Blast from the past, fun for most ages (Black Country Museum)

Member Name: Namek_Assasin

Product:	Black Country Museum
Date:	14/02/09 (54 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good price, make a day of it

Disadvantages: Hard to keep interest of 10-17 year olds

Firstly my situation, I have two children, two girls, one aged 4 and the other aged 1. Also a wife who is easily amused and just happy to get out the house!

I first visited the Black Country Museum some 12 years ago, it was a school trip and I don't recall much of it just that it was a big place and not as boring as everyone suggested it would be.

Location
Situated in the heart of the Midlands, around 3 miles from Dudley town centre and not far off the M5. It is well signposted for map readers.

Price
The most important thing! I believe for what we paid we couldn't of got much better. Very reasonable and would return again because of it.

What To Do
The whole site is some 25 acres or so in size. It has a charming indoor section just as you enter, featuring old car's to early washing machines. It is a nice decor, clean, well maintained and looks very up to date.
For the kids there is a tram ride, an old fun fair and a retro school to learn in from an actor teacher who is there throughout the day. For the adults there are some lovely walks to be had and you don't need to walk far between attractions.

Length Of Stay
We arrived at 10am, dinner at around 12pm and left the site at around 3:30pm. You could easily stay the whole day though as there s plenty to absorb.

Overall
I really enjoyed it, much more than expected. I'm not an old man, we are a young family and even the kid's enjoyed it. Probably not much fun for that difficult 10-17 bracket due to lack of things to keep them entertained apart from a great fish and chip shop on site, however for everyone else; recommended to all ages.

Summary: Great place, would return