Ironbridge
Ironbridge is a riverside village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from, the Iron Bridge, a 100-foot (30 m) cast iron bridge that was built in 1779.
Getting to Ironbridge
Ironbridge Gorge is on the River Severn, 5 miles (8 km) south of Telford in Shropshire. Take junction 4 from the M54, and follow the brown and white traffic signs.
- 01Telford Central
Worth seeing
Most of Ironbridge is overseen by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. A year-long annual pass is available which allows entry to all the museums (adult £37, child £21.50 in 2024), and is very good value for money if you intend to visit a number of them.
- 01Iron Bridge
The world's first iron bridge, built in 1779.
- 02Museum of the Gorge
A small museum, but containing a large diorama model of the gorge at the height of its industry.
- 03Blists Hill Museum
A living history museum and reconstructed Victorian town.
- 04Museum of Iron
Abraham Darby's original blast furnace and a large Victorian warehouse, now housing a museum of the Coalbrookdale company.
- 05Enginuity
An interactive science & engineering museum aimed at children.
- 06Jackfield Tile Museum
A privately-owned museum documenting the history of ceramic tiles.
Where to eat
Various expensive pubs and nondescript curry houses / Italian restaurants. Also a good Thai place next to the bridge.
- 01Clays of Broseley
67 High Street, Broseley, TF12 5EX,.
- 02Restaurant Severn
33 High St, Ironbridge, TF8 7AG,.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Colin (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.