Jackfield Tile Museum
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Enormous collection of decorative tiles. Many art works displayed perfectly in room after room. Large collection of encaustic tiles (decorated by “burning in” colours as an inlay using coloured clays) and an extensive collection of timeless geometric designs, artistic individual tiles, large colourful decorative tile panels, elaborate and protruding relief designs, entire rooms such as a tiled butchers, a pub, an underground station tunnel with train sound effects, highly desirable art deco tiles including high lustre technical finished tiles, islamic art inspired tiles and more…Most definitely worth the drive - a world class collection of decorative tiles.
Claire WilliamsClaire Williams
10
Fantastic experience, very well laid out. Friendly and helpful staff. We had a great visit, I use a mobility scooter and my daughter uses a wheelchair. We we able to see almost everything. The one thing we would suggest is Subtitles and BSL Interpretation on the videos. Apart from that one suggestion it was a first class experience. We had cake and drinks in the cafe which were really delicious and again very helpful and friendly staff member! Definitely worth a visit. I would suggest if you are visiting more than one museum in Ironbridge, get the year pass, it is well worth it.
Meg CarrMeg Carr
40
A Tile Museum? Who wants to go to a Tile Museum? I loved it! Social history > design > technical wizardry! The entrance to the exhibits is the actual entrance to the back-offices of the original factory - where the clerical/design/management staff would have arrived for work. Where potential new clients were greeted? The exhibits are wonderful....go there now! Why only 4 *? For once I was looking forward to the gift-shop! Nothing of any interest! What a disappointment! Onsite there is also a working tile factory. Onsite there is a gallery. Parking costs £3.50
Kevin BryantKevin Bryant
00
Of all the places and museums around the ironbridge gorge area I did not expect a tile museum to be the most interesting and personal favourite experience. For such mundane objects that are so easy to overlook the range of artistic expression on display is spectacular, ranging through medieval, art deco and contemporary. Maybe not the best place for kids as I imagine it wouldn't necessarily hold there attention. For anyone artistically enclined however I would definitely recommend.
Danny LangridgeDanny Langridge
00
Fantastic and really interesting, the kids loved it too. I was interested to go, but wasn’t sure what to expect. It was amazingly captivating, with lots of history and lots to learn. There were displays set up like the underground, a house, a cafe / bar. The detail and variety was amazing! British weather means indoor options are always welcome, and this exceeded expectations. Fantastic place and well worth stopping off at for a few hours.
Paul BatchelorPaul Batchelor
10
We enjoyed the trip to the museum, small but interesting, learned about the tile industry in this area. Displays and artifacts held our attention, the collection of tiles and drawings were beautiful. There is a gift shops, a small cafe, along with a separately owned restaurant. We also did a tile painting workshop and collected our fired tile later in the week. Car park is adequate, lovely location by the river and local pubs.
Liam ParkerLiam Parker
00
Nearby Attractions Of Jackfield Tile Museum
Bedlam Furnaces
Tar Tunnel

Bedlam Furnaces
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Tar Tunnel
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Nearby Restaurants Of Jackfield Tile Museum
The Half Moon Inn
The Golden Ball Inn
Black Swan
The Boat Inn - Jackfield
The Tile Press Café

The Half Moon Inn
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The Golden Ball Inn
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Black Swan
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The Boat Inn - Jackfield
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Basic Info
Address
Salthouse Rd, Telford TF8 7LJ, United Kingdom
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Phone
+44 1952 884762
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Website
ironbridge.org.uk
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4.5
(472 reviews)
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Jackfield Tile Museum is a museum which presents the history of the British decorative tile industry between 1840 and 1960, the period in which this factory and that of Maw & Co nearby played an important part in this industry.
attractions: Bedlam Furnaces, Tar Tunnel, restaurants: The Half Moon Inn, The Golden Ball Inn, Black Swan, The Boat Inn - Jackfield, The Tile Press Café
