Ironwood Bridge Museums
Jul 30th, 2012, 07:25 AM
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Do you mean Ironbridge: http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/
Sorry, I haven't, but there are these threads already:
http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/ironbridge.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ury-luplow.cfm
Sorry, I haven't, but there are these threads already:
http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/ironbridge.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ury-luplow.cfm
Jul 30th, 2012, 07:25 AM
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We were there two years ago in September. We wanted to see the "Cradle of the Industrial Revolution" and we stayed overnight in a B&B. We walked on the world's first bridge made out of iron, which ws completed in 1779. We found the Museum of the Gorge a disappointment but from there we took the shuttle to Blists Hill Victorian Town, an open air museum, which was quite fun.
Jul 30th, 2012, 08:13 AM
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Yes I spent a wonderful, simply wonderful day there a few years back - so so much to see and do - you can hop buses that go around the several-mile route or walk on nice footpaths - we took a bus and walked too.
there are several separate parts - the main museum yeh was not the highlight to me either but just the whole thing in general where iron I believe was first made on an industrial scale - a great day out. We stayed in Shrewsbury, a really sweet old town, and took a bus over and back - by train get off at Telford I believe and take a bus.
there are several separate parts - the main museum yeh was not the highlight to me either but just the whole thing in general where iron I believe was first made on an industrial scale - a great day out. We stayed in Shrewsbury, a really sweet old town, and took a bus over and back - by train get off at Telford I believe and take a bus.
Jul 30th, 2012, 09:50 AM
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there are at least three major museums but not at the Victorian town - the Iron Bridge Gorge park is vast - you need a full day to see the various sites and museums - buses circulate regularly and I think they sell some ticket valid at the several major sites.
Jul 30th, 2012, 11:10 AM
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http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/
this tells about the 10 separate museums spread across the site - well museums and attractions - I loved the Tar Tunnen - a long tunnel thru which tar once flowed - you can walk back into it and also I enjoyed the long steep inclined railway nearby that lifted stuff from river to top of hill or vice verse.
this tells about the 10 separate museums spread across the site - well museums and attractions - I loved the Tar Tunnen - a long tunnel thru which tar once flowed - you can walk back into it and also I enjoyed the long steep inclined railway nearby that lifted stuff from river to top of hill or vice verse.
Jul 30th, 2012, 11:31 AM
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