Location: Walsall
Top Things to do in Walsall
Top 5 Specialty Museums in Walsall, England
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
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
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
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 603 reviews
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
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
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
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
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!
5. Walsall Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 15 reviews
