Weekly round-up · Sunday to Sunday

This Week in Ironbridge Gorge

31 May – 7 Jun 2026

Your weekly round-up of what's happening in the Ironbridge Gorge from Sunday to Sunday.

🎵 Music this week

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This week:

  • Sun 31 May · 4.00pm — Vinyl night — The Boat Inn, Jackfield
  • Sun 31 May · 4.00pm — Dan Edwards — Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn, Ironbridge
  • Thu 4 Jun · 8.00–10.30pm — Irish Traditional Music Sessions — The Boat Inn
  • Thu 4 Jun · 8.00pm — Open Mic: "Acoustic Music & Song" — The Boat Inn, Jackfield (hosted by Paul Woolley & Nicky Gilbride)
  • Fri 5 Jun · 8.30pm — Ritchie Dave Porter & Debra Susan — Swan Hotel Smoke & Taphouse
  • Fri 5 Jun · 8.30pm — SkaBurst — The Brewery Inn, Coalport
  • Fri 5 Jun · 9.30pm — Radioactive — The Malthouse, Ironbridge
  • Fri 5 Jun · 8.00pm — 80s & 90s Disco Night — Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn, Ironbridge
  • Sat 6 Jun · 8.30pm — Dan Edwards — Swan Hotel Smoke & Taphouse
  • Sat 6 Jun · 9.30pm — Contraband — The Malthouse, Ironbridge
  • Sun 7 Jun — 3pm — Acoustic Gin — All Nations
  • Sun 7 Jun · 7.30pm — Martin's vinyls
  • Sun 7 Jun · 8.00pm — Craig's Pate (rock / pop / soul) — Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn, Ironbridge

🎯 Quizzes & games

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This week:

  • Wed 3 Jun · 7.00pm — Quiz — The Golden Ball
  • Wed 3 Jun · 8.00pm — Quiz — Coalbrookdale Inn

Regular / ongoing (check venue for dates):

  • Games Night — Coalbrookdale Inn
  • Monthly Quiz — The Tontine, Ironbridge

🍽️ Pubs • food • special evenings

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This week:

  • Fri 5 Jun · 7.00–9.00pm — World Cup Whisky: Tasting Evening (Around the World) — Moonshine & Fuggles, Ironbridge — £30pp (booking required)

Regular / ongoing:

  • 🥩 Meat Raffle — Coalbrookdale Inn (Sundays 7.00pm) — £1 a ticket / £5 a strip
  • Bottomless Brunch — The Malthouse, Ironbridge (weekends; booking recommended)
  • Bottomless Brunch — Swan Hotel Smoke & Taphouse (Saturdays; booking recommended)
  • Bottomless Brunch + cocktail masterclasses — Elephant Crossing, Ironbridge (booking recommended)
  • 🥂 Bottomless Brunch (Sat; Sunday upgrade) — The Brewery Inn, Coalport (booking required)
  • 🌮 Special food-themed nights (every Thursday) — The White Hart, Ironbridge (theme/menu changes)
  • 🍹 Deal: Happy Hour Cocktails (daily) — The White Hart, Ironbridge (5–7pm)
  • 🍻 Deal: Happy Hour (Charlie's Bar) — The Water Rat, Ironbridge (Fri 5–7pm · Sat 2–5pm)
  • 🍴 Deal: Weekly Food Specials (Mon–Sat) — The Tontine Hotel, Ironbridge

🤝 Community (highlights)

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This week:

  • Thu 4 Jun · 10.00am–3.00pm — Volunteering @ Patten's Rock Quarry (SGCT) — meet Coalbrookdale Community Centre (TF8 7DX) or Benthall Hall Car Park (TF12 5RX) — free (RSVP)
  • Sat 6 Jun · 10.00am–4.00pm — WOW DAY – Walk Our Woodlands — The Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale (TF8 7DR)
  • Sat 6 Jun & Sun 7 JunCoalbrookdale Open Gardens and Scarecrow Weekend — Coalbrookdale village

Regular / ongoing:

  • Coffee and Chat — Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre (dates vary)
  • Lions (2nd Thursday monthly) — Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre

🎬 Theatre & film

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No listed one-off screenings this week (next Gorge Film Club screening is Mon 8 Jun).

Regular / ongoing:

  • Imaginarium Arts Centre — theatre group (older teens + adults) · Thursday evenings · monthly membership · all welcome — Facebook

🏛️ Heritage • history • museum events

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This week:

  • Sun 7 JunIronbridge Coracle Trust: Come & Try session — sessions: 9.15am / 10.00am / 11.15am — booking essential

🥾 Walks & outdoors (highlights)

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This week:

  • Wed 3 Jun · 10.15am — Ramblers Wellbeing Walk (free; Grade 3) — meet Coalbrookdale Community Centre (TF8 7DX)

Regular / ongoing (check organiser for dates):

  • Ramblers Wellbeing Walk (free)
  • The Professor's Original (Ironbridge Gorge Walking Tours) — booking required

🎨 Workshops & creative (highlights)

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This week:

  • Wed 4 Jun · 10.00am–4.00pm — Embers Cafe: All About the Beef — Coalbrookdale (booking required)

Regular craft sessions:

  • Lucy Young Ceramics (Maws Craft Centre) – pottery taster sessions – Sat & Sun · 10.00am (booking required)
  • Lay Family Yarn – yarn dyeing workshops (dates vary) – layfamilyyarn.co.uk
  • Jenny Mason-Gunning – 1-to-1 printmaking workshops – ironbridgeframing.co.uk
  • Salix – tie dye workshops (gift vouchers available) – Facebook
  • Ironbridge Candle Company (Jackfield Tile Museum) – workshops – ironbridgecandles.co.uk/workshops

🖼️ Exhibitions

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This week:

  • Mon 1 Jun – Sun 7 JunOpen Art Exhibition (local artists) — Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre
    • Mon 1 Jun: 4.30–6.00pm
    • Wed 3 Jun: 4.30–6.00pm
    • Thu 4 Jun: 3.00–5.00pm
    • Fri 5 Jun: 3.00–5.00pm
    • Sat 6 & Sun 7 Jun: 1.00–4.00pm

🖼️ Galleries (year-round)

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Ironbridge:

  • The Pop-Up Gallery — High Street, Ironbridge (TF8 7AD)
  • Ironbridge Fine Arts — Dale End Village, Dale End, Ironbridge (TF8 7NJ)

Jackfield / Maws:

  • Stephen Michael Law Art — Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield (TF8 7LS)
  • Rod Willis Fine Art — Studio 16, Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield (TF8 7LS)
  • Graham Sherman (Artist) — Maws Craft Centre (C22), Salthouse Road, Jackfield (TF8 7LS)

Coalbrookdale:

  • Nigel Glaze Art — Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge Gorge (TF8) (studio address not publicly listed)

⛪ Church services

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This week:

  • Sun 7 Jun · 11.00am — Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale — United Communion

🧘 Wellbeing & yoga

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Regular sessions (check provider):

  • Beginner-friendly yoga (with Gemma) — Tuesdays 7–8pm (arrive 6.45pm for yoga tea) — Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, Coalbrookdale — £10 drop-in — book
  • Jackie "Let's Flow"
    • Park Lane Centre (Woodside): Thu 9.30am (Yoga Foundations); Thu 10.30am (Chair Yoga)
    • The Sound Space (Jackfield Tile Museum): Tue 11.00am (Chair Yoga); Tue 5.00pm + 6.15pm (Hatha Flow); Thu 5.45pm (Callanetics); Thu 7.00pm (Hatha Flow)
    • Contact: jackie@lets-flow.co.uk · 07933 513659

🏃 Sport • fitness • active sessions

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Regular / ongoing:

  • Activity for All (Buildwas Village Hall) — Fri 5 Jun · 1–2pm — £5
  • Everill's Martial Arts & Fitness — classes (Mon–Fri): Future Champions 5.15pm, Kids 6.00pm, Youths 6.45pm, Adults 7.30pm · Sat (Ironbridge): Over 40s 9.00am, Ladies Only 9.45am, Sparring 10.30am — Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Community Centre, Darby Road, Coalbrookdale, TF8 7DX
  • Mytchel Ram — personal training · sports massage · private gym — Jockey Bank, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7PDmytchelram.com
  • I.D Boxing: Boxing & Military-Style Fitness (Coalbrookdale Community Centre, TF8 7DX)Every Friday
    • Kids (ages 5–16): 5.30–6.30pm£4 per session
    • Adults: 6.30–7.30pm£5 per session
    • Circuits · Pad work · Biomechanics · HIIT · Bodyweight training · Self defence
  • Telford Baseball Club — training Tuesdays 6–8pm (Dale End Park)

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Information is correct at the time of publication, but opening times and schedules can change. Please check with the venue for the latest details.