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National Coal Mine Museum
-21st April 2025
Address: Wakefield
Venue: National Coal Mining Museum
Website: www.ncm.org.uk
Journey 140m deep underground in an unforgettable experience - Underground Tours
Wed-Sun
£7.50, pre-book at Visitor Welcome Desk or online
Descend 140m underground and discover 180 years of history with a captivating former miner. Every tour 'darn pit' is led by an ex-miner with a 'reyt' broad accent and loads of experience under his somewhat heavy tool belt. He'll unhand you of your 'contraband', and talk you through 180 years of mining, exploring life above ground.
Suitable for over 5’s
Time Tunnel
Wed-Sun
Child Under 3 – Free, Child (up to age 16) – £5.50, Adult – £6.50
Travel through time in a new immersive digital experience
Are you ready to travel through time?
Our brand-new immersive Time Tunnel Experience is now open!
Be transported through the decades as you are taken through almost 200 years of mining history thanks to state-of-the-art technology. Led by a former miner you will encounter digital characters of the past through exciting films, touch treasures of times gone by and be greeted by authentic sights and sounds, all culminating with an unforgettable special effects finale.