Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement (17,500 people in 2021) within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.

• Visit Oswestry website

• 52.872-3.04781 Old Oswestry Hillfort, Gatacre Avenue, SY11 1HT. (updated Nov 2017)
• 52.873611-3.0024222 Whittington Castle, Castle Street, Whittington, SY11 4DF (3 miles North-East of Oswestry), ☏ +44 1691 662500, [email protected]. Located in the centre of the Whittington, the castle has been undergoing restoration since 2005.  

• Football: The New Saints^{[dead link]} play soccer in the Cymru Premier League. That's the top tier within Wales, but mostly amateur and on a par with England's fifth tier National League. New Saints are professional and often win the CPL, doing so yet again in 2023, but don't seek promotion to the English Football League. Their stadium is Park Hall, capacity 2000, two miles northeast of town — and in England.
• 52.790508-3.0904651 Llanymynech Golf Club, Pant. Former US Master's Winner and Ryder Cup Captain Ian Woosnam learnt his game here. This course also holds the distinction that it is the only course in the world in two countries, it has 15 holes in Wales and 3 in Shropshire, England.  
• Oswestry Balloon Carnival is held in August.

• 52.83362-3.09981 The Barley Mow Inn, Chapel Lane, Trefonen SY10 9DX, ☏ +44 1691 656889, [email protected]. Pub food and pub drinks from the Thomas Mcguinness range of beers together with those from their own Offa's Dyke Brewery. 

• 52.859475-3.0566921 The Wilfred Owen, 17 Willow St, SY11 1AJ, ☏ +44 1691 684910. Wetherspoons pub. (updated Nov 2017)

• 52.913528-3.0414691 Lion Quays, Weston Rhyn, SY11 3EN, ☏ +44 1691 684300, fax: +44 1691 684313, [email protected]. 
• 52.868544-3.1273422 Pen-y-Dyffryn Country Hotel, Rhydycroesau, SY10 7JD, ☏ +44 1691 653700, [email protected]. £83+. 
• 52.845986-3.1067143 The Old Mill, Candy, Oswestry, The Old Mill, Candy, Morda, Oswestry SY10 9AZ (north of Trefonen near Oswestry), ☏ +44 1691 653085. Bed and Breakfast with a nearby campsite. 

Oswestry has 4G from all UK carriers. As of June 2022, 5G has not reached town.

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