Castlecomer Discovery Park, The Estate Yard, Drumgoole, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, IRELAND.
Comprises a 45-minute tour through Castlecomer's coal mining past. The exhibition is an interactive multi-media display that takes the visitor on a journey…
Knockmahon, Bunmahon, Co. Waterford, IRELAND.
Located in a restored 19th century church, the Geopark Visitor Centre contains a local mining and environmental heritage exhibition, walking trail guides…
Lady Victoria Colliery,
Newtongrange,
Midlothian,
EH22 4QN.
Tel: 0131 663 7519.
Historic ‘A‘ Listed colliery with the Grant Ritchie steam winding engine. Tours through former colliery workings. Visitor centre with audio visual…
The Silver Mountain Experience, llywernog, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire/Ceredigion, SY23 3AB.
The museum is full of interesting artefacts and information all about the history of the silver-lead mine, and the mining in Wales.
Cross Street, Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG22 8QY.
The museum boasts well stocked displays and memorabilia from the local mine and surrounding area, so the history of mining not just in Bilsthorpe but across…
Higher Green Lane,
Astley Green,
Tyldesley,
Greater Manchester,
M29 7JB.
Tel: 01942 895 841.
The last surviving headgear and winding engine in the Lancashire coalfield. Coal mining and steam power exhibits and narrow gauge railway.
The Copper Kingdom Centre, Amlwch Port, Anglesey/Sir Fon, LL68 9HE.
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…
Neath Road,
Creunant,
Neath Port Talbot,
SA10 8SN.
Tel: 01639 750 556.
Preserved anthracite coal pit originally opened in 1926. Original steam winding engine built by Worseley Mesnes of Wigan in 1927 and a recreated mining…
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…
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…
Tolgus Mill,
New Portreath Road,
Redruth,
Cornwall,
TR16 4HN.
Tel: 01209 215 185.
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…
Albany Way, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE37 1BJ.
Step back in time and remember the region's coal mining heritage. See the impressive winding engine which once took pit men to the coalface and brought…
Threlkeld Quarry, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4TT.
Museum of Lakeland Mining & Quarrying. Underground guided tour. Largest collection of vintage excavators in Europe. 2ft gauge passenger carrying railway.
Northumberland Museum & Archives,
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park,
Ashington,
Northumberland,
NE63 9YF.
Tel: 01670 624 455.
Original pit buildings now house interpretive displays showing the development of coal mining and what life was like for the miners and their families.…
Sygun Copper Mine,
Beddgellert,
Gwynedd,
LL55 4NE.
Tel: 01766 890 595.
A unique reminder of 19th century methods of ore extraction and processing, situated in the glorious Gwynant Valley, the heart of the stunning Snowdonia…
Afan Forest Park,
Cynonville,
Port Talbot,
Neath Port Talbot,
SA13 3HG.
Tel: 01639 851 833.
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…
Trenear,
Wendron,
Helston,
Cornwall,
TR13 0ES.
Tel: 01326 573 173.
18th century tin mine with guided underground tours. Indoor/outdoor museum. Working Cornish beam engine and many other engines from a former era.
Nr Cowshill,
Upper Weardale,
Co. Durham,
DL13 1AR.
Tel: 01388 537 505.
The most complete site in Britain restored as an interpretive museum of the lead mining industry. 34ft diameter overshot working waterwheel. Park level…
Pit Lane, Pleasley, Derbyshire, NG19 7PH.
Scheduled Ancient Monument being developed into a mining heritage site. Two steam winders, one by Lilleshall Co. Ltd, the other by Markham & Co. Ltd.
Lewis Merthyr Colliery,
Coed Cae Road,
Trehafod,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
CF37 2NP.
Tel: 01443 682 036.
Mining museum with ‘Black Gold Experience’. Trefor winding house contains an 1890 horizontal twin cylinder winding engine. Two steam hammers and two…
The Grand Pavilion,
South Parade,
Matlock Bath,
Derbyshire,
DE4 3NR.
Tel: 01629 583 834.
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…
Caphouse Colliery, New Road,
Overton,
Wakefield,
Yorkshire,
WF4 4RH.
Tel: 01924 848 806.
Guided tour 450ft below ground; also various indoor/outdoor displays, wood headstock, 1876 steam winding house. Original Davy steam winder runs daily.
Wanlockhead Village,
Next to Leadhills,
Dumfriesshire,
ML12 6UT.
Tel: 01659 74387.
Set in the picturesque village of Wanlockhead, which at 1,531 feet above sea level is the highest village in Scotland. Includes a real 18th century lead…
Troon,
Camborne,
Cornwall,
TR14 9DP.
Tel: 01209 614 681.
Oldest complete mine site. Museum followed by a guided tour through the mine's tin concentration with working machinery. See ongoing restoration.