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At a loss for things to do this weekend? Why not take a day trip to one of the following?
Including Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel Workshop and Western Park Museum you will learn all about Sheffield's steel making past including historical machinery, cutlery, tools and traditional techniques.
View machinery, tools and artefacts related to the steel industry as well as exhibitions on many other scientific and technological subjects.
War is the mother of invention. See it in action with displays of steel weaponry and armour. Check their website for re-enactment days from various histrorical time periods.
Get up close to machinery and tools used to make coal in Yorkshire's industrial past.
Visit the world's first iron bridge at this UNESCO World Heritage site.
Want to see how your ancestor's made tools? Take a guided tour of this Neolithic flint mine.
See blacksmith's at work using traditional techniques in this open air museum.
Learn about Glasgow's historic role in steel production and ship building at this industrial transport museum featuring many types of vehicle.
The garden features steel sculptures made by a range of artists. View the works in beautiful srroundings and learn about the process of making sculptures out of steel.
Where will you go?