Town Market Cambrian Heritage Railways The Sweeney Woodhill Park Estate Attfield Theatre Oswestry Santa Sleigh Oswestry Illuminated Tractor Run Cantiones Choir Oswestry Derwen Marketplace Make it Oswestry this Winter.
Come see us in the Tourist Information centre for more inspiration!
26/11/2025
Time to get your winter coat on and get out for a beautiful frosty walk. This morning at The Mere Ellesmere . Photos by Grum https://tinyurl.com/Explore-Oswestry
25/11/2025
Our Tuesday Trader this Week is Oswestry Framing - This lovely independent shop can frame your treasured memories or priceless art and they also sell stunning ready to hang Artworks to take pride of place in any room. You won't find friendlier framing anywhere so don't leave your art in the attic get it on the walls!
25/11/2025
Whenever you have a morning like today, you have to go somewhere with tremendous views. Llanymynech Rocks, just down the road from Oswestry :) Photos by Grum https://tinyurl.com/Explore-Oswestry
24/11/2025
The last Monday Maker of the year! How did we get here so fast? We have a double bubble for our last one with Leaf by Leaf Press, a small cooperative publisher run here in Oswestry,📖 and, the stunning Harp music of Valli Lloyd both available here in the Tourist Information Centre 🎶... get those presents bought early and your Christmas run up can all be about the mince pies! 🎁🎄
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Oswestry – this small border town on the edge of Shropshire and the brink of Wales may not be familiar to you and certainly, many of the visitors that arrive here say: What a surprise Oswestry is – there is so much to see and explore. We’ll have to come back again. So let us surprise you and entice you to visit.
First take a spectacular, historic and mysterious 3000 year old hill fort that was the beginning of Oswestry and add a friendly thriving town that still has a weekly market. There’s a lively café culture which, combined with the eclectic mix of small independent shops, entices visitors for miles around.
Then scatter a few castles around; sprinkle in canals, meres, mosses and the World Heritage site of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal and you will begin to get that distinctive border feeling.
What’s on? Let us entertain you. The Events Calendar will give you just a hint of what happens here through the year. We say Oswestry is ‘Fest Fabulous’ because there are so many different events. There are free ones like the Hot Air Balloon Carnival on August Bank Holiday Weekend, the Food and Drink Festival in July and Christmas Live in early Decmber., There are exclusive ones like Whittington International Chamber Music Festival and there are fun filled ones that are for all the family – don’t miss Oswestry Show or the live historical re-enactments at Whittington and Chirk Castles.
