Great Barr Hotel & Conference Centre
Great Barr Hotel is situated in a leafy residential area, and is particularly popular with…
Black Country Living Museum
“Experience the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the Black Country.” - VisitEngland Assessor
LOCATION
Dudley, West Midlands
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Black Country Living Museum is an award-winning, open-air museum that connects you with stories from the 1800s to 1940s. Set in an industrial canal-side village, history is brought to life with information on the world’s first industrial landscape during the industrial revolution. The museum proudly shares why the small region made a big impact on the world and brought Black Country folk back to life, from metalworkers and miners to nurses and schoolteachers, and even a pub landlord or two. Experience live demonstrations, enjoy entertainment at the 1920s cinema and fairground, marvel over the vintage transport and canal boats, and explore the underground mine.
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Facilities – at a glance
Assist dogs allowed
Refreshments
Suitable for all child ages
Features
Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
Accessibility
- Facilities: Induction loops are located in the Visitor Centre. A Changing Places facility. 15 designated disabled parking bays. A small number of manual wheelchairs. Accessibility vehicle with a tail lift.
- Accessible toilets
Opening times
- Opening Times: Winter opening - 10am-4pm. Summer opening - 10am-5pm.
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About the area
Discover West Midlands
After Greater London, the West Midlands is the UK’s biggest county by population, and after London, Birmingham is the UK’s largest city. There’s a lot to seek out here – it has a vibrant culture, with exceptionally good nightlife. Coventry used to be more important than Birmingham, until the 18th century when the Industrial Revolution started and Brum forged ahead.
Apart from Lady Godiva, Coventry is best known for its cathedrals. The medieval parish church became a cathedral in 1918, but the Blitz on Coventry in 1940 left only the spire and part of the walls. After the war, it was decided to build a new cathedral alongside linked to the ruins.
Dudley was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution, and this history is reflected in its architecture and the Black Country Living Museum, a recreation of an industrial village, with shops and a pub, cottages and a chapel. Stourbridge is also worth a visit, mainly due to its involvement in glassmaking, which has been going on since the 17th century, and is still a part of the town’s culture; there’s a glass museum and a bi-annual glass festival.
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