The Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
Visit our award-winning attractions in a World Heritage Site.
A World Heritage Site and the beating heart of the Industrial Revolution, the Ironbridge Gorge is home to some amazing museums that make for an unforgettable experience.
News & Events

50 Years of World Heritage Sites
Download our family-friendly trail around the Ironbridge Gorge's key monuments.

Victorian Photographers Reopens
Capture a unique memento of your visit to Blists Hill Victorian Town in our Photographic Studio.

Funding News
We've received £1m from fund helping to safeguard nation's cultural heritage
Explore Ironbridge Valley of Invention
Set within the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ironbridge Valley of Invention is situated 5 miles from Telford Town Centre in Shropshire.
Stretching along the River Severn, our award-winning museums are within 6 square miles of the Ironbridge Gorge, widely regarded as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Blists Hill Victorian Town
Rocket yourself back to the age of steam and see life more than 100 years ago at our open-air museum! Have fun at our amazing Outdoor Adventure.

Enginuity
Enjoy our new interactives, table-top experiments and old-favourites. Enginuity is back... better than ever!

Jackfield Tile Museum
Explore the home of British tile design and see galleries packed with dazzling examples from the very best designers.

Coalport China Museum
Be wowed by some of the finest examples of Coalport & Caughley China and enjoy brand new family activities.

Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
Coalbrookdale changed the world forever... discover how with family trails, galleries and interactives.

Museum of The Gorge
Find out more about how the River Severn connected Ironbridge to the rest of the globe.


Tar Tunnel
Join a guided tour from Coalport China Museum to the Tar Tunnel and learn more about this unusual attraction.

The Iron Bridge & Tollhouse
Walk across the first ever cast-iron bridge, built in 1779 across the River Severn. Marvel at its true strength and delicate beauty.

Broseley Pipeworks
Find out why Broseley was the centre of the clay tobacco pipe industry on a guided tour of this fascinating museum.