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Acclaimed Hollywood film director James Whale.
James Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), all considered classics. Whale also directed films in other genres, including the 1936 film version of the musical Show Boat.
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Tenpin bowling alley with an on-site snack bar, party deals, pool tables and arcade machines.
Modern multiscreen cinema.
Zoo that opened in 1937.
This modern museum tells the story of Dudley (and the wider Black Country) through time.
Grade I listed 12th-century castle.
A 26-acre, mostly outdoor, recreation of the local area during the last 100 years. It includes its own internal bus service, coal mine, funfair, canal port, rebuilt houses from the period and more traditional museum displays. You can easily spend a whole day living in the past. Recreation of the area's industrial history with walk down coal mine, funfair, village, houses, school, chapel, pub, chip shop, etc. Real buildings rebuilt. Also narrow boat trips into the caverns under Dudley's Castle Hill (additional fee).