Open Wednesday to Sunday 9.45am – 5pm
Following further negotiations with UNISON,industrial action, largely affecting our Underground Tours, is confirmed to take place from Wednesday 20 August to Sunday 14 September. Although Underground Tours will be unavailable during this period, theMuseum will remain openand continue to share the important history of coal mining with our visitors. Read the full statement here.
Set up by Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 1842 Children’s Employment Commission collected information about the condition and treatment of children working underground.
