Battlefield 1403 (located near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England) was the site of a bloody battle, but it is a farm shop and cafe today. I visited in the spring, and it was extremely busy with a thirty-minute wait to get a seat in the cafe, due to them being short-staffed on the day. While waiting, I made a furry four-legged friend. I love cats, and this farm cat looked a bit drowsy and old in age, possibly in need of some medication. She was insistent on entering the cafe to get some food and perhaps a snooze. I'm guessing she's an opportunist and doesn't particularly care to catch mice on the farm. Either way, she made the visit enjoyable and I hope she's being looked after. However, in a quick search, I found that her name was Bubbles, and she passed away on June 9th this year. Apparently, she somehow had found her way to the farm with the builders back in 2004 and had lived the first four of her years with her first owners and came up "missing".
I forgot to take photographs of the lunch, but as it was a Sunday, they had roast on the menu. I had ham, egg, and chips. After the cafe, I had a look around the impressive farm shop next door and left with some apple juice and some items for a neighbour who had the key in case she needed to check in on my cats while I was away for the weekend.
On the way back to the car, I stopped off to look in the museum or visitor centre. This battlefield was where Henry IV fought the Percy family, which then paved the way for the War of Roses. A church is built at the battlefield that contains a mass grave below it for those who lost their lives. Visitors can walk around the field.
The site was visited by Princess Alexandra in 2011.
This is a nice stop for a snack and visit to the farm shop if you're on a journey near here.
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