amenities include a traditional restaurant and a bar with exposed beams and a fireplace, plus live music at weekends. a minute's walk from the severn valley railway, this traditional former coaching inn is less than a mile from the a458 road and 9 miles from ironbridge town. the straightforward rooms come with free wifi, tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and en suite bathrooms. full english breakfast is included. Manchester Airport 1 hr 42
Coalport China Museum (16 min) Museum in former factory, exhibiting china collections, plus pot throwing demonstrations. Dudmaston Hall (9 min) Preserved 18th-century manor house with an extensive art collection, ringed by gardens & woods. West Midland Safari Park (33 min) Landscaped park with 150-acre safari and other animals, plus theme park, discovery trail and events. Severn Valley (9 min) Safari park and safari The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (20 min) Complex with museums on early industrial life, recreated towns, science exhibits, and old factories. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron (21 min) Find out how iron was made in the Victorian era at this local industrial history museum. Royal Air Force Museum (27 min) Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Blists Hill Victorian Town (17 min) Living museum featuring costumed characters in a restored 19th-century industrial village. The Iron Bridge (17 min) Built in 1779, the world's first cast-iron bridge is an iconic tribute to Britain’s industrial past. Weston Park (29 min) Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses (20 min) Woodland ridge with views of countryside and the Holy Austin Rock Houses inhabited until the 1950s. National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (18 min) Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Jackfield Tile Museum (16 min) Ceramics factory building (still in use) housing national tile collections, plus design workshops. Telford Town Park (18 min) Green space for all ages with play areas, nature and heritage trails and an aerial rope course. The Wrekin (28 min) Landmark summit offering hiking trails & sweeping vistas of the surrounding country landscape. |