Museums & Galleries · Monmouthshire
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
📍 NP4 9XP
Photo: museum.wales
- Go 300 feet underground with a real miner
- Multi-media tour of a modern coal mine
- Explore the Pithead Baths exhibitions
- See historic colliery buildings
- Meet a virtual miner in the Mining Galleries
Big Pit is a real former coal mine turned museum, set in a World Heritage industrial landscape near Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. You can explore the Mining Galleries with a multi-media tour and virtual miner, wander the Pithead Baths exhibitions and historic colliery buildings, and take the famous Underground Tour, descending 300 feet with a real miner to see what life was like at the coal face. It suits families, school groups and anyone curious about Wales's industrial heritage. The museum is open daily from 9.30am to 5pm, with underground tours running between 10am and 3.30pm. If you're staying nearby, Ebbw Vale Parkway station is four miles away, and there are 16 bookable places to stay within five miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily 9.30am-5pm, last entry 4pm
- Booking
- Underground tours run 10am-3.30pm
- Best for
- Families and school groups on educational visits
From the attraction's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Big Pit: National Coal Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Ebbw Vale Parkway 4 miles
- Ebbw Vale Town 4.1 miles
- Llanhilleth 5.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page