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Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival 2015

Take a walk with a troubadour or discover hidden gems

Walks with troubadours, steam trains, pubs, bridges and coracles all feature in this year’s Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival…

Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival 2015

Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival celebrates 10th anniversary

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival will take place from Friday 1st to Sunday 10th May, with a variety of free walks…

Oliver Twist Weekend - Blists Hill Victorian Town - Shropshire

You’ll be asking for more after visiting the Oliver Twist Weekend

Dress in character this bank holiday weekend and join in street games at the Oliver Twist Weekend at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire…

Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival, Shropshire

Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival blows its own trumpet

The Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival takes place on 19th and 20th July 2014, on The Green at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron in Shropshire…

Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival 2014

Over 50 free guided walks at the Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival

There will be over 50 free guided walks at the Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival which takes place from 3rd to 11th May 2014…

Ed Vere - Pop Up Festival of Stories

Free pop up festival of stories in Ironbridge

A free Pop Up Festival of Stories will be celebrating children’s literature in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge on 19th April 2014 (Easter Saturday)…

Blists Hill Victorian Town - Cyclo-Cross

Tykes, urchins and vagabonds take part in cycle race at Victorian Town

Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge is to be the venue for a new urban cyclo-cross event on Saturday 31st August 2013…

Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge

Watch a wheelwright at work this weekend

Blists Hill Victorian Town, where life is recreated as it was over 100 years ago, will be hosting a demonstration of wheelwright skills this weekend…

Blists Hill Victorian Town - Ironbridge

A chance to meet the neigh-bours at Blists Hill

Discover more about the working horses living at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge on Saturday 15th June 2013…

Blists Hill Victorian Town, Ironbridge

Blists Hill Victorian Town celebrates its 40th anniversary on 1st April 2013

Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums, will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013 with a variety of special events and activities…

Blists Hill Victorian Town - Mine It, Make It, Move It - Ironbridge

Mine It, Make It, Move It at Blists Hill Victorian town

Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums, is hosting a hands-on event where families can learn about the innovations of the Industrial Revolution…

Enginuity Craft Workshop

Bored? Build a rocket!

Design and build a pneumatic rocket from craft materials and discover the fun of flying during the February half-term week at Enginuity, near Ironbridge, Shropshire…

Jackfield Tile Museum ceramic workshop (Photo Dave Bagnall)

Create strange tiles decorated with amazing aliens

Let your imagination run wild this half-term at the Amazing Aliens themed tile decorating workshops at Jackfield Tile Museum in Shropshire’s Ironbridge Gorge…

Meccano display at Enginuity (Photo Dave Harvey)

Marvel at Meccano models

See a fascinating display of Meccano models at Enginuity in Coalbrookdale, near Ironbridge on Saturday, 9th February…

Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival

Ironbridge Gorge International Heritage Festival

The Ironbridge Gorge will be celebrating its special status as a World Heritage Site in September with a packed programme of free activities…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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