a Beautiful Mine

Category: United Kingdom

  • WOODHORN COLLIERY MUSEUM (QUEEN ELIZABETH II COUNTRY PARK, ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND)

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    “Local colliery museum, holds various events and exhibitions, holds lots of events for kids too and also is home to county archives. Has a few nice bits of gear including a steam winder (electrically operated now though for demos), an excellent fanhouse and also more modern stuff such as coalcutters.” Click Here for More Information…

  • ROSEVALE MINE (CORNWALL, ENGLAND)

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    “Rosevale Mine is a privately owned former tin mine situated at Zennor, near St Ives in West Cornwall. For the past 30 years the underground workings have been restored and preserved as a typical Cornish mine.” Click Here for More Information on the Rosevale Mine [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”50.1866666667,-5.56138888889″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Rosevale Mine”]

  • REIGATE CAVES (REIGATE, SURREY, ENGLAND)

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    “The caves in Reigate are open four times a year. This includes a tour around a nineteenth century sand mine, and access to display material covering other stone and mineral extraction, and early railways, in East Surrey.” Click Here for More Information on Reigate Caves [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”51.237985,-0.205832″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Reigate Caves,…

  • RADSTOCK MUSEUM (RADSTOCK, ENGLAND)

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    “An excellent musuem, run by friendly, enthusiatic staff which covers the social and industrial heritage of the communities of the Somerset Coalfield.” Click Here for More Information on the Radstock Museum [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”51.293143,-2.447364″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Radstock Museum,Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom +44 1761 437722″]