Oh to be a Shropshire Lad Messing about on a River!

 "Oh fair enough are sky and plain                                                                                  But I know fairer far                                                                                                        Those are as beautiful again                                                                                          That in the Waters are;                                                                                                  The Pools & River wash so clean                                                                                    The trees and clouds and air                                                                                          The like on earth was never seen                                                                                  And Oh that I were There!                                                                                              These are the thoughts I often think                                                                              As I stand gazing down                                                                                                  In act upon the grassy bank                                                                                          To strip and dive and not drown!                                                                                  A Silly Lad that longs & looks and wishes He were I "                                                         With apologies to A E Houseman!

This weekend bunkhouse event is all about having fun on the River Severn by (Canadian) canoeing in pairs down the River from Bridgenorth to Bewdley and returning by Steam Train on the Severn Valley Railway! 

We are staying in a converted 16thC Tudor Farm building with modern facilities on the Dudmaston Estate (National Trust) near the hamlet of Quatford just south of Bridgenorth. There is a seperate page event to book on the canoeing trip. http://www.outdoorlads.com/event/messing-about-river-severn-and-coming-…

If you don`t fancy messing about on the River then there are great attractions close by such as pretty Bridgenorth itself on the banks of the River Severn and Ironbridge World Heritage Site & Bliss Hill. On the Sunday we will aim to explore the many walkways around the vast wooded Dudmaston Estate with amazing vistas and tranquility across the Shropshire countryside and the distant Malverns, check out the formal gardens and end up at the award winning Cafe for a Sunday Lunch.