Tar Tunnel
Join a guided tour from Coalport China Museum to the Tar Tunnel and learn more about this unusual attraction.
One of the great curiosities of the Gorge
This is one of the Gorge’s more curious tourist attractions – an eerie brick-lined tunnel dug into the hillside.
Stand at the entrance to the tunnel and see the treacle-like bitumen oozing through gaps in the walls.
Visitors are no longer able to walk down the tunnel. The attraction is open on Sundays during the summer as part of the Coalport China Museum site tour and visitors can view the Victorian curiosity from the entrance accompanied by a guide.
The Tar Tunnel is currently closed and will reopen for pre-booked guided tours, on Fridays & Sundays at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm or 3.30pm, from 29 July until 11 September only. It is closed at all other times.
Visitor information
The following facilities and rules apply at this attraction:
Opening times
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In 2022 the Tar Tunnel can be visited, on a pre-booked guided tour, on Fridays & Sundays at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm or 3.30pm, from 29 July until 11 September only. It is closed at all other times.
See our opening times page for other attraction times.
Directions
The postcode for Tar Tunnel is TF8 7HT
See our directions page for further details.
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