4.6
out of 5
Outstanding
(17 reviews)
(Neighborhood average
3.8)
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Our family (2 adults 2 children) stayed 3 nights in the large family room at the Shakespeare Inn. The children had their own bunk beds. The staff and... the people of the Ironbridge gorge are really friendly and helpful. The staff made us very welcome in the inn and advised us on sights to see. Breakfast is excellent! The restaurant is very popular in the area. Make sure to book in advance for evening meals. There is a nice children's play area and good outside space. The pub itself is a free house and serves local brewed beers as well as the usual range of drinks. You can hear talking from the pub in your room, but with closing time of 11pm this is not much of an issue and the girls slept over the talking fine. Walking, cycling are all good options from the Shakespeare Inn to see the sights (consider hiring bikes for the day, tandems and single bikes available from the bike shop by the Jackfield Tile Museum). The Inn is located opposite the tar tunnel and 2-3 minutes walking distance of the China museum. It is a short walk over the river to the Jackfield Tile museum and then a 20 minute walk to the Ironbridge itself. We drove to the Blists Hill Victorian Town that the children loved. If you have children a great stop is Engunity. They will love trying out the engineering and in particular the hydo-dams (our girls had three hours fun in this place and its really only one floor in size). This was our favorite place to stay in our holiday. I recommend the Shakespeare Inn strongly! by Peter from Ireland on 04/09/13
