For families

To get the most out of your visit consider an annual pass - our best value ticket that offers 12 months unlimited entry to all museum sites.

Victorian school room

Immerse yourself in history

Families will love stepping back in time at Blists Hill Victorian Town.

Meet the townsfolk as they go about their daily lives, get dressed up and have your portrait taken in the photographer's studio, bag a sweet (or two!) from the 19th century sweet shop, and let off steam in Madeley Wood Co. Outdoor Adventure.

Allow 3+ hours

Blists Hill Victorian Town

Enginuity (3)

Hands-on experiments for future engineers

Inspire the innovators of tomorrow at Enginuity, our science and engineering centre.

Get hands-on and build your own bridge, move a train with just your hands, generate electricity using a dynamo, and step inside our interactive blast furnace. 

Refuel by grabbing a bite to eat at The Furnace Kitchen in Coalbrookdale.

Allow 2 hours

Enginuity

Painting at Coalport

Get creative with clay

Just a mile from Blists Hill Victorian Town, Coalport China Museum is located in a former china factory.

Be inspired by the surroundings and get creative throughout the year with one of our clay model making and painting workshops, and learn about the unique role of the 'Saggar Maker's Bottom Knocker' in daily demonstrations.

Allow 1.5 hours

Coalport China Museum

2. Fireworks Night Programming

A programme of events for all the family

Events and activities take place throughout the year at Ironbridge Valley of Invention.

Highlights at Blists Hill Victorian Town include our Steam Weekends and Heavy Horse Extravaganza as well as special events on Fireworks Night, Halloween and Christmas.

Blists Hill, Enginuity and Coalport China Museum host special events during school holidays and on selected weekends throughout the year. 

What's On

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