The West Midlands' legacy of manufacturing is represented by its range of museums. There are heritage railways galore, such as the Severn Valley Railway, as well as transport museums and major centres such as the Black Country Museum, the RAF Museum at Cosford and Birmingham's Thinktank science museum.
The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions in the West Midlands area including Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire.
Flaxivity, Spring Gardens,
Ditherington,
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire,
SY1 2SZ.
Tel: 00.
Interpretations of the Mill’s role in the industrial revolution and the pioneers who made it happen, with details on how flax was processed, the mill’s…
St Richards House ,
22 Victoria Square ,
Droitwich Spa ,
Worcestershire,
WR9 8DS.
Tel: 01905 774 312.
The Heritage Centre is housed on the former Brine Baths site, which was first established in the 1880s. The present black & white building, known as St.…
Port Street,
Burslem,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire,
ST6 3PE.
Tel: 01782 499 766.
See Burleigh ware produced over the years in the beautiful showroom, explore the original Victorian offices, and learn about the people and events which…
Kilndown Close, Etruria Vale Road,
Etruria,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire,
ST1 4RB.
Tel: 07900 267 711.
Home to Jesse Shirley’s 1857 Bone and Flint Mill, the only remaining operational steam driven potters’ mill in the world. Driven by a 1820s Boulton…
Henwood Road,
Wolverhampton,
West Midlands,
WV6 8NX.
Tel: 07774 643 255.
Home to many intriguing pieces of transport history. The first transport museum in the city of Wolverhampton, run by the community for the community.
Kingsley & Froghall Station,
Froghall,
Staffordshire,
ST10 2HA.
Tel: 01538 750 755.
10.5 mile return journey, steam hauled through the Churnet Valley between Cheddleton and Froghall. Also runs on the Cauldon Low line on various dates throughout…
Croome (National Trust),
Nr High Green,
Worcester,
Worcestershire,
WR8 9DW.
Tel: 01905 371 006.
The museum tells the fascinating story of RAF Defford during World War 2 and the Cold War years, and its vital role in the flight testing of secret radar…
Llynclys South Station,
Llynclys,
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY10 8BX.
Tel: 01691 728 131.
Passenger trains through the beautiful Shropshire countryside to Pen y Garreg halt. Also trains from Oswestry.
Oswestry Railway Station,
Oswald Road,
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY11 1RE.
Tel: 01691 688 763.
Passenger trains from Oswestry station to Middleton Road Bridge. Railway Museum in impressive old Cambrian Railways building. Trains also operate from…
Nr Windmill End Junction,
Warren's Hall Local Nature Reserve,
Rowley Regis,
West Midlands,
DY2 9HU .
Tel: 0303 040 4040.
(Properly known as Windmill End Pumping Station), and is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade II Listed building built around 1831. It housed a stationary…
Cole Bank Road,
Hall Green,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
B13 0BD.
Tel: 0121 348 8160.
Late 18th century watermill. Once leased by Matthew Boulton for metal working, it is now a corn mill and milling takes place most Sundays. The mill has…
Stour Vale Mill,
Green Street,
Kidderminster,
Worcestershire,
DY10 1AZ.
Tel: 01562 69028.
Looks at the world famous carpet industry of Kidderminster alongside stories of wealth, poverty and ingenuity of the people who created the carpets.
Shenstone Drive (off Northgate),
Aldridge,
Walsall,
West Midlands,
WS9 8TP.
Tel: 01922 454 761.
The museum houses a wide collection of vehicles including buses, coaches and commercials, all with a West Midlands connection. There are also vehicles…
Loomer Road,
Chesterton,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
Staffordshire,
ST5 7LB.
Tel: 01782 565 050 .
Discover the lost industrial heritage of the Apedale Valley and the history of the surrounding area. At weekends and Bank Holidays there are tours of an…
Baggeridge Country Park,
Wombourne,
Staffordshire,
DY3 4HB.
Tel: 01902 753 795.
1,400ft of ground level 7.25in., 5in. track and 400ft of 5in. and 3.5in. raised track.
Needle Mill Lane,
Riverside,
Redditch,
Worcestershire,
B98 8HY.
Tel: 01527 62509.
The museum is an unusual and fascinating place as its historic site illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and…
Onley Lane,
Rugby,
Warwickshire,
CV22 5QD.
Tel: 01788 842 709.
7.25in. approx 1,100 yards; 3.5in. & 5in. gauge, 375 yards.
Stowe-by-Chartley,
Nr Weston,
Staffordshire,
ST18 0LA.
Tel: 01785 850 965.
2ft gauge railway, one mile long, Sunday service hauled by Bagnall steam locomotive ‘Isobel‘. Saturday trains generally diesel hauled. Working farm…
Woodseaves Garden Plants,
Woodseaves,
Market Drayton,
Shropshire,
TF9 2AS.
Tel: 01630 653 161.
A narrow gauge miniature railway which runs around the Woodseaves Garden Plants nursery.
Wenlock Lodge,
Acton Scott,
Church Stretton,
Shropshire,
SY6 6QN.
Tel: 01694 781 307.
Agricultural museum showing farming before the advent of tractor power with Shire horses used for all farming tasks. Traditional breeds of livestock on…
Caverswall Road ,
Blythe Bridge,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire,
ST11 9BG.
Tel: 01782 396 210.
This standard gauge railway operates steam trains from Blythe Bridge (Caverswall Road) Station to Dilhorne Park, a round trip of approximately 5.5 miles.…
Soho Avenue (off Soho Road),
Handsworth,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
B18 5LB.
Tel: 0121 348 8150.
The elegant home of industrialist and entrepreneur Matthew Boulton from 1766 to 1809. Boulton's many achievements helped fuel the Industrial Revolution.…
The Old Loco Shed,
Bridge Road, Horsehay,
Telford,
Shropshire,
TF4 2NF.
Tel: 01952 503 880.
Regular passenger services on part of ex-GWR branch from Wellington to Craven Arms. Train runs from Spring Village to Horsehay & Dawley via new station…
Snailbeach,
Nr Minsterley,
Shropshire,
SY5 0NS.
Tel: 07716 116 732.
It was the biggest lead mine in Shropshire and it is reputed to have yielded the greatest volume of lead per acre of any mine in Europe. Underground mining…