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Museum of the Gorge

Wharfage, Ironbridge, Ironbridge Gorge TF8 7AW , England
+44 (0)1952 432 166
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Ranked #6 of 9 attractions in Ironbridge
Type: Specialty Museums, History Museums
Most recent review
- May 2, 2013
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Ottery St. Mary, United Kingdom
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114 reviews 114 reviews
47 attraction reviews
44 helpful votes 44 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2013

One of a number of excellent museums in the Gorge, this one is notable for its diorama of the Gorge and the industry that once occupied it: there is also an interesting video presentation. Daily parking tickets can be used at other Gorge locations: check if you are in a Council or Gorge Trust car park.

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Coalville
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013

A small museum, interesting enough, gibing a good introduction to the area, The audio visual presenation was riveting, and well perpared

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Leyburn, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 attraction reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

This gives a context to the history of the Dale and how it developed from the start. It is a good place to start exploration of the whole area

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MA
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38 reviews 38 reviews
23 attraction reviews
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2013

It's 3.50 pounds a person. The museum is one tiny 6 foot room with literally almost no information in it other than that you discover the area suffers floods. The only highlight and really the only thing in the museum is the 12 minute video. Is it worth the money? It depends if you have the money to spend. The... More

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Manchester UK
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53 reviews 53 reviews
18 attraction reviews
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

Whilst this small museum is informative & helps to provide a good background to the gorge it really is poor value value for money. OK, there is a 12 minute film at the end of the tour but we were disappointed at the lack of overall content in the building.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

We had a lovely visit to this museum on a cold Easter Sunday Interactive and interesting displays of gorge life A short film before you leave was a suprise and extremely informative and interesting to watch Will be going back later this year

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Stockport
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28 reviews 28 reviews
9 attraction reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013 via mobile

This was the first museum my husband and I visited during our trip to ironbridge which we found very disappointing. We paid £4 each to enter the museum and although the information that was there was very interesting, it took us a total of 9 minutes to read the few boards which graced the walls. I struggle to understand how... More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2013

This is a very good point to visit first as it graphically identifies the significance of Ironbidge and the surrounding locality from a historical perspective. With this information, all the other attractions become more meaningful and almost form a jigsaw puzzle.

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Stamford, United Kingdom
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2013

An amazing model of the Gorge was very impressive with minute details of the area. A fascinating film of the area is on a loop. Quite cold in the museum. Major flood levels are recorded on a wall, proving that flooding is not a recent thing.

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Tamworth, United Kingdom
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19 attraction reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 11, 2013

If you are at all interested in the history of the Ironbridge area then this museum is a must. You can easily do the whole thing in an hour so there is not a massive amount to see but what there is is worth seeing. It is not an interactive museum so it probably will not hold small children's attention... More

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