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  Shrewsbury Market

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  Oswestry tour

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  Shopping in Shrewsbury

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  Shrewsbury Castle

  Take a stroll through the grounds of Shrewsbury Castle and the Shropshire Regimental museum.
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  Stokesay Castle

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  Darwin

  A statue of Charles Darwin outside Shrewsbury Library. Darwin is the town's most famous son and celebrates his 200th birthday this year.

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  Ironbridge

  A group explore the World heritage site of Ironbridge, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and home to 10 museums celebrating Shropshire's industrial heritage.

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  Shrewsbury Dingle

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Contact Details

• Coach Road
• Coalbrookdale
• Telford
• Shropshire
• TF8 7DG

• Tel: 01952 884391
• Fax: 01952 884391
• Email: tic@ironbridge.org.uk
• Website: www.ironbridge.org.uk

Description

The worlds first Iron bridge. You can peer through its railings and conjure a vision of sailing vessels heading downstream towards Bristol and the markets of the world.

The Iron Bridge, is the true jewel of Shropshire's Iron-making past, you can see it spanning the majestic river Severn. The bridge itself was opened by Abraham Darby III and architect Thomas Pritchard on New Years Day 1781, (having been cast from 1779 onwards) and it became so famous that now the town proudly boasts the name 'Ironbridge'.

Whilst Abraham Darby III received a gold medal from the Royal Society of Arts, the architect, Thomas Pritchard died before the bridge was complete. Originally the bridge was conceived to allow traffic to cross the Gorge. However, today the bridge is only open to walkers, who wish to stroll across and get a better view of the river. The Toll House on the south side of the iron bridge was originally where people would have paid a toll to cross the bridge. The original prices are still displayed on the wall outside. However today the Toll House houses the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre and a small museum about the history of the bridge.

Facilities

Directions

From junction 6 of the M54 take the A5223 south towards Ironbridge. Follow the road, turn left at the roundabout. Follow the road over the next roundabout and bear right over the Jackfield bridge. Bear off the road towards the Iron Bridge.

Prices

Type	Price	Details
Adult	£0.00	Public Access
Child	£0.00	Public Access
Family	£0.00	Public Access
Concession	£0.00	Public Access
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Opening Times

Day	1st April 2010 - 1st August 2011
Monday	10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 17:00
Thursday	10:00 - 17:00
Friday	10:00 - 17:00
Saturday	10:00 - 17:00
Sunday	10:00 - 17:00
Bank Holiday(s)	10:00 - 17:00

Disclaimer

The details displayed on this page are correct at the time of publication however, Shropshire Tourism would like to advise all visitors to check prices & opening times with the venue prior to traveling in case of changes that might have occured since the publication of this page. Whilst Shropshire Tourism endeavours to ensure that the information on this site is correct, no warranty, express or implied, is given as to its accuracy and Shropshire Tourism does not accept any liability for error or omission. The directions above are for planning purposes only and should be used alongside a general roadmap or satnav system. Variables such as road/construction works, traffic, weather conditions etc may cause alterations to the route.