Black Country Living Museum

The Museum is essentially an urban heritage park to which buildings from throughout the Black Country have been relocated and are brought to life to tell the story of the area's rich heritage.

On a site of more than 10 hectares over 40 buildings have been built ranging in scale from the massive entrance building, the relocated Rolfe Street baths complex, to a small outside toilet each building appear to reflect some element of the Black Country's rich past.

The Museum site is not all buildings with areas of apparently derelict land, the result of coal mining, linking the Museum village to the mining area and the entrance. Electric tramcars, trolleybuses and other period vehicles run between the various buildings and a visit takes on average at least 4 hours.

You can go underground into the coal mine, take a trip on a canal narrowboat into the famous Dudley Canal Caverns (additional charge), to spend a day soaking up the atmosphere of this very different museum where costumed demonstrators and living characters bring the story of the buildings to life.

Admission Prices - 2010

Adults: £12.95
Senior Citizens: £10.50
Children: (5 - 18): £6.95
Under 5's: Free

Family Ticket
(2 Adults and up to 3 Children): £34.95
(1 Adult 1 Child): £18.00

Student Rate: £6.95 (with NUS card)

Parking: £1.00 per car
Guide Book: £3.00

Group Rates available for parties of 10 or more

Optional Canal tunnel & Fairground rides available at additional charge

Access for Visitors with Special Needs

The Museum recreates the conditions of the 19th and early 20th centuries on an open air site using historic buildings and structures. This means that in parts of the Museum the ground is steep and uneven and some buildings have high steps. Wheelchair users who require assistance are invited to bring an accompanying guest who will be admitted to the Museum free of charge.

Access is available to the majority of buildings, although most require temporary ramped access. Staff are on hand around the site to assist visitors with restricted mobility.

The Museum possesses a number of wheelchairs which must be booked, at no extra charge, in advance (contact the Museum Booking Office on 0121 520 8054). Adapted toilets are available in the entrance building and adjacent to the Canalside Cafe.