DAY EXCURSIONS - 2025 - Flipbook - Page 12
Black Living Country Museum
Day Trip Highlights
JUN
SUN 1st
Adult
Child
£46
£25
● Leave the 21st century behind for a day at the Black
Country Living Museum
● Experience sights, sounds, smells and tastes as you
explore shops, houses & industrial workshops of bygone
days
We visit the fascinating Black Country Living Museum in
Dudley, featuring a reconstructed village with period shops,
houses, workshops, and costumed characters bringing
history to life. Ride a heritage vehicle, test your times
tables in a 1912 school, go underground to glimpse a
miner's life, take a mothercraft class, listen to 1950s vinyl,
and see live industrial demonstrations. Enjoy a drink in one
of two pubs, traditional 昀椀sh & chips, or 1950s-inspired
sweets.
Ashbourne & Churnet Valley Railway
Day Trip Highlights
● Explore Ashbourne with its fascinating history and
architecture
● Step back in time and enjoy a steam train journey on the
Churnet Valley Railway
This morning we travel to Ashbourne, a small and vibrant
town surrounded by beautiful Peak District countryside. It
boasts numerous independent shops, historic buildings,
and delightful cafes and restaurants. After lunch, we take a
nostalgic return steam train ride on the Churnet Valley
Railway from Froghall Station. Re-live the classic days of
rail travel on this rural line through beautiful countryside,
with riverside views and the Caldon Canal, known as
Staffordshire's ‘Little Switzerland’. Stop at Cheddleton
Station, home to a small museum displaying a wealth of
railway memorabilia. We then return home by coach.
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Booking Hotline 01942 728 960
JUN
SAT 7th
Adult
Child
£45
£30
