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Blists Hill Victorian Town
Attractions in Telford

Start with Blists Hill Victorian Town: the sights of Telford

Museums or galleries make up 14 of the 24 places on the list. Mapped inside Telford’s built-up area are 14 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 10. Among them, 5 are cared for: 3 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust. Ludlow Castle is worth a day, 39 km from the centre.

Photo: Blists Hill Victorian Town, The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Telford
14
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
14
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
5
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The headline places in Telford

Alongside Blists Hill Victorian Town you find 4 museums and a garden.

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Townin townGarden · National TrustSunnycroft Gardensin townMuseumCoalbrookdale Museum of Ironin townMuseumMuseumEnginuityin townMuseumJackfield Tile Museumin townMuseumMuseum of the Gorgein town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where they are

Much Wenlock Museum marks the outer edge, 11 km away.

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The dashed line is Telford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Grouped by kind

Ahead are museums or galleries (14); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (5).

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 1 art gallery11 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 1 historic house0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks · 2 zoos · 1 heritage railway2 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Telford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

5 places are cared for: 3 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Sunnycroft Gardens, Buildwas Abbey, Wenlock Priory and Benthall Hall, and 1 more).

Every place

Everything to see

The 14 inside Telford come first, then 10 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 14 inside Telford come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

394 listed buildings and 9 scheduled monuments are on Telford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Telford →

Big names nearby

For a day out

Start with Ludlow Castle, 39 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleLudlow Castle39 km southwestAbbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey19 km westCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle19 km westMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery25 km southeast · 159K visitors a yearCathedralShrewsbury Cathedral20 km westCastle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle18 km northwestCastle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle17 km southwestCastleBridgnorth Castle17 km southMuseumRAF Museum Midlands11 km eastPalaceWeston Hall12 km eastHistoric house · English HeritageBoscobel House15 km eastCastleStafford Castle25 km northeast

Places well known beyond Telford (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Places to visit in Telford: questions

What are the main attractions in Telford?

The best known inside Telford’s built-up area are Blists Hill Victorian Town, Sunnycroft Gardens, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron and Enginuity. In all, 14 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 10 more within 5 km.

Does Telford have a museum?

14 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Telford: Blists Hill Victorian Town, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Enginuity and Jackfield Tile Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Telford?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Telford, 5 places are cared for: 3 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Sunnycroft Gardens, Buildwas Abbey, Wenlock Priory and Benthall Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Telford?

Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (39 km), Shrewsbury Abbey (19 km), Shrewsbury Castle (19 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (25 km).

Where are Telford’s historic buildings listed?

Telford has 394 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Telford when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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).

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