Black Country Living Museum

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At Black Country Living Museum, we connect yow with stories. We proudly share why our small region made a big impact on the world and bring Black Country folk back to life, from metalworkers and miners to nurses and schoolteachers – and even a pub landlord or two.

Yow will experience sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the Black Country as yow explore shops, houses and industrial workshops. With plenty to see and do, yow are in for a bostin’ day!

Directions

Discovery Way
Dudley, DY1 4AL

Your visit

We’re open Wednesday-Sunday; 10am-4pm

Free returns

Pay for one day and have as many daytime visits as you want for one year!

The shop front of Gregory's General Store at Black Country Living Museum. Red and green painted windows display a range of foods and chistmas decorations. A young white man in a white apron and edwardian clothing stands in the doorway. There are Christmas trees and crates of vegetables stacked outside.

Christmas at BCLM

Christmas evenings: Come along for an evening of Glad Tidings, gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties favourites to help get into the festive mood.
 
Santa Hunts: Santa is making a welcome return to the Museum. And it looks like he needs your help! Step up and join our elves to get Santa ready for the big day.
 

Our latest events

1 December 2023 19:00

It’s Christmas at the Locksmith's House Museum - experience the Victorian home and lock-making workshops of the Hodson family as the festive season begins! Featuring candle-lit ghost stories,...

2 December 2023 10:30

Come along to our festive access tours this December and rediscover your childhood memories of play. Visit two of our festive cottages to learn about the range of toys we have in our collections,...

2 December 2023 14:00

Come along to our festive access tours this December and rediscover your childhood memories of play. Visit two of our festive cottages to learn about the range of toys we have in our collections,...

6 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year when the smell of mulled wine and the sound of jingle bells fill the air! And this year, we’re delighted to welcome you and your friends for an evening of festive...

8 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...

9 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...

13 December 2023 18:30

As the winter nights draw in, what better way to spend an evening than in a proper Black Country Pub! Join us for tales of Christmases Past, as our researchers recount how Christmas was...

15 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...

16 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...

22 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...

23 December 2023 18:30

It’s the time of year to bring family and friends together for a cosy evening at Black Country Living Museum. Gather around our open fires, sing along with traditional carollers and Fifties...