Anton Guest House
The Story
Canon Street sits just south of the town centre — quiet and residential, ten minutes on foot from The Square. The Anton Guest House at number 1 has four en-suite rooms and has been building its reputation quietly for years. The kind of place that does not advertise much because the reviews do the work.
Four rooms means four guests at a time. The breakfast is gourmet rather than functional — eggs Benedict, a Camembert special, smoked salmon, vegan and gluten-free options alongside the full English. The garden comes into its own in warmer months. Louise, who runs the house, is mentioned by name in reviews with a frequency that says something about the kind of welcome on offer.
Canon Street sits close to Abbey Foregate. The English Bridge is a few minutes' walk from the front door, and from there Shrewsbury Abbey and the river are immediately accessible. The town centre is walkable in ten minutes.
Four rooms, free parking and a breakfast that guests specifically come back for. Anton Guest House operates at the opposite end of the scale from the town's larger hotels — and the ratings reflect it. Ranked among the top places to stay in Shrewsbury, year after year.
Enjoy Your Stay
Breakfast at Anton is the reason many guests return before anything else begins. The full English is here, but so are eggs Benedict, smoked salmon and vegan and gluten-free options. Take it at whatever pace feels right — there is no rush.
The English Bridge is five minutes on foot from the front door. Cross it and Shrewsbury Abbey is directly ahead on Abbey Foregate — free to enter, nearly a thousand years old and one of the quieter things to do in the town on a weekday morning.
The town centre is a ten-minute walk up through the historic lanes. The Bear Steps, the market hall and The Square are all reachable without a map. Shrewsbury Museum on The Square is free to enter and worth an hour.
The Lion + Pheasant restaurant on Wyle Cop is a fifteen-minute walk and worth booking ahead. The Armoury on Victoria Quay is ten minutes along the river — a reliable choice for food and drink with a view of the Severn.
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