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Village in Shropshire, England
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Ironbridge is an important historic location in Shropshire, England.
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The world's first iron bridge, built in 1779. There is a small visitor's centre on one side.
A small museum, but containing a large diorama model of the gorge at the height of its industry. A visit here first helps to put all of the museums into context.
A living history museum and reconstructed Victorian town.
Abraham Darby's original blast furnace and a large Victorian warehouse, now housing a museum of the Coalbrookdale company.
An interactive science & engineering museum aimed at children.
A privately-owned museum documenting the history of ceramic tiles.
The original home of Coalport china, now a museum.
One of the Ironbridge Museums. A Victorian clay tobacco pipe works.
Former houses belonging to Abraham Darby I, a Quaker and industrialist who developed a method of producing pig iron with a blast furnace using coke instead of charcoal which was vital to the Industrial Revolution. His work can be seen at the Museum of Iron.
A long, dark tunnel used to extract bitumen (or tar). It used to be open to the public, but is now unsafe to enter. The entrance however can still be seen by visitors.
An ancient abbey ruin owned by English Heritage just outside Ironbridge. It is advisable to use a car to get to as, while it is within walking distance, it is a walk of around a mile along a road with no pavement.
formerly The Greenwood Trust
A forest management and conversation centre.
Manor house run by the National Trust.
Well-run 18th-century home with kind hosts. It is located a little outside the main town (20-minute walk), very close to the tile museum. Six rooms.
The Mercure Telford Madeley Court Hotel is a 16th-century Manor House steeped in history offering both the facilities of a modern hotel and the ambience of a beautiful Manor House in countryside surroundings.
Georgian library converted into charming B&B. No children under 13 or dogs.
A period Best Western property to the west of Ironbridge, with pleasant views overlooking the park and a particularly well-regarded restaurant.
An independent bookshop known particularly for its inventory of near-antique Penguin Books.
By train
Telford Central station (National Rail Enquiries: +44 345 748 4950) in Telford is 5 miles (8 km) north of Blists Hill Victorian Town.
By bus
By bike
The National Cycle Route follows the route of a former canal and railway, now called "The Silkin Way" from North Telford, through the town centre to Ironbridge, via Blists Hill Museum.
A regular shuttle bus service (+44 1952 200005) operates throughout the Gorge every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. This bus also has limited links to the Rail Station.
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