12-9-19 Photo competition
The Folly is due to open on 21, 22 September from 11am to 4pm, under the national Heritage Open Days programme. If you take a good photo at or of the Folly in that period, you may like to enter…
12-5-19 Popular attraction
Thanks to everyone who visited the Folly and contributed donations for its maintenance over our recent open days. Our volunteers greeted scores of people on each of Good Friday, Easter Monday, our normal last Sunday of the month (28 April)…
17-3-19 Rainbow spectacular
In mixed weather, views from the Folly can often be restricted, but they can also be spectacular at the same time. Thanks to Julian Walker for a perfect illustration of this – a fabulous rainbow as storms sweep all around the top of…
18-2-19 Flagpole fixed!
At last we have managed to fix a mechanical problem that has prevented us from flying the flag of St George to show the world that we are open for visitors. That means that on Sunday, 24 February, our flag…
30-11-18 Bugler greets Folly visitors
Folly Bugler A few visitors were surprised by an impromptu bugle performance by one of the @Flounders_Folly trustees, Stuart Phillips, when he stewarded the tower on Sunday. We had between 60-70 people make the walk to the Folly, including groups…
Ken’s 79-year walk to the top of the folly!
On 3 September 1939, Ken Davies set out on his ninth birthday to walk with his family from their home in Wistanstow to the landmark tower of Flounders Folly. The route was so hilly that Ken didn’t make it all…
Fantastic day at the Folly
12-8-18 A fantastic day at the Folly, with the annual MagnaLonga Walk bringing almost 700 visitors to our grounds, and a good percentage of them choosing to walk up the tower. Not the best of days for views, but we managed to dodge the…
Hardy visitors
Despite the foul weather on Sunday, 29 January, our volunteers recorded around 36 visitors to the Folly. The day kicked off with the arrival of a couple from Dorset, dressed appropriately for the weather; then a large group of 25. Other visitors…
Can you help us by volunteering?
We’re always pleased to hear from responsible people who are prepared to give up a few hours of their time to open the tower for visits by members of the public. The tower is usually opened to the public by two volunteers…
Folly website
In 2016, more than 2,600 people visited the Flounders’ Folly website. The majority were from Shropshire and other counties of England and Wales but we also had visitors from the USA, Brazil, Australia, Germany. China, Japan, Netherlands and France.