Black Country Living Museum

...decided to visit was the Black Country Museum, an attraction we all had fond memories of after visiting the museum when I was very little, ignorant of history and only stored the memories of the museums hot chips and sweeties in my brain. The Black Country Living Museum is quintessentially a tribute of the industrial developments of 19th Century Britain and into the early 20th century. From coal works to iron centres and not forgetting the incredible ...
...WE NEARLY THERE YET? The Black Country Museum is situated in the shadow of Dudley Castle, with Dudley being one of the four main locations of ‘the Black Country’. The other three towns which are focused on at the museum are Wolverhampton, Walsall and Sandwell and all of the buildings are based around shops and houses that used to be a part of their communities during the era of industrialisation. The Black Country is called so because of the pillowing, ...

MizzMolko 12.08.2009 · Read full review
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...done an opinion about The Black Country Living Museum located here in the Midlands. As I love the place I thought I’d better rectify the situation and tell you all about it. As usual with this type of opinion I sat with a notebook first and I wrote down all the things I could remember from my last visit about two years ago and I came up with quite a long list! So, I suggest you make yourself a cup of tea and settle down, you may be here for ...
...in the heart of the Black Country (now there’s a surprise!) It is 3 miles from junction 2 of the M5 and 5 miles from junction 10 of the M6, just head towards Dudley and follow the brown and whit tourist signs. The current admission prices are £7.50 for adults, £4.50 for children and £6.50 for Senior Citizens. The site covers an area of 26 acres and is made up of houses, shops and other buildings which have been saved from demolition and transferred ...

SusanLesley 20.07.2001 · Read full review
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...to take them to the Black Country Living Museum so could see first hand how people used to live. The Black Country Living Museum is situated in Dudley, West Midlands, just off junction 2 off the M5; I found it very straight forward to get there. Parking cost £1.00 Upon arriving you enter the main building and the costs for admission are: Adults: £11.95 Senior Citizens: £9.75 Children: (5 - 18): £6.50 Under 5's: Free Family Ticket (2 Adults ...
...traditional food and drinks, including Black Country Real Ale. I think the high light for my girls was going down the coal mine, which is included in the price, you have to ware a hard hat and have a low vault touch and then you start to tour of the mines. The take you through what the miners had to do and the dangers that they encountered. They have life size models down there along with an audio tour while you move through the mines. My children ...

Maxlarndison 23.02.2007 · Read full review
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TThe Black Country Living Museum,in Dudley,West Midlands (from Junction 2 of M5 take A4123 and follow signs for Dudley)is an open-air museum covering some 26 acres,and is a living record of how life used to be in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries.For those who don't know,the Black Country is a region which encompasses Dudley,Sandwell and Walsall,as well as the smaller towns of Brierley Hill,Stourbridge,Old Hill and Cradley.It is to the ...
...for a taste of real Black Country Ales. Children can see what school was like in the old days by visiting St James' School,where you sit at a hard desk with your slate and pay attention when "Miss" raps your desk with her cane! On Sunday,assuming you have been able to get your best clothes back from the Pawnbrokers,you will attend the Darby Hand Methodist Chapel for Sunday Worship.For a great treat,you can go to the Limelight Cinema to see the ...

Suzan 08.01.2001 · Read full review
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...with a difference The Black Country is an area of the Midlands which acquired its name as a result of its heavily industrialised past with the many smoking chimneys dating back to the heyday of its industrial past in the 19th century it takes in the areas of modern day Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The Black Country Museum is dedicated to that past. The Museum is essentially an outdoor heritage park so come prepared for the weather ...
...from various locations within the Black Country and then lovingly rebuilt on the site that has now become The Black Country Museum The Museum which is built on derelict mining land is not all buildings electric tramcars, trolleybuses and other period vehicles which run between the various buildings throughout the site and a thorough visit one should allow at least half a day. On part of the site there is the opportunity can go underground and experience ...

raregreyastra 01.04.2008 · Read full review
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Went there today and it was raining. Almost didnt go in BUTwe decided to and it was well worth it even though it poured down, there was plenty to do inside too. The boat trip was awesome..breath taking. The fish and chips excellent. Watching the chain maker brilliant...looking in the shops and houses amazing..fascinating.. Sitting in the schoolroom being taught ...dynamic. Wonderful antics by the 'townspeople'...even a mock eviction! Rididng on a ...
...Clean, friendly...much more to see than we had time for in an afternoon. Take walking shoes and camera..book to go on the canal boat {pay extra). Simply an amazing place for all ages. Go for the full day..even in the rain..watch out for the bobby..luvverrrlly fella ! some of his jokes were pretty good too ! A * Well worth many visits..worth the entrance fee. dislike ? - Little too warm in the first part of the museum .. bit overwhelming/overbearing ...

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