The Dana
This is The Dana, an attraction in Shrewsbury. There are 15 other places to visit inside 5 km. Nearby, Shrewsbury Abbey (600 m) leads the list.
Attraction in Shrewsbury
Inside Shrewsbury
The Dana is inside Shrewsbury’s built-up area, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
In Shrewsbury the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
The Dana
Attraction.
In Shrewsbury, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Shrewsbury
- Official site
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Around The Dana, mapped
The map puts The Dana in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Shrewsbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to The Dana
With 76,013 people, Shrewsbury is the largest of the 3. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where The Dana is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | It’s in town | 76,013 | 22 |
| Bayston Hill | 3.9 km south of it | 5,221 | 14 |
| Hanwood | 4.9 km southwest of it | 1,257 | 11 |
Places to add to The Dana
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey600 m away2CastleCastleShrewsbury Castle100 m away3
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral800 m away4
Fort · National TrustTown Walls Tower900 m away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey5.1 km away6
Historic house · National TrustAttingham Hall6.2 km away7
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle12 km away8
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Dana: common questions
Where is The Dana?
The Dana is in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Dana?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Dana?
June to September are the warmest months in Shrewsbury, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Dana?
Within 15 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (600 m), Shrewsbury Castle (100 m), Shrewsbury Cathedral (800 m) and Town Walls Tower (900 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Walls Tower: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Attingham Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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