Shropshire Tourist Information and Visitor Guide

Blists Hill Victorian Museum

The simple, twenty minute shows, which use props taken from a barrow, will take place at noon and 2pm each day from Saturday 19 April until St George’s Day, Wednesday 23 April, and there will be no extra charge to visitors.

The legend of St George and the Dragon, which probably dates back to the twelfth century, represents the triumph of good over evil.  St George is thought to have been a Roman soldier who died a martyr’s death in 303.  By the time of the Reformation, celebrations on St George’s day were a highlight of the calendar.

Also at Blists Hill, visitors will be able to experience a bygone era as they meander through the homes, shops and workshops of the open-air living history museum, which recreates life in the late 19^th century.

A Passport, to all ten of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums valid for twelve months and multiple return visits, costs £14.95 per adult, £12.95 for the 60 plus, £9.95 for students and children and £48 for a family of two adults and three children aged up to 18 years in full time education; under 5s free. Individual museum entry tickets are also available.

The museums are open seven days a week from 10am until 5pm; activities and workshops vary day-to-day and some carry an extra charge in addition to the museum admission fee, for further information, contact the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre on Tel: 01952 884 391 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk.  The Gorge is easily reached via the M6 and M54 motorways exiting at Telford (M54 junction 4 or 6).