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Museum · Telford · Shropshire

Tar Tunnel

One of the places to visit in Telford is Tar Tunnel, a museum. 12 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Blists Hill Victorian Town is 1.1 km off.

Where
In Telford
inside the built-up area
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–22°C
In brief

Museum in Telford

Inside Telford

Tar Tunnel is inside Telford’s built-up area, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warmest in Telford are June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm
Feb8° / 1°51 mm
Mar10° / 2°47 mm
Apr14° / 4°55 mm
May17° / 7°55 mm
Jun20° / 9°73 mm
Jul22° / 11°61 mm
Aug21° / 11°62 mm
Sep18° / 9°60 mm
Oct14° / 6°72 mm
Nov10° / 3°64 mm
Dec8° / 1°67 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Telford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Telford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Telford’s full climate →
About

Tar Tunnel

Museum.

In Telford, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type
Museum
Town
in Telford
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where to find Tar Tunnel

Orange shows Tar Tunnel; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Telford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Where people come from

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

12
  1. 1Telford
  2. 2Broseley
1 · It’s in town

Telford

156,890 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

Broseley

5,596 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Tar Tunnel isPeoplePlaces to visit
TelfordIt’s in town156,89024
Broseley1.1 km west of it5,59617
Make a day of it

Close to Tar Tunnel

Our list has 45 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.

1MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town1.1 km away2MuseumCoalport China Museum200 m away3Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey5.5 km away4MuseumJackfield Tile Museum900 m away5Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory7.4 km away6Historic house · National TrustBenthall Hall3.6 km away7CastleBridgnorth Castle10 km away8MuseumMuseumEnginuity3.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Tar Tunnel, answered

Where is Tar Tunnel?

Tar Tunnel is in Telford, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tar Tunnel?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Tar Tunnel?

June to September are the warmest months in Telford, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Tar Tunnel?

Within 15 km: Blists Hill Victorian Town (1.1 km), Coalport China Museum (200 m), Buildwas Abbey (5.5 km) and Jackfield Tile Museum (900 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

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