Access Information
We want everyone to feel welcome at our museums.
There is detailed information below about access if you have a physical or hidden disability.
If you would like more advice, call the Visitor Information Centre on 01952 433 424 or email us at tic@ironbridge.org.uk to discuss the best way to enjoy your visit.
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Accessible toilets: in the entrance building and Forest Glen Refreshment Pavilion
Lift: in the entrance building
Blue badge parking: adjacent to the entrance building
Wheelchair and scooter hire: the entrance building
On arrival there is a fast-track queue that can be used by people with physical and hidden disabilities.
Sensory Bags are available at the entrance building containing items specially chosen for visitors who may experience sensory overload.
The quiet Sunflower Room is open to people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), mental and physical health conditions. It is also available to parents who wish to breast feed or bottle feed young children in a quiet space.
Due to the nature of the historic buildings, some areas are not accessible for visitors with limited mobility. Some paths and doorways are narrow and wheelchair users may struggle to turn around. There are ramps and dropped curbs.
There is a steep hill in the middle of the Town - use the incline lift to avoid the slope or ask staff for an alternative.
Enginuity
Accessible toilets: in the main exhibition
Lift: to the mezzanine display area
Blue badge parking: adjacent to the entrance
The majority of displays here are on the ground floor.
Exhibits are multi-sensory.
This is a noisy environment with frequent loud sounds but we have created some quiet spaces for visitors.
For families with babies, toddlers and young people with additional needs, the Bright Sparks Sensory Room is ideal for a little time out.
Children can sit down and read about engineers, bridges and scientists in the book corner.
Coalport China Museum
Accessible toilets: in the ground floor courtyard
Lift: in the main building
Blue badge parking: adjacent to the entrance
Parts of the museum are outdoors with cobbled yards.
There are many tactile exhibits around the museum as well as 'talk boxes' using spoken interpretation.
Jackfield Tile Museum
Accessible toilets: in the entrance courtyard
Lift: in the entrance, in the exhibition and in Fusion
Blue badge parking: adjacent to the entrance
The displays here are on two floors, and in several buildings. Part of the museum is outside with cobbled areas.
There are some multi-sensory exhibits.
The Iron Bridge Tollhouse
Accessible toilets: in the Square car park, across the Iron Bridge
Blue badge parking: in the adjacent Central Ironbridge (local authority controlled)
There is a small doorsill at the Entrance to the Tollhouse
The Tollhouse is on two floors. There isn't a lift to the upper floor. Copies of information panels displayed in the upper floor exhibition are available on the ground floor.
Museum of the gorge
Accessible toilets: in the toilet block in the car park
Blue badge parking: in the adjacent Wharfage car park (local authority controlled)
The Museum of The Gorge is on one level (ground level)
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