The quiet countryside of A.E Housman has something to appeal to everyone. Once discovered, our visitors want to return again and again to enjoy the unique landscape of England’s last unspoilt county.

This is the county of Brother Cadfael, Mary Webb and A.E Housman. The home of monks, writers and poets.

Wander through the rolling countryside and discover small villages and market towns, many with beautiful old timbered buildings. Whether walking, cycling or unhurried motoring, the patchwork fields, hedgerows, copses and secluded valleys combine to produce the perfect setting for getting away from it all.

Although mediaeval castles act as reminders of a turbulent past; the rolling countryside, black and white villages, traditional shops, pubs and tea-rooms combine to present a perfect image of peaceful, rural England.