Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green

This is a great place to visit check website for opening times. Free entry and free parking. Be caregul with children because this is an open site with much machinery and mining vehicles around. The wheel house is usually open and well worth climbing the steps to see. Excellent place for photographs. Museum in wheel house at the moment whilst museum building is being renovated. Combine a vist here with a visit to City airport.
5 7 years ago (01-03-2018)

Went along to see the winding engine being run, had a great day with my partner and son(6 years old). The place seems to get better every visit and is expanding, train tracks have now been laid around the site by the volunteers ready for ride alongs.
5 7 years ago (20-01-2018)

This place has huge potential as a heritage centre attraction. Lots more to come over the next few years
3 7 years ago (01-02-2018)

Definitely 5 star!! Met Trevor who kindly told us the history of the mine and the local area - fabulous!! I hope they receive plenty of support from local and lottery funding.
5 7 years ago (02-12-2017)

Absolutely amazing part of our local history. 'Cotton and coal' made this area 120 years ago. It's amazing the engine house and massive steam engine survived. Never mind the desperately in need of restoration pit head. I urge you to visit and make a donation. There is a well put together history of coal mining, and the famous Bridgewater canal network (most of which was underground ) this covers the basis of the industrial revolution; the start really. Visit. And make a donation. It's free to get in. But for the sake of history. Make a decent donation.
5 7 years ago (27-08-2017)