Ironbridge Heritage Walk - 16km

Plenty to look at on this walk around the Ironbridge World Heritage site.  We will be wondering along old railway lines, through woodlands and getting lost among the small backstreets of this famous town, the location of the world's first iron bridge, built in 1779.

Here are some of the highlights;

• Buildwas Abbey, English Heritage, free to visit.  Impressive ruins of a Cistercian abbey, including its unusually unaltered 12th century church, beautiful vaulted and tile-floored chapter house, and recently re-opened crypt chapel.
• Bedlam Furnaces, built in 1756-7 by the Madeley Wood Company
• Ironbridge, the world's first iron bridge. Crossing the River Severn, it was completed in 1779 and opened to traffic in 1781.
• Hay Inclined Plane, a canal inclined plane, with a height of 63 m. It was located at the end of the Shropshire Canal, part of a network of canals that linked the industrial region of east Shropshire with the River Severn. The inclined plane was in operation from 1793 to 1894. 
• Coalport China - a manufacturer of fine English chinaware which was based on the site between 1795 and 1926.

This event is a precursor to the social - Late Night At The Shrewsbury Market Hall

The route is viewable here.  If you would like a gpx version of the route, contact the leader.

If the event is full, join the waiting list.  There are always drop outs and it may be possible to increase the numbers.

IMPORTANT! - Participation Statement

You MUST complete a Participation Statement, in addition to booking your event space before attending an OutdoorLads event. You only need to complete this Participation Statement once, not for each event you attend. 

COVID-19 – IMPORTANT, Please read the following before you sign up to this event:

• Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are extremely mild, or who lives or is in a support bubble with someone showing symptoms, is asked not to attend. This is in line with the government’s coronavirus advice.
• You must also immediately self-isolate and not attend the event if you or someone in your household or support bubble shows coronavirus symptoms or tests positive. Read the NHS self-isolation guidance.
• OutdoorLads strongly encourages all attendees to take a rapid lateral flow test immediately prior to attending an event. This will help to keep everyone safe. Order free Rapid Lateral Flow Tests.

Photos: All photos taken by Will Allaway and used with permission.