a Beautiful Mine

Category: Mine Museums and Tours

  • LLYWERNOG SILVER-LEAD MINE (NEAR ABERYSTWYTH, WALES)

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    “Close to Aberystwyth, this 18th Century silver-lead mine was saved from dereliction in 1973. Guided tours with expert knowledge.” Click Here for More Information on the Llywernog Silver-Lead Mine [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5I-CcJQouY[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”52.409966,-3.864441″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”LLywernog Silver-Lead Mine, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AB, United Kingdom +44 1970 890620″]

  • DOLAUCOTHI GOLD MINES (PUMSAINT, LLANWRDA, CARMARTHENSHIRE, WALES)

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    “Gold mines in use from Roman times to the 20th century. Unique Roman gold mine set amid wooded hillsides. Guided tours of the underground workings and exhibition on gold.” Click Here for More Information on the Dolaucothi Gold Mines [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w770OOQZz7Q[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”52.045127,-3.951705″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Llanwrda, Pumsaint, Llanwrda, Dyfed…

  • BIG PIT NATIONAL COAL MUSEUM (BLAENAFON, TORFAEN, SOUTH WALES)

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    “Descend 300ft underground. Cafe and Welsh Crafts.” Click Here for More Information on the Big Pit: National Coal Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkanhMu-M9g[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”51.772009,-3.106263″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon NP4 9XP, United Kingdom +44 1495 790311″]

  • PRESTONGRANGE MUSEUM (MORRISON’S HAVEN, PRESTONPANS, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND)

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    “Prestongrange is a site of major importance in the story of Scotland”s Industrial Revolution. It was the location of a sixteenth century harbour, a seventeenth century glass works, eighteenth and nineteenth century potteries and a nineteenth/twentieth century coal mine and brick works. Remnants of these former industries can still be seen, and many of the…