Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen. Open daily. Free entry. Parking charged.
Details
Accessibility:
There is a car park on site for a £3 charge and there are disability toilets at the Waiting Room and Pithead Baths (unisex) and adjacent to the Winder (single sex) but no toilets underground.
The whole site is accessible to some degree but there are steep and lengthy slopes at certain points, so assistance is strongly advised. Non-certified electrical items (including wheelchairs) cannot be used underground in the mine so it would be necessary to switch to a manual wheelchair for the underground tour. Wheelchair access to the underground tour is limited to four wheelchair users at a time for safety reason related to emergency exit routes/procedures. Wheelchair users are advised to book in advance for the underground tour. Many areas include induction loops and textual information boards.
Assistance dogs are welcome on site but cannot be taken underground.
For a full list of access-related information please visit:
https://museum.wales/bigpit/visit/access/
Brief Description:
Big Pit National Coal Museum is based in and around the site of a real coal mine. It includes many above ground attractions, including exhibitions and historical coal mining, exhibitions detailing the story of mining in Wales and you can watch the 'the winder' raising and lowering the cages into the mine. The underground tour is 90 metres below the surface and takes in original underground mine shafts and workings, where the visitors are equipped with similar tools that the miners would have used.
Further Information:
Address:
Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, Torfaen, NP4 9XP
Telephone:
0300 111 2 333
Email:
Website:
Opening Hours:
Site opens 9.30am – 5pm daily. Last admission 4pm.
Underground tours operate 10am - 3.30pm but may be suspended at busy periods.
For safety reasons, we reserve the right to conduct bag searches when entering the museum
Free entry., car parking £3.
Directions:
For Satellite Navigation directions, please enter Blaenafon (Blaenavon) town or NP4 9RL and follow the brown tourism signs once arriving in the town.
From the M4 J25a (westbound) or J26 (eastbound) follow the brown Tourism signs. Big Pit is also signposted off the A465 at Brynmawr and Abergavenny.
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Transport:
The site is served by the number 30 and 31 busses. For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
There is a canteen and café on site. The canteen is closed in the winter but the café serves hot and cold snacks and drinks all year round.
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Rhymney Brewery, Blaenavon, Torfaen
427 metres*
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Torfaen
780 metres*
1,199 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.