Pit Whistle Tea Room

This place is a gem! Not a full day out by any means but a wonderful couple of hours with interactive elements, wonderful feats of engineering and the most friendly and knowledgeable volunteer staff you could hope to meet. The events here are also fantastic. Plant sales, Santa train, bonfire and fireworks, speciality afternoon teas. This place deserves a visit for sure!

Lots more to see than you may realise. The museum is run by very enthusiastic volunteers. Museum is in development with a number of experiences planned. The staff were very friendly and although free to enter, contributions are appreciated. Loved to see how mining was done and the conditions where people lived. They were tough in those days.

I can only echo Graham Culley's review. We arrived on a damp, drizzly afternoon, but it was almost 3 hours well spent. The volunteers are amazingly friendly, very knowledgeable and help you get the best of the visit. Some of the engineering there is quite staggering, especially the steam driven winding engine that raised and lowered the men and coal to the underground mines. All for free, the visit, ample car parking, refreshments and loos.

This is an excellent museum run by really friendly and knowledgeable volunteers. We had a lovely day here on father's day and were amazed by the size of the engine and engine house. Our kids (7 and 11) found it fascinating, and the lovely lady in the house spent quite a while with us talking to the kids and dressing us all up for a period photograph! Refreshments were basic but very good and cheap, and the gift shop very well priced too. This really did exceed our expectations and I would highly recommend a visit to learn about coal mining. We visit a lot of museums and this one is quite unique!