Much Wenlock Museum and Visitor Centre, Much Wenlock
#2 among attractions in Much Wenlock
Facts and practical information
The Much Wenlock Guildhall is a guildhall located on Wilmore Street in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. ()
Much Wenlock Museum and Visitor Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Ironbridge Gorge, The Iron Bridge, Merrythought, Wenlock Priory.
4.2 miNE , Nature, Natural attractionIronbridge Gorge, Ironbridge
108 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Shropshire, England lies Ironbridge Gorge, a testament to the Industrial Revolution and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that attracts history enthusiasts and tourists alike. This deep and dramatic ravine was shaped by the River Severn and is...
3.7 miNE Long-standing industrial landmarkThe Iron Bridge, Ironbridge
95 min walk • The Iron Bridge stands as a testament to the dawn of the industrial revolution, located in the quaint village of Ironbridge, Shropshire, England. Constructed in 1779 and opened to the public in 1781, it was the first arch bridge in the world to be made of cast iron...
- 3.6 miNEMuseum, Shopping
Merrythought, Ironbridge
91 min walk • Merrythought is a toy manufacturing company established in 1930 in the United Kingdom. The company specialises in soft toys, especially teddy bears. Merrythought has handmade traditional teddy bears in the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, Shropshire, UK since 1930.
- ~710 ftNESacred and religious sites, Ruins, Church
Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock
4 min walk • Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001.
- 2.7 miNEArchitecture, Historical place, Museum
Benthall Hall, Broseley
70 min walk • Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house in Benthall in the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge. It retains much of its fine oak interior, and an elaborate 17th-century staircase.
- 4.1 miNEMuseum, Specialty museum, History museum
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Telford
104 min walk • The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the village of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
- 3.3 miNEMuseum
Broseley Pipeworks, Broseley
85 min walk • The Broseley Pipeworks is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the small town of Broseley in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England within a World Heritage Site, acclaimed as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
- 4.1 miNEMuseum, Specialty museum, History museum
Darby Houses, Telford
105 min walk • The Darby Houses museum is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. It is based in the village of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
- 3 miNEStone remains of a 12th-century church
Buildwas Abbey, Ironbridge
76 min walk • Buildwas Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located on the banks of the River Severn, at Buildwas, Shropshire, England - today about two miles west of Ironbridge.
- 3.3 miNEBridge
Albert Edward Bridge, Telford
85 min walk • The Albert Edward Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England.
- 3.6 miNEMuseum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of the Gorge, Ironbridge
92 min walk • The Museum of the Gorge, originally the Severn Warehouse, is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. It portrays the history of the Ironbridge Gorge and the surrounding area of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England.