Explore Blists Hill Victorian Town
Where you can find us
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Ironbridge
Shropshire
TF7 5UD
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Travel back in time to experience the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian life.
Enjoy a fun day out and experience what life was like in 1900 under the reign of Queen Victoria. Meet our Victorian townsfolk and find out how key technological advances and industry changed lives.
Step into our Victorian shops, homes and workshops before enjoying traditional fairground rides and games.
You’ll even get to meet our animals! Spot the pigs in their pigsty and say hello to George the Shire Horse and Percy the Pit Pony as they trot through the town. Just watch out for the horse poop they leave behind!
THINGS TO DO
- Visit the Bank and change your modern money to Pounds, Shillings and Pence
- Climb aboard our mine train and journey into the Blists Hill Mine
- Dress up for a traditional portrait in our Victorian Photographic Studio
- Shop like the Victorians in our Bakery, Sweet Shop, Grocers, Drapers, Chemist and Printers
- Take a Horse Bus ride around the streets (Subject to availability)
- Enjoy a bag of fried Fish and Chips cooked the traditional way in beef dripping (VG & GF available)
Take part in one of our hands-on activities. From candle dipping to printing a poster using traditional methods, there’s something for everyone to have a go at! (Subject to availability)
And, if all that’s not enough, you can let off some steam at the Madeley Wood Co. Outdoor Adventure Playground.
Phew! What a day…
Blists Hill Victorian Town is one of multiple museums in Ironbridge Valley of Invention telling the story of how creativity, craftsmanship and innovation in the Ironbridge Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site changed the world. Go to the website to find out more.
Our facilities
- Dog friendly
- Free Wifi
- Group visits available
- On site parking
- Disabled Access
- Disabled Parking
- Disabled Toilets
- Lift
- Restaurant
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