# A Nursery for Shawbury Families

Twenty minutes west, in the rural countryside.

Shawbury is at the further edge of our catchment — about 20 minutes west via Myddle. We're writing this page for the families who've specifically considered driving the extra distance to Bojangles, because in some cases the reasons line up well, and in some cases they don't.

## The journey from Shawbury

We're about **ten miles west** of Shawbury. The most direct route is via the B5063 and the lanes through Myddle, taking 18 to 22 minutes depending on traffic on the A49 crossing. The drive itself is on quiet country roads.

For families whose week takes them west — toward the A5, Oswestry, Mid-Wales, or out to north-west Shropshire — the drop-off can sit naturally on the route. For families commuting east or south, the geography is less helpful.

## When Bojangles works for Shawbury families

We don't pretend to be the right answer for every Shawbury family. Local nurseries are usually more convenient. The cases where families drive west to us are usually:

- **Year-round full-day cover.** Many local options close at 4pm or run term-time-only patterns. We're 8am to 6pm, 48 weeks a year.
- **Baby Room provision.** If you're returning to work with a child under 18 months, your local choices narrow.
- **Setting preference.** The Walford Campus grounds give us extensive outdoor space — for some families, that's the deciding factor.
- **Shift-work flexibility.** We accommodate non-standard working patterns where we can, including part-time bookings, stretched funded hours, and irregular weeks.

We accept all government-funded childcare hours, including the 30-hour entitlement for working parents from 9 months.

## About Shawbury and the families we know

Shawbury is a village on the B5063 north-east of Shrewsbury, with the River Roden running through and a parish church that's been there since the 12th century. The village has its own primary school, a strong cricket club, an active village hall calendar, and the kind of community where people still know each other's children by name. Just outside the village is RAF Shawbury, the home of UK military helicopter and air-traffic-control training, which gives the area a distinctive demographic mix and shapes some of the working patterns we see.

For most Shawbury families, local nurseries and the village pre-school are the natural fit. The families who travel to Bojangles tend to be ones whose work takes them west — toward Shrewsbury, Oswestry, or out to the Welsh border — or who have specific needs that local settings don't cover: true Baby Room provision under 18 months, full-year cover for shift-pattern working parents, or a country-grounds setting their child can settle into as a smaller cohort. We're an 18 to 22 minute drive, which makes us a deliberate choice rather than a default.

For families on shift or non-standard patterns — not unusual locally — we work flexibly within reason: regular shift weeks, alternating fortnight cycles, term-time-only arrangements. We're honest about what doesn't work too: ad-hoc daily booking and irregular weeks are harder to plan around.

## School transitions in the Shawbury area

From Pre-School, Shawbury families typically move children on to Shawbury Primary or one of the village primaries closer to home. We share learning records with each receiving school. The geographic distance does mean a fresh peer group at school, so we work harder on the social side of pre-school readiness for children moving to a school we don't feed regularly.

## Practical information

- **Ofsted:** Good across all areas — URN EY370743, most recent inspection January 2022
- **Address:** Walford Campus, Walford & North Shropshire College, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, SY4 2HL
- **Phone:** 01939 260006
- **Opening hours:** Monday to Friday, 8:00am–6:00pm
- **Open weeks:** 48 weeks a year
- **Funded hours:** all government-funded entitlements accepted
- **Parking:** on-site, no permit needed

## Current availability

Availability changes week by week across our Baby, Toddler, and Pre-School Rooms. Please call 01939 260006 or message through the website to confirm what's currently open in the room you need before booking a visit. For our latest place-by-place position, see the [main Baschurch page](https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/locations/baschurch#availability).

## Frequently asked questions

**How far is Bojangles from Shawbury?**
About ten miles, typically 18 to 22 minutes by car via the B5063 and Myddle.

**Are there nurseries closer to Shawbury we should consider first?**
Yes — local settings are usually more convenient for everyday cover. Bojangles tends to suit Shawbury families specifically when they need year-round full daycare, baby provision under 2, or a rural setting.

**Do you accommodate non-standard working patterns?**
Yes — part-time bookings, stretched funded hours, and irregular weeks where possible.

**Do you have spaces for Shawbury families now?**
Availability shifts week by week as families confirm starts. Call 01939 260006 to confirm what's currently open before booking a visit.

## Related pages

- [Bojangles in Baschurch](https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/locations/baschurch)
- [Nursery for Wem Families](https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/locations/wem)
- [Flexible Nursery Hours in Shropshire](https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/services/flexible-nursery-hours-shropshire)
- [Book a Visit](https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/book-a-visit)

## Page metadata

- **Title:** Nursery for Shawbury Families — Bojangles in Baschurch
- **Description:** Bojangles Day Nursery is around 20 minutes from Shawbury, in rural north Shropshire. Ofsted Good, ages 0–5, full daycare year-round.
- **URL:** https://www.bojanglesnursery.co.uk/locations/shawbury
- **Nursery:** Bojangles Day Nursery
- **Location:** Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 2HL
- **Ofsted URN:** EY370743
- **Ofsted rating:** Good (most recent inspection January 2022)
- **Last updated:** 25 April 2026