Home of the Industrial Revolution and a World Heritage Site.
Nestled in the steeply wooded Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn

The entire area is a living museum of those early days in the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution occurred. It was not a revolution in the usual sense of the word, but a string of technological achievements over the decades which changed Britain from an agrarian society to an industrial and urban nation.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums each tell a story of importance and are fascinating monuments of the industrial revolution. This group of museums and other sites are all in close proximity to the Gorge itself and there's more than one can see in just a day. This has been recognised by the Museum Trust which issues Passport Tickets that provide for admission on subsequent occasions to those museums previously missed.
To further underline its importance, the Ironbridge Gorge became one of Britain's first World Heritage sites, a designation that places it in a small but distinguished company. Despite its great historical importance it is also a unique family day out with something for everyone.
If you are faced with the choice of only one of the museums to visit then the Blists Hill Victorian Town is the one that all the family will enjoy

. Here on a large site are a number of industrial and engineering wonders of their age intermingled with a small reconstructed town showing how people lived and worked a hundred years ago. The staff wear the costume of the late Victorian period as they demonstrate the craftsmanship of the day. Your first call should be to the bank to change your money into pre-decimal coinage specially minted for the museum. There is great pleasure in buying a drink for a penny, or enjoying a pint in the pub with its welcoming fire.
Within the bounds are a chemist, ever ready to tell stories of times gone by, surrounded with the bottles and potions of the past, and a candle maker explains the finer points of his trade. Together with butchers, bakers, printers, wheelwrights, locksmiths, cobblers and more, they manage to instil a knowledge and sense of wonder of a lifestyle long gone.

The central area around the 'Iron Bridge' offers an array of shops offering the visitor an almost limitless variety of gifts and reminders of their visit, together with locally available accommodation should this be required

For more information about Ironbridge and the surrounding area, or to receive a free brochure, please click on the logo above to visit the Ironbridge and Wrekin Tourist Information page

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