Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5DU
England
Website
www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/blists_hill_victorian_town/
Visitor Information Centre
Telephone
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Fax
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Blists Hill Victorian Town is one of the largest Open Air Museums in Britain. A small Victorian town has been created above 30 acres of woodland walks on the banks of the Shropshire Canal.
The top of town has a bank, grocer's shop, chemist, printing shop, bakers and sweetshop, while the back streets are busy with small offices, works and factories including a working foundry and iron rolling mill. Cottage gardens and smallholdings thrive and refreshment is always available at the New Inn Victorian pub and the Forest Glen Pavilion tea rooms.
Victorian souvenirs on sale include cast-iron, copper-ware and plaster mouldings made on site, as well as traditional sweets, chemist recipes and freshly baked buns. Costumed staff give a warm welcome and a serious insight into how life was lived in Victorian times. During the Summer Season the town comes alive with even more characters that portray various aspects of Victorian life.
2009 saw the completion of a massive £12m redevelopment project. You will find a range of new exciting shops and exhibits along Canal Street including a Fried Fish Dealer, Post Office and new Drapers shop. A new visitor centre with a exciting audio visual display and a mine railway complete the new additions to the site.
The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum, Industrial heritage site, Garden, parklands or rural site
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5DU
England
Website
www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/blists_hill_victorian_town/
Visitor Information Centre
Telephone
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Fax
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
The entire collection of this museum is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Collection details
Social History, Science and Technology, Medicine, Land Transport, Costume and Textiles, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Designated Collection
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Public access available to collections information
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5DU
England
Website
www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/blists_hill_victorian_town/
Visitor Information Centre
Telephone
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Fax
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
1940's Music Hall Evening at Blists Hill Victorian Town
oin Blists Hill Victorian Town’s resident performers, Sundial Theatre, for a musical evening Wednesday 22 September in the Forest Glen at 7.30pm. The evening will feature a miscellany of songs and sketches related to food and drink. Fancy dress is more than welcome; ‘country characters’ are especially welcome! Our Music Hall Evenings are always popular so, to avoid disappointment, book your tickets in advance.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
7:30-10pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Tickets are £11 per person and include a delicious ploughman’s supper (a vegetarian option is available). Tickets will be on sale from Blists Hill Visitor Centre.
Blists Hill Harvest Festival
The townsfolk at Blists Hill Victorian Town will be celebrating the annual harvest in traditional fashion on Sunday 26 September. An open-air harvest festival service will take place in the Pleasure Gardens whilst a shorter service will be held inside the Museums’ Mission Church.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
10am-5pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Normal Museum admission charges apply.
Ghostly Gaslight at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Anyone with a penchant for creepy crawlies, ghosts and ghouls and a spooky atmosphere should head for Blists Hill Victorian Town on the evening of Saturday 30 October where they’ll be sure to experience an exciting night out. As dusk falls and the street lamps cast eerie shadows at every corner, weird apparitions will replace the friendly Victorians who are usually seen in the town’s shops, cottages and work places, and visitors are advised to listen out for things that go bump in the night!
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
6-9pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Special event tickets are: Adult £9 & Child £5. Tickets are available in advance only from Blists Hill Entrance or Ironbridge VIC. Numbers are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Fireworks Night at Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town will open its doors on the evening of Saturday 06 November for a spectacular Family Fireworks Extravaganza. Visitors will be able to enter Blists Hill at 6pm on the evening of the fireworks event to see the streets illuminated by gaslight as they would have been in the 19th century. The town’s shops, cottages and workshops will be open for visitors to enter and talk to the ‘resident’ Victorians, dressed in the costume of the day, who will answer questions about life in the late 1800s.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
6-9pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Special event tickets are: Adult £9 & Child £5. Tickets are available in advance only from Blists Hill Entrance or Ironbridge VIC. Numbers are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
A Victorian Christmas at Blists Hill Victorian Town
During the special weekends visitors can step back in time to watch the ladies of the town busily preparing seasonal goodies, listen to the townsfolk reciting festive stories or take note as they reveal the secrets of their old family recipes. Buy unusual gifts in the Victorian shops and small gift market, join in with carol singers and chat with the townsfolk about the preparations for a Victorian Christmas in their traditionally decorated homes and work places.
Children can meet Father Christmas in his Grotto (additional charge includes a gift).
You can also experience a Victorian Christmas at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 December.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
- All ages
When
10am-4pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Adults: £s;14.60
60 Plus: £s;11.55
Child: £s;9.35
Museum Passport Tickets are not valid for admission to the Victorian Christmas Weekends.
A Victorian Christmas at Blists Hill Victorian Town
During the special weekends visitors can step back in time to watch the ladies of the town busily preparing seasonal goodies, listen to the townsfolk reciting festive stories or take note as they reveal the secrets of their old family recipes. Buy unusual gifts in the Victorian shops and small gift market, join in with carol singers and chat with the townsfolk about the preparations for a Victorian Christmas in their traditionally decorated homes and work places.
Children can meet Father Christmas in his Grotto (additional charge includes a gift).
You can also experience a Victorian Christmas at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 December.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
- Especially for children
- All ages
When
10am-4pm
Where
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Admission
Adults: £s;14.60
60 Plus: £s;11.55
Child: £s;9.35
Museum Passport Tickets are not valid for admission to the Victorian Christmas Weekends.
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5DU
England
Website
www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/blists_hill_victorian_town/
Visitor Information Centre
Telephone
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Fax
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Legges Way
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 5DU
England
Website
www.ironbridge.org.uk/our_attractions/blists_hill_victorian_town/
Visitor Information Centre
Telephone
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
Fax
Visitor Information Centre
01952 884 391
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