Big Pit Blaenavon

Big Pit National Coal Museum

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(3K) · Museum in Blaenafon, United Kingdom
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Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage museum with a working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 under the …

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Mar 16, 2025
Brilliant day out for the family, all the staff were really welcoming and with a bit of humour chucked in as well. I would highly recommend this to anyone.Full review by owain_atkinson87
Mar 12, 2025
Learned that Big Pit keeps live canaries in a small cage with no natural light. Everyone knows what a canary looks like and that they ‘used to’ use them in mines. It is time the owners of this pla…Full review by John W
Mar 9, 2025
Fantastic trip out. Kids really enjoyed the underground tour of the coal mines and the history behind it. The museum was great and Robin was fantastic with the kids teaching them things.Full review by Actors T
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Blaenavon Pwll Mawr, or the Big Pit National Coal Museum, is one of the few places where you can experience life as a coal miner. Onc…
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Is there a weight limit for the lift down?
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The lift can accommodate 10 or so people so they will just reduce the amount they travel down with.
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do I need to book?
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Sorry for the late reply. I can get busy so may be advisable to book ahead. I believe we did it online
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Times of visits
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9.30 - 1700 daily
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What size groups are the underground tours done in?
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I believe it is 18
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Does it have free parking or disabled parking????
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Hi, there is a charge for parking £3, not sure about disabled parking though.
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