History and Adventure at National Coal Mining Museum

Friendly & helpful staff, parking was well organised with accessible parking close to the entrance.

Maps & info provided on arrival

we explored inside exhibitions, the gift shop & artist work. This exhibitions change and they are always improving and adjusting displays,

Volunteers are on hand to help and

advise. They tell wonderful stories!

We played in the playground , which is a great size and has plenty to do!

The horses are a great area to visit and the makers shed is located there too, where children can make crafty activities set by the team! We made a cup and ball toy!

There is also a man made beach and cafe located next to it and toilets, this is a great addition and provides hours of fun! You can picnic here too.

The nature walk is a lovely walk, you can do this to reach either end of the site, for a more scenic route. Activities and info can be found on the route too to keep the kids entertained!

Theres also a little tram which again travels up and down the site - I can’t recall if there was an extra charge for this as we didn’t use it on this trip.

picnics are a great option here. We didn’t use the cafe- as last time we visited it was closed, so just brought a picnic.

There is a small cafe by the beach