Killhope Lead Mining Museum
Bishop Auckland, County Durham
About Killhope Lead Mining Museum
If you are looking for somewhere different to go for a day out, bring the family to Killhope, the North of England Lead Mining Museum in the beautiful North Pennines in Upper Weardale. From the moment you put on your hard hats, cap-lamps and wellingtons, your visit becomes an unforgettable adventure!
Accredited as a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction , Winner of Sustainable Tourism 2013, Killhope offers a unique opportunity to experience a day in the life of a North Pennines lead miner and his family.
Killhope is very much a hands-on place, enabling and encouraging visitors to learn about the past through interaction and experimentation.
On the surface children (and adults too!) can have a go at being washerboys for the day? Dressing up in Victorian style clothes and clogs and using water and primitive equipment to find lead ore. Join one of the friendly and knowledgeable staff members on a guided tour of Park Level Mine, which tells the story of a bygone age of mining. Kitted up with wellingtons, hardhat and lamp you can get a glimpse of the harsh conditions that miners toiled in. Under 4's are free to come onto the site but they regret that they cannot go underground.
Opening Times
1st April – 29th October 2017 10.30 – 17:00
Pricing & Tickets
Adults: £8.60
Concessions: £7.60
Kids (4-16): £4.70
Toddlers (0 - 3): Free
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Near Cowshill, Upper Weardale
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL13 1AR
England
Tel: 01388 537505
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