The Intriguing Black Country Living Museum

The Midlands situated in the centre of England is full of tourist attractions. For 200 years the Midlands was the heart of the manufacturing region in England, it was the countries economic centre which manufactured anything from cloth to Land Rovers and supplied it to the world.

Established in 1978, The Black Country Museum is an open air museum. It was built to portray the simple and hard life of a bygone era. The museum is built in Dudley in the West Midlands of England which is part of the Black Country. The name Black Country was given to this area because during the Industrial Revolution the landscape was filled with smoke as a result of the countless amounts of ironworking foundries and forges.

The museum is full of historic buildings that have been recreated to resemble the image of how it used to be during that period of time. The models of all these buildings have all been collected from the local vicinity. A trained Educational Guide will educate you on the happenings of the museum with Costume Demonstrations by volunteers that will enlighten you on how the people lived in that era.

There are various places to see at the Black Country Living Museum such as an old style Fish and Chips Shop, an authentic Chemists Shop which have all the original supplies, and a Pub where visitors can enjoy a pint of beer in the warmth of an open fire. Canal boat trips, a ride in a trolley bus are all part of the activities in this unique museum.

If the Black Country Living Museum intrigues you, residing at Dudley hotels will help you make the best of your trip. Over looking the picturesque Canal Marina, Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley will be an ideal base for you to explore the Black Country, and the hotel is only minutes away from the Merry Hill Shopping complex. Finding hotel accommodation in Dudley will make it that much easier for visitors to traverse this area.