Daily activities
These activities run throughout the day.
Experience an Edwardian school lesson
How was school different to school today? Experience the strict discipline of the classroom at...
Enjoy our traditionally cooked fish & chips
We reckon our chips are the best! Don’t miss out – Fish & Chips are served from...
Watch the traditional skills of metal working
See sparks fly at the chain makers daily live demonstrations, the nail shop and brass foundry, ...
Stroll around the boat dock
Take in over 250 years of history including the various types of historic working boats and the...
The average age of death was 16.7 in Dudley in 1841
The smog and grime of the industrial revolution took its toll on the population. In 1841 the...
13 year old Queen Victoria described the land as "desolate" and "black"
A 13-year-old Queen Victoria was once so offended by the sight of the Black Country she closed the...
In 1910 the lady chain makers of Cradley Heath helped win Britain's first minimum wage
Led by women’s right campaigner Mary McArthur, in 1910 the women chain makers of ...
In 1866 the Black Country was described as "black by day and red by night"
In 1866 the Black Country was described as "black by day and red by night"
In 1828, Stourbridge built the first steam train to operate on US soil
Built in 1828, the Stourbridge Lion was the very first steam locomotive to run in the USA –...
