Blists Hill Victorian Town

Blists Hill Victorian Town is a ten-acre open-air museum with authentic shops, workshops, and homes showing life from the late 1800s. The site features original industrial buildings alongside relocated historic structures arranged into three distinct zones.

The site began as an industrial complex with brick works and blast furnaces operating from 1832 to 1911. It became a museum in 1973, transforming the former industrial landscape into a living recreation of Victorian life.

Costumed interpreters throughout the site demonstrate how Victorians worked and lived through hands-on crafts like printing, candlemaking, and blacksmithing. You can watch these traditional skills in action and understand the rhythm of daily work from that era.

You can exchange modern money for period currency at the bank to buy goods from bakeries, sweet shops, and period businesses around the site. The expansive grounds mean comfortable shoes and plenty of time are essential for exploring all three zones.

You can actually step inside the Victorian homes and buildings rather than just viewing them from outside like in most museums. Walking through the rooms and spaces gives a much more immediate sense of how people lived in that era.

Location: Madeley

Address: Legges Way, Telford TF7 5UD

Opening Hours: July 03-September 10,September 11-October 01 10:00-17:00; October 02-29 Wednesday-Sunday 10:00-16:00; October 30-November 05 10:00-16:00; December 24-26 off

Phone: +441952433424

Website: https://ironbridge.org.uk/explore/blists-hill-victorian-town

GPS coordinates: 52.62981,-2.45114

Latest update: December 9, 2025 18:48