Stanmore Countryside Site

Location : The park is located on the A458 Stourbridge Road, 2 kilometres east of Bridgnorth, next to the Stanmore Industrial Estate. Grid Ref: SO 743925 (for a map showing the location of the site click the link on this page)

Recreational Activities: Walking - level easy circular walks with some hard surface tracks

Stanmore Camp Countryside Site has 80 acres of woodland and meadow criss- crossed by flat level paths open to the public.

The site was once an RAF training camp, today the only remaining building is that of a brick chimney from one of the buildings. The reclaimed derelict land was planted with thousands of trees which now provide a valuable woodland setting with open grassy areas and developing scrub habitat. These provide an ideal habitat for small mammals, such as bank and field voles, rabbits and foxes. A variety of birds feed and nest in the country park, including tawny owls, sparrow hawks and green woodpeckers.

Stanmore has an excellent network of pathways, which are all on level ground. This makes the park an ideal terrain for pushchairs and wheelchairs alike. There is a picnic area near to the main free car park.

History of the site
Between 1939 and 1963 Stanmore was an RAF camp where pilots did their basic training, providing accommodation for 3500 recruits and 800 staff. The only original building now remaining is the boiler house chimney stack, which now forms part of the RAF memorial to those killed who were stationed at the camp.
Other buildings from the RAF base still remain and have been converted to industrial units outside of the country park. For more information on the RAF buildings please visit the RAF Bridgnorth website.

If you or your organisation would like to hold a public event on this site please contact us

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