| a 14-minute walk from telford central train station, this informal hotel amid retail parks is a mile from events and conferences at telford international centre. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. it's 5 miles from the open-air museum, blists hill victorian town. upgraded rooms add minibars, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. amenities include a relaxed restaurant, a bar and a midcentury modernstyle lobby sitting area, plus a fitness centre and an indoor pool. straightforward rooms feature wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and safes; some have sitting areas. parking and breakfast are available, as is meeting space. room service is offered
Manchester Airport 1 hr 29
Royal Air Force Museum (14 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Telford Steam Railway (7 min)
Pleasure rides on heritage steam & diesel locomotives, plus a model railway & train-driving courses. Enginuity (13 min)
Science museum with interactive exhibits aimed at kids, including an area for young children. The Wrekin (13 min)
Landmark summit offering hiking trails & sweeping vistas of the surrounding country landscape. The Iron Bridge (17 min)
Built in 1779, the world's first cast-iron bridge is an iconic tribute to Britain’s industrial past. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (13 min)
Find out how iron was made in the Victorian era at this local industrial history museum. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (12 min)
Complex with museums on early industrial life, recreated towns, science exhibits, and old factories. Wonderland (19 min)
Fairytale characters enchant kids year round with diamond mines and a hedge maze, plus crazy golf. Coalport China Museum (12 min)
Museum in former factory, exhibiting china collections, plus pot throwing demonstrations. Hoo Farm Animal Kingdom (14 min)
Family-focused zoo/farm park with animals from meerkats to farmyard favourites, plus regular events. Telford Town Park (16 min)
Green space for all ages with play areas, nature and heritage trails and an aerial rope course. Blists Hill Victorian Town (9 min)
Living museum featuring costumed characters in a restored 19th-century industrial village. Weston Park (16 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Jackfield Tile Museum (16 min)
Ceramics factory building (still in use) housing national tile collections, plus design workshops. National Trust - Attingham Park (17 min)
Landmark property with behind-the-scenes views of ongoing restoration, walled garden and play field. | 
