Situated in the hamlet of Ticklerton just over 2 miles from Church Stretton, The Orchards is a non smoking Bed and Breakfast. We have 3 first floor rooms, and can take a maximum of 6 people at a time. We can accommodate children of three and over but regret we cannot take pets. All rooms have tea/coffee facilities, T.V, radio alarm and hairdryer.

For your evening meal there are several good pubs and restaurants within 2-5 miles radius of us.

The Orchards is a 4.5 acre smallholding and guests are welcome to walk around the grounds. The proprietors grow fruit and vegetables on part of the holding which are used in the kitchen and are available for sale when in season.

The nearest town is Church Stretton. This is about 2 miles away and although small it has its own railway station and a variety of small shops and tea rooms. On the outskirts of the town is Carding Mill Valley a National Trust site which is particularly dramatic being surrounded by the steep slopes of the Long Mynd. On the Mynd is Church Stretton golf club being one of the highest in England, and on the top is the glider station.

The Orchards is ideally located in a good walking area being situated in the Apedale [valley of the bees] at the base of Wenlock Edge. Nearby as well as the Long Mynd are other Stretton hills such as The Ragleth, The Lawley and The Caradoc.

Nearby is Acton Scott Working Farm Museum and at Craven Arms the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. Within easy driving distance are the historic towns of Shrewsbury and Ludlow. These towns have a wealth of old buildings many of which have been nicely restored, they both have castles and Ludlow's is used each summer for a Shakespeare play as part of the Ludlow festival.

Also a little further afield are the towns of Bridgnorth and Ironbridge. Bridgnorth is unique in that it is divided into high town and low town due to being built on a rise. It is also well known for the Severn Valley Railway which is a restored and fully operational steam railway. Ironbridge is internationally famous for its museums tracing the Abraham Darby family and the birth of the industrial revolution, it is named after the first iron bridge that was built there and is still there today.

Further a field is the welsh border and the Marches, with Offas Dyke and border towns such as Welshpool and Knighton.