The best museums in Telford in September 2025

These are the top 5 best museums in Telford, England, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2025. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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  1. Jackfield Tile Museum1

    Jackfield Tile Museum

     Telford
    Jackfield Tile Museum is a museum in Telford. The museum features exhibits related to: natural sciences, science and technology and decorative and applied art. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: tile and architectural ceramics plaster collection and designated collection.
  2. Coalport China Museum2

    Coalport China Museum

     Telford
    The Tar Tunnel, located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England, is an intriguing part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. Administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, this abandoned tunnel is one of ten attractions that make up the museum complex. The tunnel's history and unique features make it a fascinating part of the museum's offerings.
  3. Tar Tunnel3

    Tar Tunnel

     Telford
    The Tar Tunnel is a historical site located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. This abandoned tunnel is part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, a collection of ten different attractions administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The tunnel's history and unique features make it an interesting stop for those interested in industrial history and geology.
  4. Buildwas Abbey4

    Buildwas Abbey

     Telford
    Ruins of a Cistercian abbey, including its unusually unaltered 12th-century church, vaulted and tile-floored chapter house, and crypt chapel, in a wooded Severn-side setting.
  5. Lilleshall Abbey5

    Lilleshall Abbey

     Telford
    Extensive ruins of an Augustinian abbey, later a Civil War stronghold, in a deeply rural setting. Much of the church survives, unusually viewable from gallery level, along with the lavishly sculpted processional door and other cloister buildings.

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