Day Out In The West Midlands

TW08

Any ideas for fun things to do in the West Midlands (Shropshire) - credit crunch friendly preferred!!

Thanks!

MrSmartprice

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum is excellent. There are several sites, including the bridge itself, various industrial heritage places, and Blists Hill village as the centrepiece. When we went, a few years ago, there was a combined passport ticket to get in all the venues.

http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/

halight

Dudley zoo and casal. I dont know haow much it costs but its a good day out.

modgit

West Midlands Safari Park is good too, wouldn't personally bother with the zoo, it's on our doorstep and we don't, there's hardly any animals there!

Plenty of farms too, depends whereabout you're staying.

MrSmartprice

halight wrote: »

Dudley zoo and casal. I dont know haow much it costs but its a good day out.

If you are in that area, the Black Country Museum is a much better day out.

http://www.bclm.co.uk/

notakid

Second the black country museum wonderful day out! Never been before but went around 3 weeks ago. Very interesting and its great the way they have the "locals" all dressed up and in character complete with black country accent.

You must must try the fish and chips, they are wonderful. We queued for TWO HOURS!!!!! but you know it was worth it.:o

They also have an old fashioned sweet shop, a mine, a school, a funfair and there is the "new" working mans academy.

Prices aren't too bad either once inside. Keep a look out in the Wolves/B'ham local papers, they often have vouchers buy one get one free.

Bunnie1982

Hoo Farm
Ironbridge
Telford Town Park and Wonderland
Ludlow Castle
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Severn Valley Railway
The Wrekin
Hawkstone Park and Follies
Stiperstones
Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

liney

Cosford Air museum is free and worthy of a couple of hours.

Enginuity is a children's interactive science museum and is part of the Ironbridge Gorge museums.

A walk up the Wrekin (local hill) is quite nice for a picnic if the weather is good. Again, free.

dreamlife99

even better if you can get your hands on 'win a day as a zookeeper' tickets on the back of cereal packets.

My hubby paid £24 to go in and i went for free and our daughter is 2 so the three of us had a day out for £24! also works at dudley zoo and safari park. HTH. theres some on ebay i noticed.

there is also Think Tank which you can pair up with the IMAX cinema in Birmingham

Bijjy

A litle bit different but definitely seasonal....have you thought of the Walsall Illuminations?

Good evening of fun for the whole familly (particularly kids). They run to 2nd November.

Try googling walsall lights.

Abs1

Try https://www.mummyimbored.co.uk.

Its got loads of stuff.

Abs1:T