Black Country Living Museum

We knew that it was not going to be fully accessible for electric wheelchairs by the nature of the museum - it’s a 1920s-50s town outside - and much of the area is cobbled, but there are insufficient dropped kerbs to get you onto the paths and anywhere near the properties. People pushing wheelchairs would be able to get up on some paths but the kerbs are high

Partially wheelchair accessible.

This museum has access challenges: its a living recreation of a time when disabled people were for the most part completely invisible and disadvantaged. Narrow corridors, cobble streets, high door steps, low light... all these things are the banes of many disabled people. Also, its a film set (you've seen it, trust me) BUT the BCLM is working to make the museum as accessible as possible, listening to people who live with the challenges they are working to overcome. They have ramps (some parts still cant be accessed), are working on an accessibility map, planning sign language and other focused events to ensure disabled people get the best experience possible. The very best part of this museum, IMO, is in its very soul- it represents the Black Country, and the hard scrabble, down to earth people who live there. Ask for help, and the workers in this museum, real Black Country folk, smile and do everything they can. They want everyone to enjoy and immerse in the experience- and they do their best to make it possible. A great experience.