
Explore the oldest surviving heavy iron forge in the world, a Scheduled Ancient Monument featuring working exhibits, historic buildings, and picnic areas.
Venue Type
Indoor & Outdoor
Typical visit duration
All day
Booking
Walk-in
Recommended ages
0 months (newborn)+
Fabulous place. Wonderful volunteers, loads of interesting buildings saved and bought back to life in the workshops which are still used by the engineers. Take a tour, it really makes a difference to what you are seeing and tells the story behind the place. £5 only for parking and entry.
I saw "wortley top forge" on the TV.since I live in Sheffield it's not that far away from where I live.its small and compact.some of the displays transports you back in time.theres no actual gift shop.how ever they do have items for sale.not a tourist gifts,more on the lines of charity shop.its enjoyable to work around.i would recommend you bring cash.£5 entrance fee is cheap for an working museum
Worsley Top Forge is a fantastic place to visit for anyone interested in Britain's industrial heritage. The dedicated volunteers give excellent informative guided tours and you are free to walk around and explore your self. A lot of the machinery is running and the miniature railway gives rides. From the water powered hammer, to the machine shop and the blacksmiths demonstration there is so much to see a visit is highly recommend.
Great little place, well worth a visit. Interesting guided tour and they're happy for you to drift off and do your own thing. Plenty of parking and lovely clean toilets.
A fantastic place to visit, especially if have either a interest in steam engines or history, a hidden gem. The volunteers are really friendly and knowledgeable, the history of the forge is really interesting and the tour is hugely helpful in making sense of what you see, how it all works, just fabulous, we could have stay there all day. The miniature steam engines were great and smelt glorious..loved it. Everyone should own about this place..
Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026
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This venue was last updated on 7 October 2026
