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Ironbridge Gorge
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Bridgnorth
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth works well as a base: 20 minutes from Broseley, 11km from Ironbridge Gorge.
Bridgnorth is in England, United Kingdom, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Broseley, about 10 km away.
Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, named after a bridge over the River Severn. the town into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on its west bank and the lower on its east bank. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079.
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What is there to see near Bridgnorth?
Within an hour or so of Bridgnorth: Ironbridge Gorge (11 km), Black Country Living Museum (23 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (23 km), Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Bridgnorth?
The nearest famous roads are Gospel Pass, Horseshoe Pass and B4391 Milltir Gerrig.
Where is Bridgnorth?
Bridgnorth is in England, United Kingdom, about 10 km from Broseley.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,657
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.5366, -2.4203
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Bridgnorth
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Black Country Living Museum
Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.
23 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)
The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb
The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The Peter James Collection
A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Loton Park
A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.
41 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Land Rover Experience Solihull
Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Morgan Motor Company
The last family-owned British car maker in Malvern, offering factory tours where hand-crafted sports cars are built.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Bridgnorth
15 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 73 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
- 75 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
- 75 kmGospel PassThe highest road pass in Wales at 549m, a narrow single-track lane over the Black Mountains between Hay-on-Wye and Llanthony, with vast views across the Wye Valley from beneath Hay Bluff.
- 75 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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