National Coal Mining Museum Wakefield

[martin2603]

Took a trip there today, what a gem, they only charge £5.00 per head for the underground tour. It lasted two hours and was hosted by “ex miners “. Excellent Cafe serves huge bacon baps, The exhibits above ground are well presented, could has spent another two hours there . Don’t miss it. We parked in a coach bay with consent .

 

[Langtoftlad]

Agree

 

[Silver-Fox]

Strange isn’t it, all the time I worked as a service engineers in the pit I never went to Wakey.

And I lived only a couple of miles from there ?

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

I took the kids a few times when we lived over there. They used to enjoy going downt pit too. Then fussing over the pit ponies . Do they still have some there?
I remember one of the miners showing us mussel shells down there and saying the area was all under the sea thousands of years ago.
I used to pass the place every day when going to work in Huddersfield . Watch your speed though . It goes 30/40/30/50/60/40/30 along that road. Numerous speed cameras too.

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

In fact I’ve a pic from the Wakefield express of the 3 of them looking at the displays above ground, one summer, that they used to advertise the place somewhere.

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[Marty Gilly and Pup]

I took the kids a few times when we lived over there. They used to enjoy going downt pit too. Then fussing over the pit ponies . Do they still have some there?
I remember one of the miners showing us mussel shells down there and saying the area was all under the sea thousands of years ago.
I used to pass the place every day when going to work in Huddersfield . Watch your speed though . It goes 30/40/30/50/60/40/30 along that road. Numerous speed cameras too.

It’s a vicious set of traps which takes a fortune. Much has no logic other than to confuse drivers. Reckon you could easily trip up a few times in half an hour on this road.

 

[scotzsue]

Won't be visiting this one, had a panic attack trying to go down the one at Beamish. feel sick just thinking about it.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Won't be visiting this one, had a panic attack trying to go down the one at Beamish. feel sick just thinking about it.

It’s just like getting into a lift ?

If you don’t think about where you are it’s only like walking in a train tunnel.

Do you use the underground?

 

[scotzsue]

Yes I do use underground but the one at Beamish you had to stoop down and walk to get into it felt very claustrophobic felt physically sick and had to go back.

It’s just like getting into a lift ?

If you don’t think about where you are it’s only like walking in a train tunnel.

Do you use the underground?

 

[Silver-Fox]

Yes I do use underground but the one at Beamish you had to stoop down and walk to get into it felt very claustrophobic felt physically sick and had to go back.

That’s a shame as it’s a real eye opener for those that haven’t been down before.

Maybe Big Pit has better access?

Some of the pits I used to work at you could barely crawl between the roof supports ?

It was a relief to get out into the road ways.

Just as well I was slimmer then.

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