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The 8 Best Things to do in Coalbrookdale, England
Discover the best top things to do in Coalbrookdale, United Kingdom including The Merrythought Teddy Bear Shop, Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, The Darby Houses, Loamhole Dingle, The New Coracle Shed, Holy Trinity Church, The New Coracle Shed.
1. The Merrythought Teddy Bear Shop
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
This unique shop is home to a huge range of traditional and limited edition teddy bears. All of the current collections are in stock as well as several rare discontinued items and shop exclusives. Within the shop is a small museum with some of the earliest Merrythought and Farnell teddy bears (dating back as far as 1909) as well as many other characters created by Merrythought over the years. Of course, all of the bears have been handmade onsite in the Merrythought factory, the UK's oldest teddy bear manufacturer of it's kind. Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm
Reviewed By WhitchBridgnorth
Wonderful shop , Bears to die for.... The kindest staff ,pick up and look at any that you want to . I was looking for best/ Christening gift . Beautiful packaging .
2. Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture
3. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
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4.0 based on 333 reviews
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Abraham Derby I transformed the cast iron industry when he perfected the smelting of iron with coke rather than charcoal The remains of his blast furnace of 1709 still exist in Coalbrookdale alongside the new Museum of Iron in the old 1838 warehouse which celebrates the individuals who made this area 'the birthplace of the industrial revolution' in England plus the products of the famous Coalbrookdale Company which are still to be found all over England, having started from creating cooking pots from 1709. The displays include the gold medal presented by the Royal Academy in 1787 for the wooden model of the Iron Bridge, also on show, and ends with a couple of Agas, which are made in Coalbrookdale today. It shows how designers created many useful objects that we still see in our towns and cities today and also some very strange objects such as a dining room table held up by dogs. A fascinating museum telling the story of how Coalbrookdale changed the world, and there is a good shop and a popular coffeeshop/restaurant in an adjacent building. There is a link to Scotland, with a lamp from the Carron Works in Falkirk - in its day one of the largest ironworks in Europe, whose achievements are in need of similar recognition to the works at Coalbrookdale
4. The Darby Houses
5. Loamhole Dingle
6. The New Coracle Shed
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
