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Black Country Living Museum

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Dea

Dea Report 16 Jul 2011 21:12

Many thanks all,

I will go and get out my 'trusty' map book !!!

B####r the 'Sat Nav' !! - It knows nothing !!!

Dea Xxx

jgee

jgee Report 16 Jul 2011 21:10

It could do ..my OH does that route instead of birmingham new rd.. head for Tipton ... hope its okay..its the way we avoid burnt tree island ..

i have to go now will check in tomorrow ..good luck Dea..

jgeex

Dea

Dea Report 16 Jul 2011 21:04

Hi jgee,

It means nothing at the moment but I will look it up on my map.

Is it likely to cut out some of the delays??

Thanks,

Dea x

jgee

jgee Report 16 Jul 2011 20:53

Hello Dea..

I live over the road from museum.. the road works are bad around there..in peak times..it is due to be finished in a month.. you can get off motorway at wednsbury..and head for dudley from there .. hope it helps

jgee

Dea

Dea Report 16 Jul 2011 20:18

Thank you Jenny - I will just have to take a chance then.

Hope it is better than the last time - luckily 'little grand-daughter' fell asleep as it was SO hot, and she woke up just as we arrived !!

Fingers crosssed then,

Many thanks,

Dea x

Mommylonglegs

Mommylonglegs Report 16 Jul 2011 20:14

Dea, there is a new T*sco being built and a new Island and still nowhere near finished. A few weeks ago a few roads around the BCM and the Burnt Tree Island were closed off. But these have been re opened now, so traffic is not quiet as bad.

Daughter says to try and avoid early mornings and teatimes.

Jenny x

Dea

Dea Report 16 Jul 2011 20:09

Many thanks for your reply Jenny,

I came off the A4123 onto the Birmingham Road (I think), , then onto Tipton Road.

I would very much appreciate knowing if that roundabout has been finished and the traffic problem has settled down.

Many thanks,

Dea x

Mommylonglegs

Mommylonglegs Report 16 Jul 2011 20:03

Hi Dea, do you mean the Black Country Museum? Well that's what I have always known it as.

I used to live fairly near so often travelled on that stretch of road. It is always very busy and especially worse during the rush hour.

There is only one entrance. Did you come along the Birmingham New Road?

I will just phone my Daughter who lives in the area, and ask her if the roundabout is finished.

Jenny x

Dea

Dea Report 16 Jul 2011 19:05

Hi all,

Does anyone know about this place please?

I visited it with my grand-daughter several weeks ago - we travelled up from Leicestershire.

I hour's travel, but when we got about 5 minutes away, it took us more than an hour to travelthe rest of the way!!

There was a BIG new roundabout being built, plus an accident (I think), but, all in all, it cost us another hour.!

If there is anyone there with local knowledge, we are visiting again on Monday and would appreciate any info about a possible other way in, or, if the roadworks have finished???

We came up theM6 and then the M5, I believe and came off at junction 2

Is there a better way ???

Thanks,

Dea Xxx