Jackfield - Attractions

Attractions

Less than a mile upstream is the world famous Iron Bridge. In Jackfield itself, there is the Jackfield Tile Museum, housed within the former Craven Dunnill factory. In fact tile manufacturing still takes place there today, by the same company albeit on a smaller scale. Today, Craven Dunnill Jackfield manufacture hand made wall and floor tiles in true Victorian fashion.

Half a mile below the Iron bridge is Jackfield Free Bridge. The old Jackfield Free Bridge was built in 1909 by local subscription to avoid tolls on the Iron bridge and Coalport bridge. It gave trouble in the 1930s and required repeated repairs until in 1993 beyond repair it was knocked down and replaced with the present bridge, built by Alfred McAlpine. The new Jackfield Free Bridge is a striking structure.

The Memorial Bridge is a footbridge spanning the River Severn, linking Jackfield with Coalport.

Three quarters of a mile further downriver are the Jackfield rapids. These are popular with canoeists which grade rapids according to how difficult they are to navigate. Those here used to be grade 2, but following bank stabilisation work on the south bank in 2001 has become more difficult and are now grade 3 or 4 in some levels. There is now a stopper and a difficult wave train for the less experienced.

A number of historical sites in Jackfield comprise waypoints on the South Telford Heritage Trail.