at the southern end of the Iron Bridge. Iron the of end southern the at Tollhouse

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obtained from the Tourist Information Centre in the in Centre Information Tourist the from obtained

Bus timetables and further tourist information can be can information tourist further and timetables Bus

town centre and Telford Central Railway Station. Railway Central Telford and centre town

serves the Ironbridge Gorge area as well as Telford as well as area Gorge Ironbridge the serves

please contact Traveline: contact please

beginning of April to the end of October, the bus the October, of end the to April of beginning

bus times and public transport public and times bus

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Walk the Gorge KEY TO MAPS Footpaths World Heritage Coalbrookdale Site boundary Museums Museum

CHERRY TREE HILL CC Craft Centre Rosehill House Car park E SID Dale House OD Viewpoint WO + Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron Cycle parking WOODSIDE ROUNDABOUT M54 Junc. 4 Gorge Connect COALBROOKDALE (Via A442) + Enginuity Toilets Dale route WH1 with Bus Stop Coppice MADELEY Ironworks ROUNDABOUT C H GORGE U MADELEY + R Legges Woodland CONNECT C RETAIL Car park for ROUTE H

AREA Captain's WH1 R GORGE CONNECT Way O A ROUTE WH1 Police Coppice D museum GORGE CONNECT LEES FARM ROUTE WH1 Museum Clusters ROUNDABOUT D patrons only A O R N St Michael's IO MADELEY T Church A T Y S D A A ROAD E H B O S EC W U R I E E D B D S IL L A Lincoln A E D A R O G 6 Ironbridge Back lanes W A AS D P Hill R G R L Y E O ge Way AD B4 IL E L 380 d L H i r E LN Valley Hotel Rotunda O b D C n A A steep climb around the town IN ro L I M H Rowing Club Dale End O D G The Wharfage EB From the square go up the long flight of steps in the rear Power Station I V E R S E V E O R R N WER T IRONBRIDGE SUTTON Museum of The Gorge HE W HA The Square corner, through St Luke’s Church and out in to the lanes of RF AG HILL Benthall Edge E + Ironbridge. Work your way around to the left, then go uphill Iron BridgeWATE Bedlam Furnaces RLOO Lloyds Coppice Blists Hill The Tollhouse Station Yard STREET Victorian Town Museum D through one of the alleyways and turn right along Hodge Jackfield Bridge A

LADY O W R OOD T BLISTS HILL R I V R Bower. Then back downhill round to the church before Ironbridge E R O S E P V L Blists Hill E R Museums N A O returning down Severn Bank.

JACKFIELD C Museums

GORGE CONNECT S Golf Club i ROUTE WH1 l Distance 2 km • Time 1 hour k i n W a y Jackfield Tile Museum Hay Inclined Plane Walks from Station Yard Walks from Legges Way Maws Craft CC Tar Tunnel Centre Memorial Bridge Haywood (FOOTBRIDGE)

APPROXIMATE SCALE 0 1/4 1/2 Mile C OA COALPORT 0 0.5 Kilometre 1 L PO RT Coalport + H Severn Valley Way 1 Lloyds Coppice Broseley Pipe IG 7 China Museum H S Works R TREE I V E T Se R S vern Valley Way E V Woodland and Industrial heritage E R A flat route following the track of the old Severn N Across the road and left onto the Silkin Way to the tunnel Valley Railway entrance. Do not enter but turn across the car park and road into From the Iron Bridge walk back through the car park and Lloyds Coppice. Look for the remains of Madeley Wood Hall and along the track –signed Severn Valley Way and Route 45. a Pumping Engine. Walks from The Square Keep right through Jackfield, look for old railway sidings, a Distance 4 km • Time 2 hours section on the road and the Tile Museum. The route here is subject to landslip and the road is quite a roller coaster. 2 The Silkin Way 4 Ironbridge Riverside Past Maws Craft Centre turn left down to the river and the A walk along the old railway track to the River Severn Ironbridge houses and lanes Boat Inn, then turn left back up the side of the craft centre Turn right along The Wharfage and then quickly right up Walk across the road and left down hill on to The Silkin Way, and back to Ironbridge. Severn Bank. Working your way up and around the hillside 1 through the tunnel and down to the Riverbank. Take a look at Distance 5 km • Time 1 ⁄2 hours you will get a real feel for the buildings and views of historic the China Museum complex on the way back. Ironbridge. Descend to The Wharfage by Lincoln Hill, then left Distance 6 km • Time 2 hours 8 Benthall Woods to the Iron Bridge itself. A hillside walk, can be muddy Distance 2 km • Time 1 hour 3 Hay Inclined Plane Walk west away from the car park parallel to the river along Industrial History tour 5 The Golden Ball the old railway track. Turn left up into the woods and continue right up to the crest. You will see the work that the Across the road and left to Blists Hill Victorian Town. Again Ironbridge houses and Bedlam Furnaces Severn Gorge Countryside Trust is doing to maintain the down hill to start then around the back of the Blists Hill Museum From the car park turn left along High St, into Waterloo St., site to the Hay Inclined Plane. This was used for lifting small woods. At the top turn left and return on the high level. then turn left up the steps at the side of the car park. Go right There is much evidence of the mining that went on in this barges from the canal at the bottom up to the higher level. on Madeley Road to the Goldon Ball pub. Turn right down Return down the side of the Inclined Plane and then right back whole area for hundreds of years. Return downhill by a through Madeley Wood and to the remains of the Bedlam along the Silkin Way. convenient path and turn right back to the bridge. 1 Furnaces. Turn right back along the riverbank. Distance 1.5 Distance 6 km • Time 2 hours Distance 4 km • Time 1 ⁄2 hrs 3 km • Time ⁄4 hours Walks from Dale End Walks from The Wharfage Loamhole Walk the Gorge Dale End Park Dingle 9 APPROXIMATE SCALE A flat riverside walk 12 River bank & Dale End Park 0 1/ 1/ Mile J 4 2 I G From the rear of the car park turn right and A flat walk through the park G E 0 0.5 Kilometre 1 R S walk along the riverside to the Edward Albert Take the path to the side of the public toilets B A N A4169 Bridge, turn and walk back through the park. at the back of the car park, then walk K DA R 1 B Vane Distance 1.2 km • Time ⁄2 hour through the park. Y Museum of RO Coppice 1 AD Distance 2 km • Time ⁄2 hour Steel Sculpture 10 Shropshire Hills View CHERRY TREE HILL A longer walk through Coalbrookdale 13 Dale Coppice and Lincoln Hill Rosehill House E ID From the car park cross the Buildwas Road An excellent view but lots of steps Dale House DS OO turn left and the take the first right into down W + Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron Station Road. Walk through to Walk to the road and turn left. Take the first Coalbrookdale – site of the Museum of Iron, right into Paradise, immediately before the COALBROOKDALE Coalbrookdale Enginuity and the Darby Houses. Turn left shop. Walk up the road, taking the right + Enginuity Dale Museums uphill and left again into the Arboretum, fork into the woods. Walk right through Coppice keep through Cinder Hill woods to cross a Ironworks Dale Coppice and at Church Road take a C H GORGE U minor road and walk around the edge of right then left into the area of The Sabbath R CONNECT C ROUTE H

Strethill Lodge. Here there are excellent Walks. Turn right up the bank to the top Captain's WH1 R O

A views of the south Shropshire Hills. Return and then turn right back across the road Coppice D

downhill along the route of an old tramway, and continue to the Rotunda. After

D across the railway and down to the admiring the view of Ironbridge descend A O R Buildwas Road to complete the walk. the 209 steps and return to The Wharfage. N IO T 1 A T D Distance 4 km • Time 2 hours Distance 3.5 km • Time 1 ⁄2 hours A ROAD S E H O S EC R I BE E D Lincoln L A A R B A U D P Hill Lincoln Hill and the Rotunda ILD 11 14 The Iron Bridge WA LL S ROA B I Albert Edward D 4380 H Woodland walk with a steep descent The Iron Bridge and part of the town LN Bridge Valley Hotel Rotunda O C N of 209 steps Walk to the road and turn right along The Dale End LI IRONBRIDGE Turn right out of the car park onto Buildwas Wharfage, as far as the Iron Bridge. Walk Rowing Club Power Station V E R S E V E The Wharfage Road. Take the second road on the left back 40m and turn up Severn Bank. R I R N HO T DGEBO HE WER (Paradise) alongside the shop. Keep to the Continue to walk upwards and take a Museum of The Gorge WH The Square AR right and walk on paths up to the top of convenient alley to explore the hillside. FA Benthall Edge GE Lincoln Hill. The brick base here is the There are many interesting houses and Iron BridgeWATE remains of the Rotunda. The view over the fine views, take your time and explore. RLOO The Tollhouse STREET fence down to the Ironbridge is magnificent Return down Lincoln Hill to The Wharfage. Station Yard in all seasons. Descend back to the road Distance 2 km • Time 1 hour LAD YWOOD and car park via the 209 steps from the back of the viewing platform. KEY TO MAPS Ironbridge Distance 2 km • Time 1 hour Footpaths World Heritage Museums Site boundary Museum

M54 Junc. 6 CC Craft Centre Much Wenlock (Via A5223) Car park Cycle From Legges Way (A4169) JIGGERS BANK ROUNDABOUT Viewpoint A4169 Cycle parking Gorge Connect 15 Silkin Way and Ironbridge Toilets route WH1 with Bus Stop A gentle gradient down into the Gorge and along the riverbanks + Car park for Woodland Cross the road from the car park and turn left onto the Silkin Loamhole museum Museum Clusters Way Cycle route (NCN route 55). Follow the Silkin Way to its Dingle patrons only end at Coalport Bridge. Over the bridge and walk down J I G G E R steps onto the Severn Valley Way (NCN Route 45). Ride on S B A 169 N A4 K to the Iron Bridge passing the Maws Craft Centre and the

Vane Museum of Cycle the Gorge Coppice DA Tile Museum. Walk over the Iron Bridge and turn right on the RB Steel Sculpture Y RO CHERRY TREE HILL AD road keeping alongside the river (do not go over the new Rosehill House E SID Jackfield Bridge). Just before the China Museum turn left on Dale House OD WO + Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron a ramp taking you up onto the Silkin Way. Turn left and WOODSIDE COALBROOKDALE ROUNDABOUT M54 Junc. 4 pedal back uphill to the car park. Enginuity (Via A442) + Dale Distance 12 km • Time 2 hours Coppice MADELEY Ironworks ROUNDABOUT C H Coalbrookdale GORGE U MADELEY R Legges CONNECT C RETAIL Cycle From ROUTE H Museums AREA Way Captain's WH1 R GORGE CONNECT O A ROUTE WH1 Police Coppice D The Old Station Yard LEES FARM GORGE CONNECT ROUNDABOUT D ROUTE WH1 A O R N St Michael's IO MADELEY T Church Y Severn Valley Way (NCN route 45) and 15,17 &18 A T 16 A S D A ROAD E H W O S EC R I BE S E D Lincoln Y L A E E A R L G A circular tour of both banks of the river B A UI D P Hill E G LD L D E W ge Way AS IL A L ROA B d Albert Edward D 438 H i 0 r M LN Ride through the car park, away from the Iron Bridge and Bridge Valley Hotel Rotunda O b C n N o LI Ir H Rowing Club Dale End O along the Severn Valley Way. Keep on NCN Route 45 until D G The WharfageEB Power Station I V E R S E V E O R R N WER IRONBRIDGE SUTTON you have to walk up some steps and reach the Coalport THE Museum of The Gorge WH The Square AR FA HILL Bridge, turn left over the bridge, then left again on NCN Benthall Edge GE + Route 55. Ride straight ahead to come out on the road by Iron Bridge WAT Bedlam Furnaces Blists Hill ERLO Lloyds Coppice The Tollhouse O STREET Victorian Town Museum the Brewery Inn. Ride past the pub and continue past the

Station Yard Jackfield Bridge

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L R ADYW OOD O BLISTS HILL China Museum complex keeping left at the next fork and R P

I V L E R S A E V back to Ironbridge. Walk over the bridge to the start point. E O Blists Hill R N JACKFIELD C Museums Distance 8 km • Time 1 hour

GORGE CONNECT S Golf Club i ROUTE WH1 l k Ironbridge i n W Museums a y Cycle From The Wharfage Jackfield Tile Museum Hay Inclined Plane CC and Dale End Maws Craft Tar Tunnel Memorial Bridge Haywood Centre (FOOTBRIDGE) C O Turn right out of the car park into Ironbridge. Cross the Iron APPROXIMATE SCALE A LP 0 1/4 1/2 Mile OR COALPORT T Bridge and turn left through the car park. The ride along the HI 0 0.5 Kilometre 1 Coalport GH Broseley Pipe + S TRE Severn Valley Way can then be followed from ride 16. Works China Museum R ET I V E R S Severn Valley Wa E V E R N 17 Distance 10 km • Time 2 hours y 18 Distance 11 km • Time 2 hours

Accommodation The Shakespeare Inn Cafés Truffels Café Pubs and Shops Homeward Bound Bridge House Guest House High St, Coalport Blists Hill Victorian Town, The Wharfage, Ironbridge Restaurants Chrisalis Newsagents Home & Gift Store Buildwas, Nr Ironbridge Tel: 01952 580675 Hot Metal Café Tel: 01952 433993 The Coracle Restaurant 7 Tontine Hill, Ironbridge 5 The Wharfage, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 432105 The Swan Blists Hill Museum, Craft 6A Tontine Hill, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 432260 Tel: 01952 433028 Bridge View B&B The Wharfage, Ironbridge Legges Way, Madeley. Maws Craft Centre Tel: 01952 433520 Crystal Labyrinth Ironbridge Tackle and 10 Tontine Hill, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 432306 Tel: 01952 884391 Jackfield Horse & Jockey Gemstones & Jewellery Bait Supplies Tel: 01952 432541 Thorpe House B&B Central Café Tel: 01952 883030 15 Jockey Bank, Ironbridge 34A The Wharfage, Ironbridge 7 The Square, Ironbridge Calcutts House Coalport, TF8 7HP 32-32A High St, Ironbridge The Gingham Chicken Tel: 01952 433798 Tel: 01952 433708 Tel: 01952 433040 Calcutts Road, Jackfield Tel: 01952 586789 Coalbrookdale Museum of Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield The Malthouse The Curio Centre Jardine Leisure Tel: 01952 882631 Tontine Hotel Iron, The Café Tel: 01952 881138 The Wharfage, Ironbridge 2 Waterloo Street, Ironbridge Cast Furniture The Library House The Square, Ironbridge Coach Road, Coalbrookdale. Cycling Tel: 01952 433712 Tel: 01952 433844 Dale End Park, Coalbrookdale 11 Severn Bank, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 432127 Tel: 01952 884391 The Bicycle Hub/Tandem The Shakespeare Inn Darlingtons of Ironbridge Tel: 01952 432908 Tel: 01952 432299 The White Hart Jackfield Tile Museum, Experience High St, Coalport The Wharfage, Ironbridge Maws Gallery The Malthouse The Wharfage, Ironbridge The Café The New Building, Church Tel: 01952 580675 Tel: 01952 433726 Pictures & Framing The Wharfage, ironbridge Tel: 01952 432901 Jackfield Road, Jackfield The Swan Evergreen The Wharfage, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 433712 YHA Ironbridge Gorge Tel: 01952 884391 Tel: 01952 883249 The Wharfage, Ironbridge 30 High St, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 433663 Post Office House B&B John Rose Building, The Painting Shop Tea Room The Ironbridge Gorge Tel: 01952 432306 Tel: 01952 432149 Red Rooster 6 The Square, Ironbridge High St, Coalport Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield Museums The White Hart FotoStop Express Speciality Foods (above Post Office) Tel: 0870 770 5882 Tel: 01952 883843 Tel: 01952 884391 The Wharfage, Ironbridge 9 Tontine Hill, Ironbridge The High Street, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 433201 The Tea Emporium Tel: 01952 432901 Tel: 01952 433399 Tel: 07971 952252 7 The Square, Ironbridge The Shop in the Square High St, Ironbridge Tel: 01952 884391