50 great days out in Shropshire and Mid Wales: 41-50

41. Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre - Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Shropshire Hills without even losing your breath. The virtual balloon ride is one of the many attractions at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, which has been enjoying something of a boom in recent months.

42. Enginuity Science Museum, Ironbridge - Switch on your imagination in the interactive design and technology centre at the Enginuity Science Museum in Ironbridge and discover how good ideas are turned into great products.

43. Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre - Why travel to St Moritz when you have got your very own ski resort right here in Shropshire? Telford Snowboard and Ski Centre offers folk the chance to try their hand at winter sports just outside Madeley.

44. Telford Ice Rink - If ice-skating is more your thing, there are hours of fun to be had at Telford Ice Rink at St Quentin Gate. Practise your skills on the rink which has been used by Dancing on Ice stars Beth Tweddle and Lukasz Rozycki, not to mention the all-conquering Telford Tigers ice hockey team.

45. Lilleshall Abbey - Lilleshall Abbey is steeped in centuries of history. Founded between 1145 and 1148, it was fortified during the English Civil war, and suffered extensive damage. The ruins are an impressive site, and it is an ideal place to spend a sunny afternoon.

46.Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron - Where better to learn about how Shropshire sparked the Industrial Revolution than by visiting the iron works where it all began? Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is based in the world's most famous ironworks, and visitors can see the remains of the water powered blast furnace where Abraham Darby perfected the smelting of iron with coke instead of charcoal.

47. Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery - Explore 650 million years of history through a thousand remarkable objects at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery. A special exhibition examining the link between dinosaurs and birds is the latest attraction at the museum, running until August 31.

48. Fordhall Organic Farm - Fordhall Organic Farm and Gardens is a small but beautiful farm in Market Drayton which has been collectively owned by 8,000 people since being saved from development in 2006. Open six days a week.

49. Ludlow Castle - Ludlow Castle's long history is reflected in its varied architecture, with Norman and Tudor features still intact, with the keep, great chamber and the ice house – once used to store explosives – making for a fascinating visitor experience.

50. Haughmond Abbey- Haughmond Abbey is an excellent example of Norman architecture, with extensive remains of the abbots' quarters, refectory and cloister. The substantially surviving chapter house has a frontage richly bedecked with 12th and 14th century carving and statuary, and a fine timber roof of around 1500.

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