Tuesday 30 July 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Museum Hot-to-Trot for School Holidays
with FREE Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
Selected dates from Wednesday 31July – Sunday 25 August, 2013
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Museum harnesses horse-drawn carriage for school holidays
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FREE ride for the family at Dudley Attraction
Hear it straight from the horses mouth at Black Country Living Museum where
FREE horse-drawn carriage rides are hot-to-trot around the Museum’s 26acre site on selected dates during the school holidays, from Wednesday 31
July – Sunday 25 August, 2013.
The FREE carriage rides will loop around the Museum’s historic village, taking
in the Toll House, Old Birmingham Road, St James School’ and Jones’s
Fairground. The horse and carriage will be at the Museum for three hours
each day on 31 July, 1, 8, 14, 15, 24 and 25 August. Equestrian enthusiasts
should hoof it over to the Dudley attraction on 7 August when pony rides will
take place.
Horses played an important part in Black Country daily life over 100 hundred
years ago providing the ‘horse-power’ for traditional pursuits such as
harrowing, haulage and delivery and boat pulling. An equine mode of
transport from the last century is brought back to life once more.
After all that horse play visitors will have worked up an appetite and tastebuds can be tempted and whistles whetted in the Museum's famous Fried
Fish Shop and Bottle and Glass Inn. All the fun of the fair will entertain the
young and the young-at-heart whilst a ride on a tramcar will transport visitors
to another era using an altogether different mode of horsepower.
Note to Editors:
About the Museum
Established in 1978, Black Country Living Museum is one of the UK’s leading
open-air museums. Designated by Arts Council England for the quality and
national significance of its collections, it is a remarkable place to explore,
enjoy and spend time. Set in 26 acres with over 150 historic buildings and
features, and attracting c250,000 visitors each year and almost 8m people
since it first opened, it offers a glimpse into 200 years of history like no other.
The Museum (a registered educational charity) records and exemplifies the
contribution and impact of the Black Country region since the 18th century to
the development of the modern industrialized world. Black Country folk
changed the world, and the Museum tells the story of a very special time and
place in history and some of the most hard-working, ingenious and influential
people you could imagine. It offers a visitor experience that few others can
match. www.bclm.com
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For further information
Please contact: Fiona Carding, Media Relations Executive Tel: 0121 521
5692 Mobile: 07901 575995 fiona.carding@bclm.com