Days out - Central England

Museums

Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 4SQ
Open 10.00-17.00 daily from Mar-Oct, (Nov-Feb: open Wednesday-Sunday, 10.00-16.00
Age 5+
Cost £30 family; £15 one adult and one child; £11 adult; £6 child (5-18)
Other info A living open-air museum spread over a 26-acre site.
Call 0121 557 9643 or visit the website

Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire TF8 7AW
Open 10.00-17.00 daily
Age 7+, but no unaccompanied children allowed
Cost £46 family (2+ up to 5); £14 adult; £9.50 child
Other info The country's premier living museum offers the chance to revisit the birthplace of the industrial revolution.
Call 01952 432 166 or visit the website

Theme Parks

Alton Towers
Alton, Staffordshire ST10 4DB
Open Clossed until 17 March 2007, then 9.30-17.30 daily
Age All
Cost Prices from: £93 family (2+3); £83 family (2+2);£24.00 (12+); £16 (4-11), when booked in advance
Other info Probably the country's best-known theme park.
Call 0870 444 44 55 or visit the website

Wildlife

Drayton Manor Park and Zoo
Near Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3TW
Open Closed until 24 March 2007. Daily from 10.00
Age No age restriction as such, but children under 90cm tall are not allowed on some rides
Cost £51 family (2+2); £61 family (2+3); £17.50 (14+); £13.50 (children over 90cm and up to 13 yrs)
Other info A combination of zoo and theme park.
Call 01827 287 979 or visit the website

National Sealife Centre
The Waters Edge, Brindley Place, Birmingham B1 2HL
Open Daily from 10.00
Age All, but children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult
Cost Check website or call, as prices vary
Call 0121 643 6777 or visit the website

West Midlands Safari Park
Spring Grove, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 1LF
Open 10.00 daily
Age All
Cost £9.50 per person; children under 4 go free
Other info Fairground rides are not included in the cost of entry to the park.
Call 01299 400700 or visit the website

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