Friday 5 October – ongoing until Tuesday 30 April 2013
Coalbrookdale Gallery, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Near Ironbridge TF8 7DQ
Falcon Hildred exhibition
Open 10am-5pm, mainly Monday – Friday
A stunning new exhibition of the remarkable paintings and drawings of Welsh artist Falcon Hildred; his lifetime’s work focuses on the industrial landscapes of 19th and 20th century England and Wales, producing works of high aesthetic, historic and social value. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum is working in partnership with The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales on this exciting project.
Free admission
For details call 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
Saturday 20 October – ongoing until Sunday 4 November
Enginuity, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, near Ironbridge TF8 7DQ
Techno Terrors Workshops
Museum opens 10am – 5pm daily
Join drop-in workshops and build the meanest, scariest Techno Terror you can! Additional charges apply and activities vary from day to day.
Museum admission £8.25 adults; £6.95 for 60 plus and £6.95 for children (up to 18 years and in full time education), under 5s free
For details call 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
Saturday 27 October
Blists Hill Victorian Town, Madeley, near Ironbridge TF7 5DU
Ghostly Gaslight
Gates open 6pm
Anyone with a penchant for creepy crawlies, ghosts and ghouls and a spooky atmosphere should head for Blists Hill Victorian Town on the evening of Saturday 27 October where they’ll be sure to experience an exciting night out. As dusk falls and the street lamps cast eerie shadows at every corner, weird apparitions will replace the friendly Victorians who are usually seen in the town’s shops, cottages and work places, and visitors are advised to listen out for things that go bump in the night!
Adults £9.50, children £6.25 (3yrs upwards), family £29 (two adults and two children), tickets must be purchased in advance from the entrance shop at Blists Hill or the Ironbridge Visitor Information Centre. (Passports are not valid for this evening and dogs will not be allowed. Parking is limited with priority for blue badge holders, a park & ride service will operate from the new Park and Ride Car Park at the top of Jiggers Bank from 5pm for a small charge).
For details or to book by post call 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
Monday 29 October – ongoing until Friday 2 November
Coalport China Museum, Coalport, near Ironbridge, TF8 7HT
Hands-on Halloween Ceramic Workshops
Museum opens 10am – 5pm daily
Create crazy Halloween monsters at drop-in ceramic workshops over October half-term. Workshops run from 11am until 1pm and 2pm until 4pm. Activities vary from day to day and carry additional charges; museum admission charges apply.
Museum entrance fee £7.95 adults; £7.25 for 60 plus and £5.25 for children (up to 18 years and in full time education), under 5s free
For details call 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
Monday 29 October – ongoing to Friday 2 November
Jackfield Tile Museum, Jackfield, near Ironbridge, Shropshire TF8 7LJ
Halloween Tile Decorating Workshops
Museum opens 10am – 5pm daily
Let your creativity run wild at these Halloween themed fun drop-in workshops; learn the tile decorating technique known as ‘tube lining’ or ‘slip-trailing’ to produce a 6 x 6 inch tile featuring your own spooky design in a range of terrifying colours. Activities vary from day-to-day; tiles cost £7.95 each and can be fired and sent home later for a small extra charge to cover postage and packing. It takes up to 1½ hours to decorate your tile so last admission to the workshops is at 3.15pm.
Museum entrance fee £7.95 adults; £7.25 for 60 plus and £5.25 for children (up to 18 years and in full time education), under 5s free
For details call 01952 433 424 or visit www.ironbridge.org.uk
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