List of museums in Shropshire

This list of museums in Shropshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Acton Scott Working FarmActon ScottShropshireFarmVictorian period working farm
Attingham ParkAtchamShropshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, late 18th century country mansion, gardens
Battlefield 1403BattlefieldShropshireMilitarywebsite, site and history of the Battle of Shrewsbury, near Battlefield Heritage Park
Benthall HallBenthall, BroseleyShropshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th century country house, gardens
Bishop’s Castle Railway and Transport MuseumBishop's CastleShropshireTransportationHistory of the Bishop's Castle Railway
Blists Hill Victorian TownMadeleyTelford and WrekinLivingLate 19th century period Victorian town, includes steam-operated pithead, chemist, squatters cottage, schoolhouse and a bank, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Bog Visitor CentreStiperstonesShropshireLocalwebsite, natural history, geology and mining heritage of the area
Boscobel HouseBoscobelShropshireHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, restored 17th century timber-framed house and farm, site where Charles II famously hid in a tree to escape discovery by Parliamentary soldiers after the Battle of Worcester, includes dairy, farmyard, smithy, gardens, and a descendant of The Royal Oak
Bridgnorth MuseumBridgnorthShropshireLocalwebsite, website, local history, culture
Broseley PipeworksBroseleyTelford and WrekinIndustryFormer clay tobacco pipe making factory, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Cambrian Heritage RailwaysOswestryShropshireRailwayHeritage railway and museum
Clun Town MuseumClunShropshireLocalinformation, local history and town regalia, located in town hall
Coalbrookdale Museum of IronCoalbrookdaleTelford and WrekinIndustry17th century ironworks, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, includes museum of steel sculpture
Coalport China MuseumCoalportTelford and WrekinIndustryHistory and production of Coalport chinaware, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Coleham Pumping StationColehamShropshireTechnologyVictorian pumping station with preserved steam engines
Daniels MillBridgnorthShropshireMill18th century working water mill
Darby HousesCoalbrookdaleTelford and WrekinHistoric house17th century period homes of the Quaker managers of the Coalbrookdale Ironworks; one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Dudmaston HallQuattShropshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th century country mansion and estate, gardens, features important collection of modern art and mid-20th century Spanish paintings and pottery
Engine HouseHighleyShropshireRailwaySevern Valley Railway visitor center with steam locomotives and railway exhibits, located at the Highley railway station
EnginuityCoalbrookdaleTelford and WrekinSciencePrinciples of design and technology in industry and manufacturing, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
House on Crutches MuseumBishop's CastleShropshireLocalwebsite, timber-framed house with local history, domestic and agriculture exhibits
Iron Bridge and Toll HouseIronbridgeTelford and WrekinTechnologyFirst arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron in 1779, toll house features exhibits on the bridge's construction, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Jackfield Tile MuseumJackfield, BroseleyShropshireArtDecorative tile factory, galleries showing tiles and period rooms decorated with tiles, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Land of Lost ContentCraven ArmsShropshireHistorywebsite, 20th century memorabilia, most made in Britain
Llanymynech Heritage AreaLlanymynechShropshireIndustrial historyHistoric lime quarry and industrial buildings, including nationally significant Hoffman kiln – one of three still standing in Britain
Ludlow CastleLudlowShropshireHistoric housePartly ruined uninhabited medieval castle
Ludlow MuseumLudlowShropshireMultiplewebsite, local history, wildlife, archaeology, geology, fossils
Market Drayton MuseumMarket DraytonShropshireLocalwebsite, local history
MerrythoughtIronbridgeTelford and WrekinToy museumSituated at the last remaining British teddy bear manufacturer, Merrythought, who are based in the Ironbridge Gorge
Morville HallBridgnorthShropshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Elizabethan house and gardens
Much Wenlock MuseumMuch WenlockShropshireLocalwebsite, local history including the Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games
Museum of the GorgeIronbridgeTelford and WrekinLocalHistory of the Ironbridge Gorge, coal mining and local history, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Mythstories Museum of Myth & FableWemShropshireLiterarywebsite, changing displays of legends and folklore, live storytelling
Oswestry Town MuseumOswestryShropshireLocalwebsite, The Story of Oswestry
Park HallOswestryShropshireMultiplewebsite, farm park with three museums: Victorian School & Museum, Welsh Guards Museum, and reproduction Iron Age Roundhouse
Royal Air Force Museum CosfordCosfordShropshireAviationwebsite, History of aviation and the Royal Air Force, features war planes, transport and training aircraft, engines, missiles and rocket-powered weapons, exhibits on changes in air technology, Cold War history
Shrewsbury Museum and Art GalleryShrewsburyShropshireMultipleLocal history, art exhibits
Shropshire Regimental MuseumShrewsburyShropshireMilitaryRegimental memorabilia and history, located at Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire Hills Discovery CentreCraven ArmsShropshireMultipleArea geology, natural history, Iron Age history, art exhibits, local history
Stokesay CastleStokesayShropshireHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, medieval fortified manor house
Stokesay CourtOniburyShropshireHistoric houseVictorian country house and gardens
SunnycroftWellingtonTelford and WrekinHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Victorian suburban villa with unaltered late 19th century interior
Tar TunnelCoalportTelford and WrekinIndustryTunnel where bitumen seeps through, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums
Welsh Guards MuseumOswestryShropshireMilitarywebsite, history and memorabilia of the Welsh Guards, located in Park Hall
Whitchurch Heritage CentreWhitchurchShropshireLocalwebsite, exploring the history of a Shropshire market town, features gallery with art and memorabilia relating to artist Randolph Caldecott and Whitchurch-born musician Edward German
Wilderhope ManorWenlock EdgeShropshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th century Tudor manor house, also a youth hostel
Wroxeter Roman CityWroxeterShropshireArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, excavated remains and museum with artifacts


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