Washington ‘F’ Pit Museum
Albany Way, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE37 1BJ.
Step back in time and remember the region's coal mining heritage. Impressive winding engine, now operated by an electric motor. The 'F' pit, which was…
Mines
Copper Kingdom Centre
The Copper Kingdom Centre, Amlwch Port, Anglesey/Sir Fon, LL68 9HE.
- Parking
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
Award winning heritage centre based in Amlwch Port, and houses a number of interactive displays which help describe the history of copper mining in the…
Lumsdale Mills, Ponds & Waterfall
Upper Lumsdale Valley, Lumsdale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 5LA.
- Part disabled access
The valley, on the edge of Matlock, is one of the best water-powered industrial archaeological sites in Great Britain; it is unusual to see so extensive…
Frosterley Marble
Frosterley Railway Station, Stanhope, Nr Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, DL13 2SL.
- Parking
- Part disabled access
Three walks start from Frosterley Station on the Weardale Railway, which look at some of the old quarrying remains of Frosterley and their effects on the…
Black Mountain Quarries
A4069, Between Llangadog and Upper Brynamman, Brecon Beacons, Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin, .
- Parking
- Part disabled access
Starting from either of the car parks on the A4069, follow the marked trail and audio trail around the quarries. There are interpretation panels in the…
Blue Hills Tin
Trevellas Coombe,
St Agnes,
Cornwall,
TR5 0YW.
Tel: 01872 553 341.
- Parking
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
A family business producing tin on this site for over 40 years. Follow the working machinery to find out how we turn rock in to refined Cornish tin metal.…
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
Neath Road,
Creunant,
Neath Port Talbot,
SA10 8SN.
Tel: 01639 750 556.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Preserved anthracite coal pit originally opened in 1926. Original steam winding engine built by Worseley Mesnes of Wigan in 1927 and a recreated mining…
King Edward Mine Museum
Troon,
Camborne,
Cornwall,
TR14 9HW.
Tel: 01209 614 681.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Oldest complete mine site. Museum followed by a guided tour through the mine's tin concentration with working machinery. See ongoing restoration.
Hopewell Colliery Museum
Cannop Hill, Speech House Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7EL.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Regular underground tours, guided by miners through the workings to see the conditions in which coal miners worked. Practical shoes and warm clothing are…
Killhope
Nr Cowshill,
Upper Weardale,
Co. Durham,
DL13 1AR.
Tel: 01388 537 505.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
The most complete site in Britain restored as an interpretive museum of the lead mining industry. 34ft diameter overshot working waterwheel. Park level…
Tells the story of this unique and dramatic site – now a scheduled monument – and of what was one of the most important lead mining sites in the North…
Woodhorn
Northumberland Museum & Archives,
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park,
Ashington,
Northumberland,
NE63 9YF.
Tel: 01670 624 455.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
Original pit buildings now house interpretive displays showing the development of coal mining and what life was like for the miners and their families.…
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
Threlkeld Quarry, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4TT.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Museum of Lakeland Mining & Quarrying. Underground guided tour. Largest collection of vintage excavators in Europe. 2ft gauge passenger carrying railway.
Tolgus Tin Streaming Mill
Tolgus Mill,
New Portreath Road,
Redruth,
Cornwall,
TR16 4HN.
Tel: 01209 215 185.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Illustrates Cornwall’s industrial heritage and is Cornwall’s last working original tin streaming mill. The mill is housed in a complex of small buildings…
South Wales Miners’ Museum
Afan Forest Park,
Cynonville,
Port Talbot,
Neath Port Talbot,
SA13 3HG.
Tel: 01639 851 833.
- Parking
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
The museum portrays the working life of a miner and the hardship that both adults and children had to endure. The museum is made up of both indoor and…
It was the biggest lead mine in Shropshire and it is reputed to have yielded the greatest volume of lead per acre of any mine in Europe. Underground mining…
Sygun Copper Mine
Sygun Copper Mine,
Beddgellert,
Gwynedd,
LL55 4NE.
Tel: 01766 890 595.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
A unique reminder of 19th century methods of ore extraction and processing, situated in the glorious Gwynant Valley, the heart of the stunning Snowdonia…
Poldark Mine
Trenear,
Wendron,
Helston,
Cornwall,
TR13 0ES.
Tel: 01326 573 173.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
18th century tin mine with guided underground tours. Indoor/outdoor museum. Working Cornish beam engine and many other engines from a former era.
Pleasley Colliery
Pit Lane, Pleasley, Derbyshire, NG19 7PH.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Full disabled access
Scheduled Ancient Monument being developed into a mining heritage site. Two steam winders, one by Lilleshall Co. Ltd, the other by Markham & Co. Ltd.
Peak District Lead Mining Museum
The Grand Pavilion,
South Parade,
Matlock Bath,
Derbyshire,
DE4 3NR.
Tel: 01629 583 834.
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Discover the fascinating history of Lead Mining in the Peak District with its unique laws and customs. Experience the hazards of the Derbyshire Lead Miner…
Llywernog Mining Museum
The Silver Mountain Experience, llywernog, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire/Ceredigion, SY23 3AB.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
The museum is full of interesting artefacts and information all about the history of the silver-lead mine, and the mining in Wales.
National Mining Museum Scotland
Lady Victoria Colliery,
Newtongrange,
Midlothian,
EH22 4QN.
Tel: 0131 663 7519.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
Historic ‘A‘ Listed colliery with the Grant Ritchie steam winding engine. Tours through former colliery workings. Visitor centre with audio visual…
National Coal Mining Museum For England
Caphouse Colliery, New Road,
Overton,
Wakefield,
Yorkshire,
WF4 4RH.
Tel: 01924 848 806.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
Guided tour 450ft below ground; also various indoor/outdoor displays, wood headstock, 1876 steam winding house. Original Davy steam winder runs daily.
Welsh Mining Experience – Rhondda Heritage Park
Lewis Merthyr Colliery,
Coed Cae Road,
Trehafod,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
CF37 2NP.
Tel: 01443 803 599.
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
Mining museum with ‘Black Gold Experience’. Trefor winding house contains an 1890 horizontal twin cylinder winding engine. Two steam hammers and two…