South Wales Miners' Museum, Neath, United Kingdom

The South Wales Miners' Museum is a museum of the coal mining industry and its workforce in the South Wales Coalfield. The museum, the first of its kind in Wales, opened in June 1976. The main features of the museum at that time included a traditional miner's cottage scene and display cabinets containing historical photographs and documents designed to reflect the industrial heritage of mining in Wales. In 1976, the museum received The Prince of Wales Award, and two years later it was highly placed in the National Heritage Museum of the Year Award. The museum was also highly commended by the British Tourist Authority in their 'Come to Britain' competition. The museum receives approximately 100,000 visitors annually.

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alicia blakeman (3 years ago)
Lovely little museum with great staff/volunteers. Had a guided tour which was great and a little wander round by ourselves after

Susan Jacobs (3 years ago)
Wish the coffee shop had been open but the museum itself was very informative .

Chris Kowalski (3 years ago)
Visited with the family for Easter and it was a lovely venue. The museum was very interesting to learn about coal mining, with plenty of facts and exhibits. There are also some great walks nearby, overall a great experience.

Charlie Haar (3 years ago)
Extremely interesting little stop over if you're in the area. Eric was a lovely tour guide

Laura Jones (3 years ago)
Absolutely fantastic!! Eric was so knowledgeable, his stories from his time in the mines were lovely and interesting to hear. My 5 year old boy loved it’s much as we did. We will most certainly be back!!

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