T.The Shropshire Hills live with the sound of WFH and nowhere is a more comfortable place to sit than Church Stretton. Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, one of only three remaining quiet areas in England (according to the charity CPRE), this town was referred to as Little Switzerland by the mustache and corset Victorians who pioneered getaways everywhere in Britain . Nobody would confuse the Long Mynd Plateau with the Matterhorn, but that didn’t stop wealthy travelers from the industrial Midlands from taking the train for some fresh air.
This year, the well-trodden path from town to country has become a longer-term step, and well-connected, well-served places like Church Stretton have reached new heights.
“The hills set me up