Things to do in Walsall, England: The Best Museums

October 24, 2021 Moriah Teneyck

Walsall (/ˈwɔːlsɔːl/ ( listen) or /ˈwɒlsɔːl/) is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located 8 miles north-west of Birmingham and 6 miles east of Wolverhampton. Historically part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation.
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1. Aston Manor Road Transport Museum

Shenstone Drive (off Northgate), Aldridge, Walsall WS9 8TP England +44 1922 454761 [email protected] http://www.amrtm.org/
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4.5 based on 77 reviews

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum

This specialty museum features buses, trucks and tramcars of yesteryear in attractive settings, with lots of related artefacts and displays of transport history. Small shop with models and books.

Reviewed By Janit5954

We went to the open day on the 7/3/20,we had a 40min free ride in an old bus. Really took us back to our childhood, the kids loved it ????. The museum is a credit to the people that run it. Amazing fun, and such lovely volunteers thankyou so much. I would recommend to anyone.

2. Walsall Leather Museum

Littleton Street West, Walsall WS2 8EW England +44 1922 652288 [email protected] http://www.walsall.gov.uk/leathermuseum
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4.5 based on 603 reviews

Walsall Leather Museum

Walsall Leather Museum is a welcoming and friendly attraction housed in a restored Victorian factory building. We offer a fascinating insight into the story of Walsall's famous leatherworking trade. There are regular guided ours and demonstrations of leather crafts, and lively programme of events and activities throughout the year, including changing exhibitions. Beautiful gardens planted with traditional tanning trees and shrubs. The museum has an excellent shop specialising in Walsall-made leathergoods.

Reviewed By KaTieLami - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area. Really interesting little museum and gorgeous leatherwork throughout. Staff there were lovely and really helpful too - even offering to help my son make his own personalised leather key ring, which he loved. Beautiful, quality leather items in the gift shop too!

3. The Locksmith`s House

54 New Road, Willenhall, Walsall WV13 2DA England +44 121 557 9643
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4.5 based on 16 reviews

The Locksmith`s House

Reviewed By Mindy1001

Lovely house and forge in Willenhall. Good for young and not so young visitors. ???? Story telling by the open fire, roasted chestnuts and knowledgable members of the team to talk through the history. Lovely example of a house from years gone by. Easily spent a couple of hours here.

4. Aldridge transport museum

Shenstone Drive, Aldridge, Walsall England +44 1922 454761 http://www.amrtm.org/
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

Aldridge transport museum

Reviewed By dianecI7874ZY - Walsall, United Kingdom

You really do need to know this little gem is here. For people who are particularly interested in public transport in the 20th century - particularly in the Midlands - I’m sure this is a museum already visited. However, if it’s not a subject matter you are interested in then you would easily miss this. That’s a shame - it is well worth a visit. I visited as part of a local photography group and, while I don’t presume to speak for everyone else in the group, I’m sure everyone enjoyed it. The local team could not have been more hospitable and welcoming. The exhibits on display bringing back lots of memories. My dad was both a driver and conductor on Midland Red buses back in the 1960s and it was lovely to get onto an original bus again just like the ones he worked on out of the Dudley depot. He was also a milkman and there was a float just like the one I remembering going out with him when I was a child. He would have loved to visit this museum! I was surprised to learn that very few of the local schools have visited the museum - there are a host of learning projects that could be undertaken based around the exhibits. One word of advice - running costs are high and the museum quite sensibly keep costs down by effective management of heating costs so, if it’s a cold day when you visit, wear a warm coat. Cost to enter is modest £3 for adults if I recall correctly and there is an interesting couple of hours there if you take the time to look around. I recommend the museum - it is fascinating and an asset to our area. Give it a go!

Gallery Square, Walsall WS2 8LG England +44 1922 654400 [email protected] http://www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
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4.0 based on 213 reviews

The New Art Gallery Walsall

The New Art Gallery Walsall is home to the distinguished Garman Ryan Collection. This unique collection is displayed on two floors and consists of 365 works of art including Sir Jacob Epstein, Van Gogh, Monet, Turner, Renoir, Constable and Freud. The temporary exhibition galleries offer the very best in contemporary art. Disco is the family gallery where you can touch, dress up, create and explore art with your family.Open 7 days a week, Free admission.

Reviewed By 232riyap

really worth taking your time visiting, we were there for a few hours we came back feeling awesome, we did appreciate the Art on display they were Amazing, real gem available in walsall

6. Walsall Museum

Central Library Lichfield Street, Walsall WS1 1TR England +44 1922 653116
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3.5 based on 15 reviews

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