The Oswestry Tourism Ambassador Scheme is for anyone who has an interest in Oswestry, its history and heritage. It provides training about Oswestry’s tourism offer that will create a baseline knowledge about the area’s natural and cultural resources, in order to improve the overall visitor and local experience by sharing that knowledge.
To become an Oswestry Tourism Ambassador, you will have to complete 3 modules to achieve a Bronze level certificate. Two are compulsory, and the third can be any one of your choice.
The two compulsory modules are;
- Welcome to Oswestry
- Oswestry and its History
Complete 6 modules in total to become a Silver Oswestry Tourism Ambassador.
Complete 9 modules in total to become a Gold Oswestry Tourism Ambassador.
Exploring from Oswestry to Welshpool and into Mid Wales
- Introduction to a visit to Welshpool and Mid Wales
- Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail
- Llanymynech Heritage Area
- The Montgomery Canal
- Tanat Valley Light Railway
- Rodney’s Pillar
- Welshpool, Powis Castle and Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
- Berriew and the Andrew Logan Museum
- Lake Vyrnwy
- Llanrhaeadr Waterfall (Pistyll Rhaeadr)
Oswestry Myths and Legends
- Oswestry Myths and Legends: Introduction
- Some Town Tales
- King Gogmagog of Oswestry Hillfort
- King Oswald: Saint and Martyr
- Owain Glyndŵr c.1359 – c.1415
- Sabrina
- Arthur & Guinevere c.500AD
- Ellesmere
- Llanymynech
- Chirk Castle
- St Winifred’s Well at Woolston
- Llynclys
- Llanrhaeadr Waterfall or Pistyll Rhaeadr
- John 'Mad Jack' Mytton 1796 to 1834
- Dick Whittington and his cat
- Humphrey Kynaston – Shropshire’s Highwayman