Things to do in Shropshire May half term 2025
With May half term 2025 rapidly approaching, it’s time for a list of things to do in Shropshire. Lots of attractions have events taking place this year and others are reopening for the summer. From family trails to fun days, there’s lots to see and do around Shropshire. If your dog would like to join you for some half term fun, check out my post about dog friendly days out in the West Midlands, which includes Shropshire.
This post covers the Shropshire area only. If you are looking for May half term days out in nearby counties, please see below:
Attingham Park
There are currently no events listed at Attingham Park for May half term 2025. However, they’re fully open all half term. This includes the mansion, café, park, playground, shop and walled garden. This is a dog friendly National Trust property too, with lots of parkland to explore.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Attingham Park
Blists Hill Victorian Town, Shropshire May half term 2025
May half term 2025 at Blists Hill Victorian Town is all about the yucky jobs that were done by men, women and children during Victorian times. Follow a trail, try brick-making and see if you can win the chamber pot race – there’s a prize for every entrant.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Blists Hill Victorian Town
Review: Plutonium Sox review of a dog friendly family day out at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Boscobel House English Heritage
There’s no specific event listed for May half term 2025 at Boscobel House at the time of writing, but it’s worth checking their website nearer to the time. Boscobel House will be open daily throughout the school holiday. Don’t forget to check out the playground and learn about the history of this house where Charles II hid during the Civil War from costumed storytellers. There’s no need to book in advance, but entry tickets are 15% cheaper when you book online.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Boscobel House
Exotic Zoo Telford, Shropshire May Half Term 2025
There will be meerkat mayhem at Exotic Zoo this May half term. Keepers will be giving talks about these fascinating animals, and you can also watch them being fed. As well as admiring the meerkats, visitors can plant a wildflower to take home.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Exotic Zoo
Hawkstone Park Follies
Hawkstone Park Follies are open every day during May half term 2025 but there’s no particular event listed on their website. However, it’s always a lovely place to explore as a family. The follies are set in a 100 acre parkland with caves, towers and bridges. The attraction is dog friendly as long as dogs are on a lead at all times. Only the visitor centre and Grand Valley are accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Hawkstone Park Follies.
Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience
Shropshire May half term 2025 is Jurassic Week at Park Hall Farm. Look out for dinosaur races, baby dino meet and greets and meeting Dora the dino in her den. Dig for fossils and take home your favourite, hunt for dino eggs, take part in a dinosaur footprint quiz and look out for other dinosaur themed activities. Visitors will also be able to meet rabbits and guinea pigs, go on a tractor ride and play in the climbing zone. Don’t forget to check out the indoor and outdoor play areas and museums while you’re there.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: Park Hall Farm.
RAF Cosford, Shropshire May half term 2025
The focus is on World War Two at the Royal Air Force Museum this May half Term. Go back in time to the 1940s and find out how important the era was to the development of engineering, technology and community. Follow the Spy Hunter Trail, experience an air raid shelter and make your own from paper. Make a World War Two lego vehicle and race it along a track, create your own propaganda poster and dress up in wartime clothing.
Dates: 24th May to 1st June 2025.
Website: RAF Museum.
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
Stroll around the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre during May half term 2025 and find out what ancient rocks can tell us about the history of the area. Learn about a time when there were volcanoes in the sea and create your own volcano. See how rock was formed with an experiment, examine fossils and have a go at solving a puzzle to see what continents were like at the beginning of the time of the dinosaurs.
Dates: 26th to 30th May 2025.
Website: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.
