We chose not to go down into the mine, its pretty wet down there at the moment and two of us weren't wearing the correct footwear. I wasn't feeling the confined space thing either haha but the test of the tour was lovely.
All guides are lovely and friendly as is the girl on the tea room which was also a lovely wee place.
We visited with our 7 year old. Fantastic day out. Tour guides are so knowledgeable.
We had fun going down into the mine for around 30-40 minutes then a short walk to the miners cottages to see how the minors lived. Then a walk up a fairly steep hill to the library.
The mine sits in beautiful surroundings well worth a wonder round to take in the sights. Words do not do the surrounding area justice just stunning.
Did this as a spur of the moment trip with the kids on the way back from York. Worth every penny. Cost half the price of similar things in york but so much more time for your booking. Guides were both friendly and very knowledgeable. Cafe was great and very reasonably priced. We expected to spend 2 hours. Ended up there 3. But could of stayed longer if we had the time. All ages enjoyed it. Would recommend to anyone for something different to do.
As an ex coal miner, I found that the whole experience of visiting Wanlockhead breathtaking. The mining history goes back to the Roman times right up until the 1950s when Glen Creiff mine closed. The staff are very welcoming, friendly, helpful, attentive, and knowledgeable. Sadly, I spent too much time exploring the surrounding area where I missed the last tour, but I will back......
The museum has been on our to-do list for a while now and I'm glad that we finally made it! It has a lovely little shop, a small interesting museum, a really nice cafe as well as picnic benches outside. My wife and I, and my 2 sons did the mine tour, then we were taken down to the cottages, and then up to the miners library. All in, it was about an hour an a half. Our guide was Emily, only 2 weeks into the job and she was superb. She had a lot of knowledge, she was very confident and she chatted away with us. Emily really made the experience for us and anyone who gets her as a guide is lucky. Had she not told us, we'd never have known that she had only just started. After the tour and a visit to the museum, it was back in to the cafe for another coffe and a great cake or two, then off for a walk around the village. If, like us, you've considered going, but haven't yet, make sure you do, soon.
Great little place to visit and learn about the local mining and get the kids out in the countryside for a walk and don’t forget to buy a bag of Gemstones from the museum. My kids love them and keep looking over them.
Great little museum well worth a visit.
I came to do the 1 day gold panning course with Leon and Jamie. It was a fantastic experience and day out. Yes we did find gold!!
The museum and mine tour is also well worth it. Really interesting. Great little cafe and shop too!
Worth the journey, we were there for the first tour and it was just the 2 of us. Really enjoyed it, full of information and insite to the local community and the beautiful surroundings were just dream like on a warm day. The guide knew exactly what he was talking a about, open and friendly in with the conversations. The mine itself was really interesting though I'd recommend waterproof footwear at least. The library was really interesting and we were able to self guide around the rest of the museum.
The gold panning wasn't available on the day we visited but we will most definitely be back. We enjoyed a pot of tea in the tea room and left to enjoy a local pub lunch.
Was there for the British and Scottish goldpanning championships and will be returning again soon to revisit the museum, library and mine. Great day out.
This village high in the Lowther hills is good place to visit, a trip down the mine is fascinating, ( don't go if you don't like small and dark places) it tells the story of the lives of the lead miners and their families, this village was at the forefront of educating the villagers in the 1700 and early 1800's, lovely museum and gift shop,
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