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Museums & Galleries in Shropshire
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Shropshire have you covered — think Coleham Pumping Station, Shrewsbury Museum (The Music Hall) and Soldiers of Shropshire Museum — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
3.8 mi from Shropshire
Coleham Pumping Station
Coleham Pumping Station is a steam and vintage machinery museum in Shrewsbury, run entirely by volunteers from The Shrewsbury Steam Trust. On open days you can explore the Victoria...
3.9 mi from Shropshire
Shrewsbury Museum (The Music Hall)
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1835 as the Museum of the Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society Society in Dogpole, Shrewsbury, Englan... — Wikipedia
4.2 mi from Shropshire
Soldiers of Shropshire Museum
Soldiers of Shropshire Museum tells the story of nearly 300 years of British Army history through the eyes of Shropshire's regiments, from their formation in 1755 to the present da...
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4.2 mi from Shropshire
Soldiers of Shropshire Museum
Soldiers of Shropshire Museum tells the story of nearly 300 years of British Army history through the experiences of Shropshire's soldiers, from 1755 to the present day. You'll see...
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4.7 mi from Shropshire
Wroxeter Roman Site Museum
Wroxeter Roman City is the site of what was once the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, with excavated remains including a gigantic public bath house complex, a market hall and...
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8.9 mi from Shropshire
Much Wenlock Museum
Much Wenlock Museum sits in the heart of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, and makes for an easy, free visit exploring local geology, the history of the modern Olympic games, and the town'...
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10.8 mi from Shropshire
Enginuity
Enginuity is an interactive design and technology centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It was opened in 2002 making it the last new museum to be operated by the Ironbridge... — Wikipedia
10.8 mi from Shropshire
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
The Museum of Iron tells the story of iron and the Industrial Revolution, with the original blast furnace where Abraham Darby I perfected iron smelting on display nearby at The Old...
10.8 mi from Shropshire
The Darby Houses
The Darby Houses museum is managed by the National Trust and is one of ten museums acquired from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2026. It is based in Coalbrookdale in Ironbrid... — Wikipedia
10.9 mi from Shropshire
Museum of the Gorge
The Museum of the Gorge occupies the former Severn Warehouse, once used to send goods made in Coalbrookdale out across the country and around the world, telling the story of this p...
11.2 mi from Shropshire
The Iron Bridge Tollhouse
The Iron Bridge Tollhouse sits right at the foot of the world-famous Iron Bridge, the first bridge of its kind, erected over the River Severn in 1779 and a landmark that changed ho...
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11.3 mi from Shropshire
Broseley Pipeworks
Broseley Pipeworks is a time-capsule museum in Broseley, Shropshire, part of the Ironbridge Gorge group of sites. It preserves a former clay tobacco pipe factory, untouched for eig...
12.1 mi from Shropshire
Jackfield Tile Museum
Jackfield Tile Museum sits within Ironbridge Gorge at The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, inside a former tile factory whose products were exported around the world. Open Friday, Saturd...
12.6 mi from Shropshire
Tar Tunnel
The Tar Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. It is managed by the National Trust and is one of... — Wikipedia
12.6 mi from Shropshire
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex located in Madeley, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The museum attempts to recreate t... — Wikipedia
12.7 mi from Shropshire
Coalport China Museum
Coalport China Museum sits inside the former Coalport China Works, once among the most successful potteries in the world, with china shipped from its kilns across the globe. Nearby...
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Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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