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www.nationalminingmuseum.com
Opening Hours
Easter to October 10am5pm
November to Easter 10am4pm
The museum is open 7 days a week, except over Christmas and New
Year. Please check our website or Facebook page for opening hours
over the festive period.
You should try to allow 2-3 hours for your visit and we recommend
that you bring warm clothes with you some areas of the museum
can be fairly cold all year round.
Admission Prices
Adult 8.50 | Conc 6.50 | Child FREE
Mini Miners Soft Play 3 for 1 hour, 4 for 2 hours
Annual Passes*
Adult 25 | Concession 20
Family (1 adult) 30** | (2 adults @ 28) 56***
NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND
Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN
Tel: 0131 663 7519 Fax: 0131 654 1618
Email: visitorservices@nationalminingmuseum.com
* (includes access to e-newsletter, 10% discount in gift shop and caf
and invitation to annual passholders event)
** (includes 10 x 1 hour Mini Miners Soft Play Vouchers)
*** (includes 20 x 1 hour Mini Miners Soft Play Vouchers)
National Mining Memorial Centre
Our brand new facility allows people to join remembrance
ceremonies, or observe their own private remembrance,
to mark the sacrifces made by so many who worked in the
mining industries. It provides an elegant secular space for
all who want to remember lost family and friends, record
and remember those who were lost, and refect on the
extraordinary resilience of Scotlands mining communities
a resilience which persists though the pits themselves
are now gone.
National Mining Museum
Getting Here
Travel by Car, Coach and Bike We have a large, free car
park with coach and bike parking as well as disabled spaces and
disabled drop off zone.
By Bus From Edi nburgh Ci ty Centre Lothi an Buses
33 & 29 (desti nati on Gorebri dge) Fi r st Buses 95/ X95
From Scottish Borders First Buses 95/X95
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Special Exhibition Gallery
A beautiful, light and airy space dedicated to temporary
exhibi tions. See our websi te for details of current and
forthcoming exhibition.
We run a regular
programme
of events
throughout the
year. For full
details and up to
date information
please see the
events page of
our website.
Follow us on
We run a regular programme of events throughout the year.
For full details and up to date information please see the
events page of our website.
Follow us on
Why not download our iPhone or Android app before your
visit your personal multimedia guide around the colliery
with an exciting and engaging commentary narrated by
famous Scottish Author Ian Rankin.
Price 2.99.
From Edinburgh We have a large, free car park with coach and bike parking as well as disabled space and disabled drop of zone.
Admission Prices
Adult 7.50
Conc 5.50
Child FREE
Ask about
our annual
family
pass.
National Mining Museum
TRAVEL BY ROAD From Edinburgh City Bypass follow signs for
the A7 and National Mining Museum. We have a large, free car
park with coach and bike parking as well as disabled space and
disabled drop of zone.
BY BUS From Edinburgh City Centre Lothian Buses serving
the Museum are Monday-Saturday: 3A & 29, Sunday: 3
(Catch the bus with the front destination "Gorebridge")
First Buses: X86 & X95
From Scottish Borders First Buses: X95
SATNAV CODE
Type in
EH22 4QN to
your satnav
and head for
Newtongrange.
16th May Mary Kings Ghost Fest at the
Lady Vic!
17th May 2008 Midlothian History Fair
13th June Midlothian Schools Art Exhibition
13th June Ghost Tour
15th June Fathers Day Dads go FREE
26th June 3rd Nov Newtongrange
Exhibition
8th & 29th July Fun Ceramics Workshops
20th July Wacky Racer Buggy Workshop
(6-10 years)
27th July Family Fun Day
10th August Tipper Truck Workshop (6-10 years)
12th August Fun Ceramics Workshops
17th August Get Into Gears Workshop
(6-10 years)
13th Sept Doors Open Day
17th Oct Ghost Tour
31st Oct Halloween Disco & Ghost Tour
for Kids
1st Nov Craft Fair
14th Nov Ghost Tour
28th Nov St Andrews Ceilidh Night
12th & 19th Dec Christmas Party Nights
13th, 14th, 20th
& 21st Dec
Santas Workshops
23rd Jan Burns Ceilidh Night
GOOD FRIDAY Puppet Animation Festival
These events may change please call for up to date
information or visit the events page of our web-site
www.scottishminingmuseum.com
MARCH
2nd Fridays at Two Talk Quoiting A Miners Sport
3rd-31st Time & Place John Nowak Exhibition in BDT
9th Collier Lads and Lassies
18th Mothers Day Mums Go Free
31st Peg Dollies Workshop

APRIL
5th Fridays at Two Talk Labour of Love
The life and times of Robert Smillie, an unsung hero
7th Construction Club Propeller Motor Car
13th Ghost Hunter Night

MAY
4th Fridays at Two Talk The Halbeath Waggon Way
12th Car Boot Sale
19th Festival of Museums Event
26th Family Tree Workshop

JUNE
2nd Railway Children Theatre Show
17th Fathers Day Dads Go Free

JULY
14th Construction Club Tipper Trucks
21st Construction Club Robot Arm
28th Construction Club Electric Buzzer
29th Family Fun Day

AUGUST
4th Construction Club Wacky Racer
11th Construction Club Gear Driven Roadster
12th Car Boot Sale
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Exhibitions
Tours
Gift Shop
Cafe
Functions
GETTING HERE
TRAVEL BY CAR, COACH AND BIKE We have a large, free car
park with coach and bike parking as well as disabled spaces and
disabled drop off zone.
BY BUS From Edinburgh City Centre
Lothian Buses 33 & 29 (destination Gorebridge) | First Buses 95/X95
From Scottish Borders First Buses 95/X95
National Mining Museum
OPENING HOURS The museum is open 7 days a week
with the exception of Christmas and New Year. Please call to conrm
the opening hours during the Christmas and New Year period.
10am - 5pm March to October
10am - 4pm November to February
You should try to allow around 2-3 hours for your visit and we
recommend that you bring warm clothes with you some areas of
the museum can be fairly cold all year round.
ADMISSION PRICES
Adult 7.50 | Conc 5.50 | Child FREE
Mini Miners Soft Play 2 for 1 hour, 3 for 2 hours
New for 2013 Introducing our new Annual Passes!
Annual Pass (includes access to e-newsletter, 10% discount in gift
shop and caf and invitation to annual passholders event)
Adult 25 | Concession 20
Family (1 adult) 30
(includes 10 x 1 hour Mini Miners Soft Play Vouchers)
Family (2 adults @ 28) 56
(includes 20 x 1 hour Mini Miners Soft Play Vouchers)
NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM SCOTLAND
Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN
Tel: 0131 663 7519 Fax: 0131 654 0952
Email: visitorservices@nationalminingmuseum.com
www.nationalminingmuseum.com
CHECK OUT
OUR NEW
MINI MINERS
SOFT PLAY
and our Mining
Mechanics
Interactive Zone.
Groups welcome!
Please see our website or call our reception for group rates.
YEARS
The Story of Coal Exhibition
Your exper i ence begi ns wi t h coal s cr eat i on i n t he
Carboniferous period 360 million years ago and follows
human ef f or t s t o ex t r ac t i t f r om t he ear t h f r om t he
13th century through to modern times.
Family Fun
Mini Miners Soft Play
Ticks all the boxes for parents with kids
under 8. Open 7 days and available for
birthday parties.
Mining Mechanics
The interactive zone for older kids is a
hands-on introduction to the science of
coal mining. There is also an art-cart, toys
and Nintendo Wii.
Toddler Tuesdays
Fun for the under 5s on the frst Tuesday
of every month (10am).
PLUS:
Find the Colliery Cats Activity
Victorian Dress up Outdoor Play Area
Picnic Areas Museum Trails for all ages.
Big Stuff Massive Machinery Tour
Guided tours on Wednesdays and Sundays
Mar vel at the 40 foot coal shearer, the massi ve wi ndi ng
engine from Francis Colliery, underground carriages, cages,
locomotives and much more!
The Old Power House
Our fantastic function room has many original features
including an 18th century beam engine. The space can
be hi red for weddi ngs, chr i s teni ngs, f uner al s, par ti es,
conferences, seminars and more. Contact Saltire Hospitality
on 0131 333 0131 for further information.
National Mining Museum Scotland is a 5 STAR visitor
attraction housed in the wonderfully restored Lady
Victoria Colliery, the finest surviving Victorian
colliery in Europe and the only A-listed colliery
buildings in Scotland. National Mining Museum
Scotland is a Recognised Collection of National
Signifcance.
Pithead Tour
Take a tour of the pithead and
experience the atmosphere and
noise of a working pit with the
personal insights and anecdotes
of our guides, all of whom are
ex-miners or try our multimedia
sel f-gui ded tour (recorded by
Ian Rankin) for a fascinating look
behind the scenes with amazing
archive footage.
Why not download our
iPhone or Android app before
your visit your personal
multimedia guide around the
colliery with an exciting and
engaging commentary narrated
by famous Scottish Author
Ian Rankin. Price 2.99.
Archives,
Library and Loans Service
Our reference library houses mining books, journals, trade
catalogues and periodicals as well as the archive of the Lothian
Coal Company. We also have a collection of over 22, 000
photographs covering the history of the Scottish collieries
and their communities. The library is open to researchers by
appointment on Thursdays. Details of our loans service are
available on our website.
Winding Engine
See Scotlands largest winding engine in action. This winding
engine hauled men and coal up and down the pit shaft for
nearly 90 years and is still in working order.
A Race Apart Exhibition
Find out exactly what life was like, at home and at work, for the
miners and their families in Scotlands mining communities.
Caf
Our caf, operated by award winning Saltire Hospitality, is
open 7 days a week and of fers a superb range of hot and
cold snacks and lunches, speciality coffees and freshly baked
homemade cakes. Our friendly staff would be delighted to
welcome you in for a tasty treat.