The Tar Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. It is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums attractions administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.
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A fascinating and engaging tour, delivered with welcome and obvious enthusiasm by a wonderfully passionate tour guide.
A history of the surrounding area of Coalport is given; the creation of the Tar Tunnel, its closure and eventual rediscovery.
You are allowed to go into the mouth of the tunnel, admittedly not very far, but does this really matter? Yes it might be fun to go a hundred metres under the earth, but the overall safety of visitors and the longevity of the site must be considered. Subsidence, risk of tunnel collapse and a buildup of gas quite rightly sees the tour going no further than just inside the mouth of the tunnel. The deliver of the tour, however, more than makes up for this.
Do check the Ironbridge website for information about visiting the Tar Tunnel, as tours are seasonal and it's not possible to visit without being booked onto one. Enquire at the Coalport...
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Really difficult to find from China museum. You walk west along canal, and then cross road near to incline railway. Crossing narrow Bridge, you take a right past a cottage. You need to turn first left and then left again to reach tar tunnel but instead you run into some no entry signs. We arrived but it was locked up so couldn't go in. A...
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Nearly didn't visit, but so glad we did. On the face of it there isn't much to see as visitors aren't allowed to venture too far into the tunnel, for obvious safety reasons. But the guide (Caitlin) brought this to life with loads of amusing stories about the history of its use, discovery, restoration and maintenance over the...
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