Local Reviews
In July 2025, Evelien K said about Walsall Leather Museum
Very interesting history! Worth visiting for sure, especially for free.
For a small fee you can even create your own little leather keychain.
Lovely staff as well!
For a small fee you can even create your own little leather keychain.
Lovely staff as well!
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In July 2025, Sander R said about Walsall Leather Museum
Super intresting museum about all things leatherworking in Walsall. We enjoyed our time, super friendly staff. Not exhaustingly long, which I really appriciated. At the end of the Museum they let you make your own custom leather tag for 60 pents (we were doing it with the lovely Ian M. Bott), and they sell a slue of lether items as well by the entrance.
It is free entry, as the lights get kept on by the people of the town. Theres a social space to hang out, and you can buy some refreshments, coffee or small snacks.
Apperently; the people of Walsall will often come just hang out in the social space, so if you want to meet some of the locals you might just get to sit down and have a chat with some! (If not the staff)
Appriciated my time, if you want to experience some local culture, definitly check out this place.
Halpy traveling- Sander the Norwegian
It is free entry, as the lights get kept on by the people of the town. Theres a social space to hang out, and you can buy some refreshments, coffee or small snacks.
Apperently; the people of Walsall will often come just hang out in the social space, so if you want to meet some of the locals you might just get to sit down and have a chat with some! (If not the staff)
Appriciated my time, if you want to experience some local culture, definitly check out this place.
Halpy traveling- Sander the Norwegian
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In July 2025, Navigate41930315480 said about Walsall Leather Museum
I had an amazing time today visiting the Leather Museum, the Staff was excellent super nice and genuinely super interested in what we had to say. We got to made our own specialized Leather Keyring, author Ian M Bott was there and helped us make our keyrings, he was extremely helpful and knowledgable and super fun to talk to. I strongly reccomend this location to anyone who comes accross it. The crazy part is that it is FREE!! I travelled from Sweden and I can definitely say that the time I spent there was worth the time on my trip.
Thank you for reading! /Elias, Sweden
Thank you for reading! /Elias, Sweden
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In July 2025, Ettore C said about Walsall Leather Museum
We visited the Walsall leather museum today. It was very informative. There was such a large leather industry in this area. A really enjoyable afternoon with friendly staff.
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In August 2025, Jessica S said about Walsall Leather Museum
I took a tour with my family of the leather museum and absolutely loved it! We are visiting from the states for two weeks, and the museum is the highlight of my children’s trip. We all watched various demonstrations and bought keychains as souvenirs, but my children got to try hand stitching. The staff is knowledgeable and very kind.
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In August 2025, Liz T said about Walsall Leather Museum
What a lovely museum! Really well curated with a genuinely interesting selection of artefacts, just enough explanation and lots of opportunities to touch things, listen to things even smell the leather items. We made our own leather key rings too! The staff were enthusiastic and knowledgeable and the shop was good too. A really unexpected treat. We go to lots of museums of this kind, but they’re not all as good as this one!
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In August 2025, paul b said about Walsall Leather Museum
We need French come to the museum to have a look around doing scavenger hunts my king da love it the they make key rings everytime which they love. The staff are great and very knowledgeable.
If Ian is there he always takes time to speak to us.
I recommend for anybody ne what hasn’t been.
If Ian is there he always takes time to speak to us.
I recommend for anybody ne what hasn’t been.
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In August 2025, Sandie G said about Walsall Leather Museum
Enjoyed the museum, plenty interesting things to see and very helpful and friendly staff. Definitely recommend a visit.
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In August 2025, Raminder K said about Walsall Leather Museum
A highly unique museum doing a valuable job in capturing the towns history through ordinary people and their work. The displays are stimulating and well laid out. The staff are hugely helpful including people who themselves or their relatives worked in leather factories. The building is fab
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In September 2025, Susan L said about Walsall Leather Museum
Took a prebooked tour with friends although you can walk around yourself. A very interesting town centre museum inside an purpose built building, where you are encouraged to touch the various leathers and hold tools 100+ years old that were actually used by local people, for the various leather crafts. Machinery manufactured and used over a century ago, all still in working order. Walsall was an important part of the industrial revolution, making horse saddles and later as horses were less used, various leather goods. The tour guides were informative and keen to pass on their knowledge with demonstrations plus there were videos of people who worked in the industry sharing their skills. We made a keyring to bring home. A place many go past without realising but one we should visit or pop in for a cuppa. Easily accessible by foot, car or bus.
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