Sunday Afternoons At The Mere

A Memory of Ellesmere.

I have wonderful memories of Sunday afternoon visits to the Mere in the 50s with my parents. They ran a pub in Shrewsbury and Sunday afternoons were family time. We came in spring when the daffodils were out along the side of the lake. I often brought my best friend Georgina and we walked along the lakeside path to the children's playground, then back to the car for an icecream from the kiosk.

My husband and I were passing through north Shropshire on our way back from a spring holiday last year and we stopped at the Mere for an icecream. There's a big cafe and visitor centre now. The daffodils still lined the lake and the place was full of children enjoying time with their families. My husband has now fallen in love with this place too and wants to visit again.