Tar Tunnel
The Tar Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. It is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums attractions administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: tunnel containing a natural bitumen spring at Coalport, England
- Address: Coalport High Street, Coalport, Telford, TF8 7HT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coalport China Museum and Jackfield Tile Museum.
Coalport China Museum
Museum
Photo: Scott14, Public domain.
The Coalport China Museum is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the village of Coalport within the Ironbridge Gorge on the northern bank of the River Severn in Shropshire, United Kingdom. Coalport China Museum is situated 620 feet southeast of Tar Tunnel.
Jackfield Tile Museum
Museum
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Jackfield Tile Museum is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Tar Tunnel.
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Museum
Photo: IronbridgeG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex located in Madeley, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Blists Hill Victorian Town is situated 3,600 feet north of Tar Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Tuckies and Coalport.
The Tuckies
Hamlet
The Tuckies is a hamlet in the eastern part of Jackfield, lying on the south bank of the River Severn, in the Ironbridge Gorge, and opposite the village of Coalport.
Coalport
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalport is a village in Shropshire, England. It is located on the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge, a mile downstream of Ironbridge. It lies predominantly on the north bank of the river; on the other side is Jackfield.
Jackfield
Village
Photo: Cheryl Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jackfield is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England, lying on the south bank of River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge, downstream from Ironbridge.
Tar Tunnel
- Categories: tunnel, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6201° or 52° 37′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.45292° or 2° 27′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4VJGCW+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 279265231OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7685001
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In Other Languages
“Tar Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “焦油隧道”
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