Victorian Christmas Weekends at Ironbridge Museums
Victorian Christmas Weekends
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 and Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 December
The festive spirit returns to Blists Hill Victorian Town. The town’s streets and buildings will be filled with traditional decorations, while festive music from a band and choir ring out through the air. There will be four Christmas Grottos where children will be able to meet Father Christmas in unique settings like the Victorian mine and sawmill, while in the Victorian schoolroom children will be able to take lessons to learn how to be a Christmas Elf. There will be the chance to learn about Christmas past from the town’s costumed demonstrators and enjoy live entertainment during the panto-style show. Last-minute shoppers will be able to take advantage of the Christmas Emporium to buy unique gifts and stocking-fillers including delicious foods and local-made crafts.
Tickets cost £25.20 to £28.00 for adults and £14.40 to £16 for children (16 and under). Additional charge for Christmas Grottos and Elf School Experience.
Christmas Lates
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Wednesdays 11, 18 & 19 December, 6-9pm
On the evenings of 11, 18 and 19 December, Blists Hill will host Christmas Lates, an opportunity to experience the festive cheer of a Dickensian Christmas after dark. Characters from Dickens’ Christmas favourite A Christmas Carol will make an appearance on the streets of the Victorian town as visitors sip on mulled wine or hot chocolate and listen to carol singers or a live band. The town’s shops, adorned in festive decorations, will sell unique Christmas gifts.
Tickets cost £18 to £20 for adults and £12.60 to £14 for children. Additional charge for Christmas Grotto.
