Big Pit National Coal Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Discover the sights, sounds, smells, and ambience of a real coal mine. Big Pit, located in the unique Blaenafon Industrial Landscape and declared UNESCO World Heritage Site, used to employ up to 1,300 people.

Walk in their footsteps thanks to award-winning interactive exhibitions and a world-renowned subterranean tour.

The trip, led by an actual miner, will take you 300 feet deep via original mine workings. It will offer you a live, breathing sense of what life was like for individuals who worked at the mines.

Enjoy a fantastic day out at the Big Pit National Coal Museum…

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