ERIH: European Route of Industrial Heritage - UK.

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1,539 mi
82,438 ft
41h16
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Last verified: 14 August 2024

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The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) connects the most important Industrial Heritage sites in Europe. It is based on a set of anchor points. This route is just one of the many possible connections. The aim of the ERIH project is to create interest for the common European Heritage of the Industrialization and its remains. ERIH also wants to promote regions, towns and sites showing the industrial history and market them as visitor attractions in the leisure and tourism industry.

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Difficulty level: Extreme (97/100)

Length: 1,539 mi

Duration: 41h16


Total ascent: 82,438 ft

Maximal slope: 26 %

Average slope: 1 %

Net ascent: 240 ft

Total descent: 82,198 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 1,535 mi (100 %)

Cobblestones: 257 ft (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 1.69 mi (0 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Gads Hill, ME7 2AH Gillingham, UK
        Closest address to end: Cornwall, UK

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        Places of interest

        1. Brandenburg Industrial Museum

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          In the late 19th century Brandenburg an der Havel became a very important industrial center in the …

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        2. Heineken Brewery

          0 · Brewery
          Here The Heineken Experience is locate, a museum about Heineken beer and its brewery. The …
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        3. Vlaams Mijnmuseum

          1 · Museum

          The mining museum (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage) is one of …

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        4. Chatham Historic Dockyard

          0 · Museum
          Chatham Historic Dockyard is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval …
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        5. Kew Bridge Steam Museum

          0 · Museum

          The Kew Bridge Pumping Station was originally opened in 1838. In the years up to 1944 the site …

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        6. Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

          0 · Museum

          Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom …

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        7. Jewellery Quarter of Bermingham

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          The Jewellery Quarter is synonymous with the manufacture of jewellery and coins in Birmingham and …
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        8. Gladstone Pottery Museum

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          The Gladstone Pottery Museum is a working museum of a medium sized pottery, typical of those once …
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        9. Derwent Valley Mills

          0 · Museum
          Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent. The modern factory, or …
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        10. Kelham Island Museum

          0 · Museum
          The Kelham Island Museum is an industrial museum on Alma Street, alongside the River Don. It was …
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        11. National Coal Mining Museum for England

          0 · Museum
          The National Coal Mining Museum for England (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of …
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        12. Saltaire

          0 · Village
          Saltaire is a Victorian era model village. UNESCO has designated the village as a World Heritage …
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        13. Scottish Mining Museum

          0 · Museum
          The Scottish Mining Museum was created in 1984, to preserve the physical surface remains of Lady …
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        14. New Lanark

          0 · Village
          New Lanark is a village on the River Clyde, approximately 1.4 miles (or 2.2 kilometres) from …
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        15. Wanlockhead

          0 · Village
          The highest village in Scotland is not in the Highlands. It is at Wanlockhead (1,531 ft, 467 m) in …
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        16. Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

          0 · Museum
          The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MOSI), is a large museum devoted to the …
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        17. Lion Salt Works

          0 · Industrial area
          The Lion Salt Works is the last remaining open pan saltworks in Cheshire. It closed as a works in …
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        18. Merseyside Maritime Museum

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          The city’s seafaring heritage is brought to life within the historic Albert Dock. The museum’s …
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        19. Parys Mountain

          0 · Mine

          Parys Mountain or Mynydd Parys is a copper mine. It dominated the world''s markets during the …

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        20. National Slate Museum

          0 · Museum
          The National Slate Museum, (which was previously known as the Welsh Slate Museum), is located in …
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        21. Severn Valley Railway

          0 · Railtrack
          The Severn Valley Railway was used as transport route for 101 years, from 1862 until 1963. The …
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        22. Ironbridge Gorge Museum

          0 · Museum
          The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are Industrial Heritage museums based in the Ironbridge Gorge at …
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        23. Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

          0 · Museum
          Cefn Coed Colliery Museum is a former coal mine, now operating as a museum. Coal mining in the …
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        24. National Waterfront Museum

          0 · Museum
          The National Waterfront Museum is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial …
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        25. Rhondda Heritage Park

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          Rhondda Heritage Park offers an insight into the life of the coal mining community that existed in …
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        26. Big Pit National Coal Museum

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          The Big Pit: National Coal Museum is dedicated to the Welsh heritage of coal mining which took …
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        27. Blaenavon

          0 · City
          Blaenavon is a World Heritage Site lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. …
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        28. Gloucester Docks - National Waterways Museum

          0 · Museum
          The National Waterways Museum is concerned with Britain''s navigable inland waterways, including …
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        29. Morwellham Quay

          0 · Harbour

          Morwellham Quay is a historic river port in Devon, developed to support the local mines. The port …

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        30. Geevor Tin Mine

          0 · Museum
          Geevor Tin Mine is a tin mining museum/heritage centre, left as a living history of a working tin …
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        31. Minas de Riotinto

          0 · Mine
          Minas de Riotinto is the largest opencast mine in the world. The copper ore is mined in the Corta …
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        Brandenburg Industrial Museum
        Heineken Brewery
        Vlaams Mijnmuseum
        Chatham Historic Dockyard
        Kew Bridge Steam Museum
        Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
        Jewellery Quarter of Bermingham
        Gladstone Pottery Museum
        Derwent Valley Mills
        Kelham Island Museum
        National Coal Mining Museum for England
        Saltaire
        Scottish Mining Museum
        New Lanark
        Wanlockhead
        Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
        Lion Salt Works
        Merseyside Maritime Museum
        Parys Mountain
        National Slate Museum
        Severn Valley Railway
        Ironbridge Gorge Museum
        Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
        National Waterfront Museum
        Rhondda Heritage Park
        Big Pit National Coal Museum
        Blaenavon
        Gloucester Docks - National Waterways Museum
        Morwellham Quay
        Geevor Tin Mine
        Minas de Riotinto
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