For a historical take on spring celebrations, enter the Victorian town of Blists Hill, one of the 10 Ironbridge Gorge Museums, over the Bank Holiday Weekend of 5th – 7th May.
Families are invited to join the townsfolk on The Green and try their skills at some traditional Victorian games including quoits, walking with stilts and skipping.
Elsewhere the townsfolk will be busy sprucing up their houses now the finer days have arrived, as well as making ‘May Baskets’, which is the art of decorating a gift basket with flowers and ribbons for friends and neighbours. They will also be arranging spring flower displays and pressing colourful blooms to keep for winter, when spring will be just a memory.
Fancy eating out somewhere a bit different? If so come along to the Engine Shop at Enginuity, near Ironbridge on Saturday 5th May and enjoy some fantastic food and drink at the first ‘Feast Street Food & Drink’ Festival. From paella to poppadums and churros to chips there will be a great variety of tasty street food, all washed down with local craft beer, Prosecco or freshly ground coffee from the different pop-up vendors. 
You will find both indoor and outdoor eating areas, all centred around the Engine Shop, next to Enginuity near Ironbridge. It’s not just a treat for your taste buds as you will also be able to listen to local acoustic groups on the stage. There will also be hands-on activities and entertainment for adults and children.
• Admission to 'Feast' is £1 per person, with free admission for children under 16 when accompanied by an adult. The event will be open from 11am to 8pm. You can also visit Enginuity whilst you are here from 10am-4pm, where additional admission charges apply.
• Blists Hill Victorian Town is open from 10am until 4.30pm; entrance is £19.75 adults, £14.00 60 plus and £12.00 children 5-16, under 5s free.
• A great value Annual Passport Ticket allowing multiple visits into all 10 museums costs £26.50 per adult, £20.50 for seniors, £16.50 for children (16 years or under), £70 for a family of two adults and all their children and £50 for a family with one adult; under 5s free (terms and conditions apply); Passports can also be bought online in advance saving 5% and individual entry tickets are available at each museum. Activities will vary from day-to-day and some additional costs will apply.
• The Gorge is easily reached via the M54 motorway exiting at Telford junction 4 or 6.
•For further information, call the Ironbridge Tourist Information Centre on 01952 433 424 or visit the website here.