Public Transport Group Trip to Whitchurch

Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Whitchurch. Members and non-members welcome!

We have seven pubs to visit in Whitchurch, including three current Good Beer Guide entries. Also, the Crafty Dragon have very kindly agreed to open an hour earlier for us at 3pm.

Travel Information:

Most people travelling from Shrewsbury and beyond will be getting to Whitchurch by train, leaving a 10 minute walk from Whitchurch railway station into the town. The other option is by bus, which may be cheaper and takes you right into Whitchurch town centre, but takes nearly three times as long as the train.

Shrewsbury to Whitchurch by Train:   From platform 7B, get the 10:19 which arrives in Whitchurch at 10:47

Shrewsbury to Whitchurch by Bus:    From Stand L at Shrewsbury Bus Station, take either the Arriva 511 bus at 9:45 arriving at Whitchurch Bus Station at 11:10, or Arriva 512 at 10:45 arriving in Whitchurch at 12:00

Whitchurch to Shrewsbury by Train:   Either the 16:27 arriving in Shrewsbury at 16:46, or the 17:41 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:12, or the 18:28 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:49

Whitchurch to Shrewsbury by Bus:    The 511 bus from the Bus Station outside Tesco at 16:32 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:02

Pubs:

We will start off in the Red Cow at 11am. The suggested order of pubs will be as follows: 

Red Cow   (opens at 10:00)

Black Bear   (opens at 11:30)

Old Town Hall Vaults   (opens at 12:00)

Bull’s Head   (opens at 12:00)

Old Eagles   (opens at 11:00)

Crafty Dragon   (opening at 15:00 for us)

Wheatsheaf   (opens at 12:00)

Hope to see you there!

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