Sight seeing .. midlands ..

[Darren]

Hi all, I'm down in Essex at the mo on a mini break .... going back up to north Wales tomorrow but thought about stopping for a day in the midlands area ... any suggestions for a good day/afternoon out? Some sort of industrail museum or something?

Limited access to the internet, if postcodes could come with suggestions that wouls be fantastic .... will look in later ... thanks

 

[John Rudd]

Darren,
I was there week before last........Stayed in Cannock ( well Rugeley...)

Went to the Bass brewery musuem, they have a working Robey tandem compound steam engine on display and it was in steam... pc is DE14 1NG

While you are there, Clay Mills isnt far away about 2-3 miles pc is DE13 0DB...The have 4 great beam engines two of which are running..Not sure if they will be in steam when you go..

I also paid a visit to the National motorcycle museum but that at Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull,
West Midlands, B92 0EJ great for amorning visit if you're into british motor bikes......

Food for thought I hope......

[AdeV]

National Motorcyce museum -  Coventry Road  Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands B92 0EJ 01675 443311

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter -  75 - 79 Vyse St | Hockley, Birmingham B18 6HA, 0121 554 3598

The Pen Room - 60 Frederick Street,  The Argent Centre, Birmingham B1 3HS
All about pens...

Black Country Living Museum - Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4SQ 0121 557 9643

The Red House Glass Cone - High Street, Wordsley, Stourbridge DY8 4AZ 01384 812750
I've seen that one on TV, looks well worth a visit


I got all thsoe off TripAdvisor - I've never visited any of them myself, although I rather fancy a look around the Jewelry one (it's an old Birmingham jewelry factory that's been preserved as a museum).

[Darren]

Thanks chaps, stayed one night in Dudley and visited various glass works in the area ... very enlightening with some beautiful works of art which we could deff not afford !!

Well worth a visit if you are that way .... we then dropped into Coalbrookdale on the way home to see Ironbridge ... stunning location !!