Take an unusual history lesson and catch a glimpse of life in times gone by. From the Jacobean age to a piece of history that is still within living memory for many, there is plenty to discover in the region’s many exciting museums. Experience life in a Victorian town in Blists Hill, Ironbridge, where the bank will exchange your contemporary currency for Victorian coins for you to spend in the town’s shops. A series of drop-in workshops take place during the holidays. For more information, visit ironbridge.org.uk and follow the links to Blists Hill.

At Blaenavon World Heritage Site, you can visit the ironworkers’ cottages in Stack Square, location of the BBC’s popular Coal House series, and go underground at Big Pit to experience something of what life was like as a miner, with tours to the coalface conducted by men who worked there before the pit closed. For more information, visit world-heritage-blaenavon.org.uk

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. A fascinating museum of historic buildings spanning seven centuries, rescued from destruction and rebuilt timber by timber or brick by brick. From the 16th century Merchant’s House from Bromsgrove to a 1940s prefab, you’ll take a walk through history at Avoncroft. On Sunday and Monday, April 12-13, join in some Tudor Easter fun and paint a traditional Tudor Easter egg to take home. Throughout the Easter holidays, you can take part in the Easter quest and win a prize. For more information, visit avoncroft.org.uk

At The Old House in Hereford’s High Town, built in 1621, a fascinating museum gives an insight into daily life in Jacobean times. It is furnished in period style with interesting pieces, including wallpaintings, beds and baby walkers, wherever you look. There are hands-on activities for children including replica clothing and puzzles. For further information, call 01432 260694.

One of Europe’s foremost open–air museums and Wales’s most popular heritage attraction, St Fagan’s stands in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagan’s Castle, a late 16th-century manor house where, over the last 50 years, more than 40 original buildings from different historical periods have been re-erected. The buildings include houses, a farm, a school, a chapel and a Workmen’s Institute. There are also workshops where craftsmen still demonstrate their traditional skills. For more information, call 029 2057 3500.

Hereford Museum has recently reorganised its exhibits and added a unique Herefordshire timeline to create an improved display of Hereford’s historic past. For more information, visit herefordshire.gov.uk and follow the links to leisure and museums.