The Museum Gift Shop

A real gem of a living museum. Many thanks to the army of volunteers who make this a special place to visit - even on a chilly December day in victorian costume.
The entrance fee (see museum website for current charges and opening times) is valid for 13 months, so if you don't get to see it all in one visit you can come back again. You still need to pay for parking though on each visit.
The excellent introductory film experience gives a good insight into life underground as a miner and then on a foundry floor. Blood, sweat and real physical hard work - with little respite. This exhibition area

Really enjoyed our day out to Blist's Hill Victorian Town. I was surprised at how big the place is and loved that most of the shops were open and selling products. Including the bank where you could purchase old currency to spent on your visit, which I thought was a lovely touch.

Visited for the Christmas event and could not recommend this enough!
So much better than the Black Country Living Museum.
Really impressed with the town and activities for children.
Visiting Santa was so impressive for the children.
Must see attraction.

So fun, we go back every few years as always so much to see. Got the passport this time though so will probably visit multiple times over the next year. So festive at the moment and the staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. Love they are dressed up in Victorian outfits and even the publican was complaining about women and children now being allowed in the pub!!! Assume he was in character....

What a fantastic place this is! We visited 12 years ago and it was good then but now it is incredible. Populated by knowledgeable staff and volunteers, the town is brought to life before your eyes.
Shops, houses and industry are side by side on a massive site. You can change your money to £sd at the bank and enjoy a day learning all about life in a Victorian town.
We had the best fish and chips in beef dripping, sang songs in the pub and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thanks to the guy on the piano for singing "When father papered the parlour". It brought back memories of my dad singing it to

Really enjoyed it, so much so we went back the following day for a couple of hours (had annual passes to all the various museums in the area).
Various events throughout the day, food and drinks available at the café by the entrance or the larger food pavilion in the Victorian town itself. There's a various shops on site for food and gifts. Can recommend getting some honey biscuits or fruit loaf from the bakers, some beef dripping soaked chips from the chippy or hard boiled sweets from the sweet shop. There's a working pub too if you fancy a pint.
You can quite easily spend 3-4 hours there. Come

Super place to visit, plenty of atmosphere with staff in period dress on hand across the site to inform and educate. Plenty of period buildings to see. Plenty of places to eat etc spread around the site. We paid £20pp for just Blist Hill Victorian Village but that is valid for 12 months. The car park is not free you pay by the hour (which was a little disappointing given the entrance fee)

Me and my partner Mark came here for a few hours on Saturday 2nd October it was part of a two day break with Acklams Coaches. Despite the weather we had a lovely time. The people of the village were friendly and very informative about the history etc. Had to take a photo of a beautiful horse named Benjamin.

This is a wonderful place. It is like stepping back in time. If you want to cash into old money at the bank you can. They Victorian town has a sweet shop, a bakery, a fish & chip shop where you can buy delicious food and sweets from. The pub sells drinks. When we were there there was a sing-a-long in the pub. A horse drawn carriage ride. Nice walks. The buildings are not wheelchair accessible but the roads are. There are loads of things to see and do.

Absolutely brilliant 5 hours. More to see than I thought. Lovely people in character populating the village, who have a lovely little chat with you giving some background to life in Victorian times. Plenty of toilets, all maintained well. Plenty of places to get food. Fish n chips are gorgeous. A lovely new picnic & play area for the kids. What a great day out highly recommended. The only caveat is there's a lot of walking involved & one very steep hill

Excellent day out . Well thought out . We had the beef dripping fish and chips( £7 each) It was delicious. Staff played the roles in Victoria costumes and have great knowledge of the era. The village shops and the history about the Victoria era was brilliant. Lots to do with engineering as it Industrial revolution and what was life like.
There is a new playground for the little ones that’s only been open a week. Quite easy to get around with prams and wheelchairs. Staff are very friendly. There are horse and cart rides, demonstrations, a little fair, a pub with a bit of entertainment. A few