Market Drayton

Market Drayton is a market town in Shropshire, particularly known for its gingerbread. It is on the banks of the River Tern and the Shropshire Union Canal. The town has an active arts and culture scene mainly based around the Festival Drayton Centre.

See

• Buttercross. (updated Mar 2018)
• 1 Hawkstone Park Follies. (updated Mar 2017)
• 2 Dorothy Clive Garden, Willoughbridge TF9 4EU (off A51), ☏ +44 1630 647237. Daily 10AM-4PM. 12 acres of woodland gardens. Adult £9. (updated Apr 2021)

Do

The Festival Drayton Centre includes a cinema, theatre, and art gallery. It hosts regular live music and comedy and features event cinema beamed in by satellite from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House.

The Drayton Arts Festival is held every year in October; its 10th anniversary was due in 2023.

Eat

Market Drayton is particularly known for its gingerbread though Image on Food is the only bakery remaining in the town that prepares gingerbread traditionally.

Drink

Joules Brewery is the town's local brewery, the brews can be bought at the nearby Red Lion Inn.

• 1 The Hippodrome, Queen St, TF9 1PS, ☏ +44 1630 650820. Built as a cinema, it is now a Wetherspoon's pub. (updated Nov 2017)
• 2 Red Lion Inn, Great Hales St, TF9 1JP, ☏ +44 1630 652602. Su M-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight. (updated Mar 2018)

Sleep

• 1 Goldstone Hall, Goldstone Rd TF9 2NA, ☏ +44 1630 661202. Charming upscale hotel in Georgian mansion with beautiful gardens, great comfort and dining. No dogs. B&B double £150. (updated Jun 2020)

Go next

• Wem
• Eccleshall

Routes through Market Drayton

Chester ← Whitchurch ←	NW  SE	→ Newport → Wolverhampton
Shrewsbury ←	SW  NE	→ Stoke-on-Trent