This course will involve a brief illustrated talk on the Friday evening on the history and significance of this fascinating region. Then there will be the opportunity to visit the Museum sites themselves in the company of an expert guide. Saturday morning will be spent in and around Coalbrookdale, looking at Darby's original blast furnace, the houses where the Quaker ironmasters lived and the Museum of Ion, where many of the Coalbrookdale Company's products are on display. Lunchtime will be spent in Ironbridge, with an opportunity to visit and photograph the world-famous bridge, sample the local shops and find refreshments in one of the many pubs or cafes overlooking the River Severn.

The afternoon will be spent at Blists Hill where, in addition to a number of original industrial monuments, there is a recreated Victorian town complete with costumed demonstrators. On Sunday morning, the emphasis will be on the clay industries, with a visit to the Jackfield Tile Works, where decorative floor and wall tiles were made, and then on to the Coalport China Factory, which once had many prestigious customers including the Tsar of Russia. For those wanting it, a brief underground experience should also be possible, time permitting, with a visit to the celebrated Tar Tunnel, before the course concludes.