Rainy Days Out in the Ironbridge Valley of Invention
Don't let the rain get you down, we've got so much going on at the Ironbridge Valley of Invention, it can be a challenge knowing where to start, so we've put together some suggestions for you.
Rainy Day Activities For Families
Get hands on at Enginuity
Move a train using only your hands, generate electricity using water and smelt iron with your feet!
Go back in time at the Darby Houses
Time to explore how ‘the other half’ lived during the 18th & 19th centuries at the Darby Family homes – Rosehill House and Dale House.
Decorate your own tiles at the Tile Museum
Discover the skills, artistry and craft behind the tiles that helped to decorate Victorian Britain.
Rainy Day Activities For Couples
Visit the beautiful China Museum
You’ll be amazed by the spectacular treasures made in these quirky buildings
Visit the historic Darby Houses
Wander around Rosehill House as if it’s 1850 and get a glimpse of an Industrialist’s life.
Explore thousands of artistic tiles
Visit Jackfield Tile Museum and discover some of the finest designs from famous Victorian artists.
Rainy Day Activities For Groups
Explore The Museum of Iron
Coalbrookdale changed the world forever. Discover how at the all new Museum of Iron. New trails, galleries and interactives bring to life the world that iron made.
Delve into the Tar Tunnel
See the tar that still oozes through the brickwork of this bitumen spring, accidentally struck by 18th century miners.
Marvel at the detail in the Museum of the Gorge
Come see the 12-metre model and catch a film explaining how this area became the most industrious place in the world.