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Shropshire on the BBC
Posted by Karen Thorne on 14/02/2010 20:19:28
We enjoyed a bit of a Shropshire takeover of the BBC on Valentine's weekend. It all started on Saturday monning with Will Holland of La Becasse appearing on Saturday Kitchen with James Martin. La Becasse is one of 2 Michelin starred restaurants in Ludlow and Will is one of only 5 chefs in the UK to have earned a Michelin star whilst aged under 30.
At Hopton House we're 10 miles from Ludlow - if you want to book a taxi to La Becasse it's probably best to do so at the same time you book a table. If you go for lunch you can get there on public transport ( anyday except Sunday ). Take the train up to Craven Arms & change there for Ludlow or get the bus direct. We only have 4 trains & buses a day in each direction so it does need some planning!
On Sunday afternoon Shropshire and the Long Mynd was featured on Countryfile. The Lady with her Emus and Llama is a couple of miles south of us at Bucknell.
The Long Mynd is a bout a 15 minute drive away or you can take the train from Hopton Heath up to Church Stretton which is the town at the base of the hills.
After Countryfile the Antiques Roadshow came from Blists Hill Victorian Museum at Ironbridge. Ironbridge is about 45 minutes drive from us.
One thing I do find ironic is that the country that is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution should be one of the most sparsely populated and beautiful in the UK!
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