Industrial Heritage Guide

Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent is a maritime heritage site with historic warships, Victorian ropery, and naval exhibits. Once a key Royal Navy dockyard, it now tells 400 years of shipbuilding history in an immersive setting.

Tower Bridge, London’s iconic bascule and suspension bridge, offers panoramic views from its high walkways and a glimpse of Victorian engineering in its engine rooms. A symbol of the city, it spans the Thames beside the Tower of London.

go 300ft underground and see the hidden world of the miner on a real underground tour

the best preserved blast furnace complex of its period and type in the world and is one of the most important monuments to have survived from the early part of the industrial revolution

this superb museum covering a multitude of perspectives from fine art to engineering and archeology to history

authentic 18th century scythe works with waterwheels and tilt hammers. The house, workshops, crucible steel furnace, waterwheels and dam create a unique atmosphere of life in centuries long past

with a number of steam and diesel vintage locomotives and passing through the imposing Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

this is the ideal starting point for your visit to the area with traditional and video displays explaining the history of the coal mining area

producing the famous Westmorland Green Slate, which has been extracted for centuries and offering a wealth of adventure experiences

this traditional brewery has nearly 200 years of brewing experience using pure Lakeland water drawn from the brewery’s own well

set in a former Victorian sewerage works with displays of beam engines, showcasing Leicester's industrial, technological and scientific heritage

The doorway to Dartmoor's industrial past with the sights, sounds and smells of three thundering water wheels powering massive hammers, shears and sharpening stone

providing on site information about the canal and sightseeing trips on the historic working boat during the warmer months

Cotehele Mill, near Saltash, is a working watermill on the Morden Stream. Part of the Cotehele estate, it still grinds flour and showcases traditional rural life amid peaceful woodland surroundings.

Set in a 200-year-old warehouse, the Museum of London Docklands traces the city’s maritime past. Explore galleries on trade, slavery, and the Thames, plus a recreated Victorian street. Family-friendly with free entry, it’s a hidden gem by Canary Wharf.

The Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine showcases Scotland’s rich shipbuilding and seafaring heritage. With restored vessels, engines and hands-on exhibits, it celebrates the nation’s maritime innovation and history.

these copper mines discovered in 1987, represent one of the most astounding archaeological discoveries of recent time

unique collection of Great Western Railway steam engines, rolling stock and artefacts based around original 1930s engine shed

Botallack, on Cornwall’s rugged coast, is famed for its dramatic cliffside engine houses from the tin mining era. Part of a World Heritage Site, it offers breathtaking views and a glimpse into Cornwall’s industrial past.