19 Mar 2019
Celebrate English Tourism and Victorian Ingenuity Exploring Ironbridge Gorge on a New Ramblers Walking Holiday
Tags: english tourism week, ramblers walking holidays, Walking Holidays, uk holidays, visit shropshire, Queen Victoria, industrial revolution, Visit Britain, England
With English Tourism Week (30 April – 7 April) highlighting what makes England great, why not step back 200 years with Ramblers Walking Holidays to the reign of Queen Victoria and discover an area which was key to the advancement of Industrial Revolution during her reign.
Exploring the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Ironbridge Gorge' in Shropshire, an extraordinary place where nature and history have combined to produce a landscape of great beauty, walk through a fascinating period of industrialisation, across the world's first iron bridge, as part of Ramblers Walking Holidays' new 7 night The Ironbridge Gorge & Museums break.
Taking in dismantled railway lines and canal tow-paths which were once a hive of activity and sections of the Shropshire Way, The Severn Way and The Coalbrookdale Trail, there is also the opportunity to visit the Ironbridge Museums. These include Darby's blast furnace; the Coalport China Museum which houses a china specifically made for Queen Victoria; Jackfield Tiles; and Blists Hill, a recreated town described as the place to experience Victorian life during the age of Queen Victoria when “Britain ruled the world”.
Ramblers Walking Holidays' (01707 331133, www.ramblersholidays.co.uk) 7 night The Ironbridge Gorge & Museums starts from £799/person, including half board en suite accommodation, Annual Passport Ticket to the Ironbridge Gorge Museums – valid for 12 months, all necessary transport and an experienced leader. Departures 27 April, 8 June, 27 July and 31 August 2019.
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