Creepy crawly workshops at Coalport China Museum

Create your own creepy crawlies and monsters at Coalport China Museum, Shropshire during the autumn school half-term.

The museum will be running drop-in Halloween themed ceramic workshops from Monday 25th to Friday 29th October where you can make all manner of strange creatures from clay, which will later be despatched to your home.

Choose from long-legged spiders, slithery snakes and weird bugs or you might prefer to create your own green-eyed Halloween monster, ghost or wicked witch.

Held daily from 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm, the workshop activities will vary from day-to-day and carry an extra charge in addition to the museum entrance free. These range from £1 to £4 per item, plus postage and packing to send your monster back home after firing.

Coalport is one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. A Passport to all ten valid for twelve months and multiple return visits, costs £21.95 per adult, £17.60 for the 60 plus, £14.25 for students and children and £59.95 for a family of two adults and three children aged up to 18 years in full time education; under 5s free. Individual museum entry tickets are also available.

The museums are open seven days a week from 10am until 5pm; activities and workshops vary day-to-day and some carry an extra charge in addition to the museum admission fee, for further information, contact the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre on Tel: 01952 884 391 or visit ironbridge.org.uk. The Gorge is easily reached via the M6 and M54 motorways exiting at Telford (M54 junction 4 or 6).