Manchester Airport 1 hr 43
The Iron Bridge (19 min) Built in 1779, the world's first cast-iron bridge is an iconic tribute to Britain’s industrial past. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (22 min) Complex with museums on early industrial life, recreated towns, science exhibits, and old factories. Jackfield Tile Museum (17 min) Ceramics factory building (still in use) housing national tile collections, plus design workshops. Coalport China Museum (18 min) Museum in former factory, exhibiting china collections, plus pot throwing demonstrations. National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (19 min) Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses (21 min) Woodland ridge with views of countryside and the Holy Austin Rock Houses inhabited until the 1950s. Blists Hill Victorian Town (18 min) Living museum featuring costumed characters in a restored 19th-century industrial village. Dudmaston Hall (11 min) Preserved 18th-century manor house with an extensive art collection, ringed by gardens & woods. West Midland Safari Park (35 min) Landscaped park with 150-acre safari and other animals, plus theme park, discovery trail and events. The Wrekin (30 min) Landmark summit offering hiking trails & sweeping vistas of the surrounding country landscape. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (22 min) Find out how iron was made in the Victorian era at this local industrial history museum. Weston Park (30 min) Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Telford Town Park (19 min) Green space for all ages with play areas, nature and heritage trails and an aerial rope course. Severn Valley (11 min) Safari park and safari Royal Air Force Museum (28 min) Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. |