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Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Broseley

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Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Broseley

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Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Broseley

03:14

11.7km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Ironbridge Gorge WHS

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Bus stop

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147 m

Jackfield Tile Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Jackfield Tile Museum is a museum which presents the history of the British decorative tile industry between 1840 and 1960, the period in which this factory and that of Maw & Co nearby played an important part in this industry.

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2.14 km

Coalport Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Spanning the Severn between Coalport and Preens Eddy, today's Coalport Bridge is an impressive, decorative cast iron structure. But back in the 1700s it was a double-arched wooden bridge, known imaginatively as Wood Bridge to differentiate it from the nearby iron bridge, known as Iron Bridge. Unfortunately, less than five years after its construction, Wood Bridge was washed away by floods. Over the following years it was replaced with various iron/wood structures, none of which lasted for long, until eventually a sturdier all-iron bridge was built in 1818. This stood for 187 years until requiring strengthening work in the early 2000s.

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2.23 km

Severn Way and Mercian Way Through Ironbridge Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fantastic for cyclists and hikers, this stretch of trail is both peaceful and beautiful. The Severn Way and the Mercian Way long-distance trails both use this path to make the most of the gloriously wooded valley between Bridgnorth and Ironbridge. Keep an eye out for remnants of history from the china works to ancient footbridges.

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10.0 km

South Telford Way Information Board

Highlight • Historical Site

Information on the South Telford Way and information on the Ironbridge Gorge site

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10.1 km

Museum of the Iron Bridge Tollhouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Marvellous little free museum at the end of the famed Iron Bridge. Used to be the Toll House for the bridge and it has an interesting history. I liked the highlighted fact that ferry operators who had been put out of business by the bridge were exempt from the Tolls.
Anyway being a Toll House it is very small but it is full of interesting information boards about the bridge and surrounding area. It has a two floors and is well kept and immaculate. Lovely friendly helpful staff too, namely Laura and Mell (see I did remember). It has a small shop as well.
Well worth a visit!

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10.1 km

The Iron Bridge (Ironbridge Gorge)

Highlight • Monument

The Iron Bridge, crossing the River Severn in the village of the same name, represents so much more than just a bridge. When it opened in 1781, it was the first bridge to be made of iron in the world and has since become a symbol of the Industrial Revolution. The bridge is now a scheduled monument and makes up part of the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

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10.2 km

Iron Bridge War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials – usually called “war memorials” in English – are still very important today. “Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said...” says the so-called “Hymn of Simeon” (Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 2, Verse 29). However, the people commemorated here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny. This is why the term “dead soldiers’ memorial” is now sometimes used in German instead of the previously most common “war memorial”.

However, such a war memorial, which one encounters so often on the road, regardless of nationality, language and name, is always a testimony to the horror of war and tyranny – still significant and current today. They all have two essential functions, and this is renewed for each generation:

-1- Commemorate and remember the victims

-2- Remind people to keep the peace

Translated by Google •

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10.8 km

Bedlam Furnaces

Highlight • Historical Site

These impressive remains are all that is left of a coke-fired blast furnace. Built in 1756-7 by the Madeley Wood Company, this is a spectacular relic from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Owing to their significance, the furnaces have been protected with a hood. It is now part of the Ironbridge Gorge open-air museum, which is free to enter and open 24 hours.

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.49 km

3.44 km

2.08 km

903 m

842 m

Surfaces

3.52 km

3.04 km

1.70 km

1.64 km

1.01 km

836 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Coalport Bridge – Iron Bridge War Memorial loop from Broseley

Jackfield Tile Museum

Coalport Bridge

Severn Way and Mercian Way Through Ironbridge Gorge

South Telford Way Information Board

Museum of the Iron Bridge Tollhouse

The Iron Bridge (Ironbridge Gorge)

Iron Bridge War Memorial

Bedlam Furnaces

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