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Pontesbury is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Westbury, 43km from B4391 Milltir Gerrig.
Pontesbury is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Westbury, about 5 km away.
Pontesbury ( PONTS-bər-ee) is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227. The village of Minsterley is just over a mile further southwest. The A488 road runsRead more
through the village, on its way from Shrewsbury to Bishop's Castle. The Rea Brook flows close by to the north with the village itself nestling on the northern edge of the Shropshire Hills AONB. Shropshire Council in their 2015 Place Plan detail the development strategy and refer to Pontesbury and neighbouring Minsterley as towns.
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Within an hour or so of Pontesbury: Loton Park (9 km), Ironbridge Gorge (27 km), Pistyll Rhaeadr (40 km), B4391 Milltir Gerrig (43 km).
The nearest famous roads are B4391 Milltir Gerrig, Horseshoe Pass and Bwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross).
Pontesbury is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Westbury.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.
27 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
A high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
46 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
47 km · about 55 min drive
mountain pass
Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 climb from Llanuwchllyn used for pre-war motoring hill-climb tests.
51 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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