Manchester Airport 1 hr 43
Coalport China Museum (23 min)
Museum in former factory, exhibiting china collections, plus pot throwing demonstrations. Blists Hill Victorian Town (21 min)
Living museum featuring costumed characters in a restored 19th-century industrial village. Royal Air Force Museum (33 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Shrewsbury Castle (25 min)
1000s sandstone castle with the historical collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust. The Wrekin (22 min)
Landmark summit offering hiking trails & sweeping vistas of the surrounding country landscape. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (17 min)
Complex with museums on early industrial life, recreated towns, science exhibits, and old factories. Wroxeter Roman City (11 min)
Municipal baths and wall remains in excavated Roman city, plus a museum and recreated townhouse. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (17 min)
Find out how iron was made in the Victorian era at this local industrial history museum. Enginuity (17 min)
Science museum with interactive exhibits aimed at kids, including an area for young children. Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd (35 min)
Expanse of heather-covered hills with abundant wildlife and walking, cycling and horse riding paths. Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom (32 min)
Family-focused zoo/farm park with animals from meerkats to farmyard favourites, plus regular events. Telford Town Park (20 min)
Green space for all ages with play areas, nature and heritage trails and an aerial rope course. Jackfield Tile Museum (21 min)
Ceramics factory building (still in use) housing national tile collections, plus design workshops. The Iron Bridge (20 min)
Built in 1779, the world's first cast-iron bridge is an iconic tribute to Britain’s industrial past. National Trust - Attingham Park (17 min)
Landmark property with behind-the-scenes views of ongoing restoration, walled garden and play field. | 
