Ellesmere

Ellesmere is a small market town in Shropshire, England, near the Welsh border. It is notable for its proximity to a number of prominent meres (shallow lakes, ponds, or wetlands).

Get in
Ellesmere lost its railway connection in 1965.

By road
Ellesmere is at the junction of the A495 and A528 roads.

By bus

 * Lakeside Coaches run the 501 from Shrewsbury and 449 from Oswestry buses.
 * Arriva run the 53 from Oswestry.

Get around
Lakeside Coaches run the 208 town service on Tuesdays and Fridays, running every 30 minutes between 9AM and 2PM. Any other day you will have to walk!

See
The large mere with boats for hire on the edge of town. Also there are many other nice meres with pleasant walks around them within a few miles, Colemere especially.

Do

 * The town's semi-professional football club, Ellesmere Rangers FC, play their home games at Beech Grove. They are members of the North West Counties Football League Division One South, the 10th tier of the English football pyramid.

Drink
Ellesmere has at least eight pubs and a social club. Good pubs to visit are The Swan, The Railway, The Market, and the Red Lion which is on the edge of town near to the mere and next to the church.