Museums & Galleries · Edinburgh
National Mining Museum Scotland
📍 EH22 4PA
Photo: kim traynor (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore the restored Lady Victoria Colliery buildings
- See national coal mining collections and archives
- Visit a national memorial to mining disasters
- Learn the story of coal mining in Scotland
- View one of Europe's best-preserved Victorian collieries
National Mining Museum Scotland is housed in the Lady Victoria Colliery, a well-preserved Victorian mining site in Newtongrange, just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. You can explore the historic colliery buildings, browse extensive mining archives and artefacts, and pay respects at the national memorial to Scotland's mining disasters. It suits visitors interested in industrial heritage and social history. The museum is open seven days a week, with free parking including coach, bike and disabled spaces, and it's a short walk from Newtongrange station, just 0.2 miles away. If you're staying nearby, there are 24 bookable places to stay within five miles on BritStays, making it easy to combine with a wider trip around Edinburgh.
Practical details
- Open
- Open 7 days a week, year round
- Parking
- Large free car park with coach, bike and disabled spaces
- Accessibility
- Disabled parking space and disabled drop-off zone available
From the attraction's own website on 20 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to National Mining Museum Scotland into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Newtongrange 0.2 miles
- Eskbank 1.4 miles
- Gorebridge 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page