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Blue Hills Tin StreamsBlue Hills Tin Streams - Working tin mine offers tours of the mine plus tin jewellery made on site. Includes some history and online guided tour of processes. Cefn Coed Colliery MuseumCefn Coed Colliery Museum - Brief description of the facilities at the Cefn Coed Colliery at Neath in South Wales.
Cleveland Ironstone Mining MuseumCleveland Ironstone Mining Museum - Vistor information including opening times, map, and bookings. Includes map of ironstone mines and industry history. Located in Skinningrove, Cleveland. Dolaucothi Gold MineDolaucothi Gold Mine - Official description from the National Trust handbook of their preserved gold mine at Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire in South Wales. Guided tours take visitors through the Roman, and the more recent underground workings. Owned by the National Trust.
Durham Mining MuseumDurham Mining Museum - Information on Haswell village, the colliery and its history, and hosts the Durham Mining Museum website. Includes events diary. Earby Mines Research Group - Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead MiningEarby Mines Research Group - Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining - - Contains lead mining relics. Includes an overview of the group, collection details, opening times, and an admission charge.
Haig Colliery Mining MuseumHaig Colliery Mining Museum - Comprehensive site about Haig Pit, the last deep coal mine in Cumbria, where a heritage museum is being created on the site of the old pit. Much information about the restored Bever Dorling winding engines. Honister Slate MineHonister Slate Mine - Comprehensive site describing England's only Slate Mine at Honister Pass, Keswick, where there are underground visits and a heritage centre. The history of the slate mine and general information about slate is given.
Keswick Mining MuseumKeswick Mining Museum - First mining museum to be established in Cumbria and it hosts the a large collection of mining memorabilia. Includes admission details, location, and walks. KillhopeKillhope - Features a fully-restored nineteenth century lead mine in the North Pennines. Provides an article about the industry, school tours, hours, prices, details of the Friends of Killhope group, and the location.
King Edward MineKing Edward Mine - History and visitor information on this Cornish tin mine. Langton Matravers MuseumLangton Matravers Museum - Former Coach House Museum provides exhibits devoted to the history of local limestone. Includes a visitor's guide. Located in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.
Levant Mine, CornwallLevant Mine, Cornwall - Former tin and copper mine, home to Cornwall's oldest working beam engine. Photographs, location map, visitor information and news. Llywernog Silver-Lead  Mines MuseumLlywernog Silver-Lead Mines Museum - The largest lead mining museum complex in Wales, UK. Hours, map, history, and contact information.
Museum of Cannock ChaseMuseum of Cannock Chase - Features five galleries displaying documents and artifacts associated with the coalfield. Includes exhibitions, educational programs, events, hours and directions. Free admission. Located in Staffordshire. The Museum of Lead MiningThe Museum of Lead Mining - Scotland's only former lead mine at Wanlockhead in South West Scotland. Brief visitor information about the underground tour, and the museum with its mineral display.
National Coal Mining MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum - The museum at Wakefield in West Yorkshire gives the visitor the opportunity to go 450ft down one of the oldest working mines in England. Comprehensive guide to the history and facilities. Nenthead Mines Heritage CentreNenthead Mines Heritage Centre - A museum dedicated to both showing and telling the story of the lead mining past of the North Pennines. Brief description of the past, present and future of the mine.
The Peak District  Mining MuseumThe Peak District Mining Museum - Visitor details for this fluorite and lead ore mine located in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Includes a downloadable group visitor booking pack. Purbeck Mineral & Mining MuseumPurbeck Mineral & Mining Museum - Exhibits artifacts connected to the mining of ball clay. Includes its history and volunteer opportunities. Located at Norden near Corfe Castle Dorset and is part of the Swanage Railway.
The Scottish Mining MuseumThe Scottish Mining Museum - The Scottish Mining Museum at Lady Victoria Colliery was founded to preserve and present Scotland's mining heritage. Comprehensive visitor information, history of the mine and information about special functions. Sygun Copper MineSygun Copper Mine - The Sygun copper mine is situated in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, where there are winding tunnels and large, colourful chambers. Brief information about the mine, and about the stalactite and stalagmite formations.
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining MuseumThrelkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - Offers activities for all the family including underground tours. Includes visitor information and history. Located near Keswick, Cumbria. Welsh Slate MuseumWelsh Slate Museum - Heritage centre at Llanberis, bringing back to life the inheritance of the North Wales slate industry. Visitor information, events and educational section.

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