Big Pit National Coal Museum

Absolutely brilliant! It's all I've thought about since going. The tour underground was incredible. Ian, our tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and just a pure delight. I highly recommend this place to anyone. We had 4 children ranging from 6 - 17 and they really enjoyed it to. We can't wait to go again.

This is an experience of a lifetime. My friends recommended we stop in and go here because when else am I ever going to be able to go down into a coal mine? We arrived as the second to last tour of the day, and it was absolutely wonderful, because we basically had our own private tour with a miner. Just a fantastic time learning all about coal mines and the history of the region, I found it absolutely fascinating. If visiting Wales, add this to your list!

Lovely educational experience. Great galleries and underground experience. Super enthusiastic guide lady from east London 😘 made our experience wonderful.
Modern kids learning about kids life and conditions just over 100years ago give them some thinking... and questioning. Mind opener. Must visit

Super interesting and cool museum to visit in Wales. Just the surroundings are amazing and the museum is an old coal mine were they show you around and explain how mining was done in the old days. The staff were incredibly friendly and nice. 100% recommended!

The big pit was an amazing experience where you go down into the mines themselves using the same equipment as they did back then. The staff were lovely and very informative of the history of the mines. We were looked after and taken care of generously and all in all would 100% recommend a visit!

Excellent, everyone should pay a visit to see to see the danger miner's faced every day. Their fight for better working conditions and pay fully justified their actions in 1984. The trip underground is amazing with the knowledgeable guides, some ex miners. Museum is informative and interesting. So much history to see and read about. It's free and "a must visit" .

Well worth going to see. We actually went down into the mine and it was really interesting to see how they got the coal from there. Our guide had worked there so he know all about the day to day life at the pit. We stop for some food at the pot canteen and again the food was very tasty and well priced. The staff at the canteen were really nice and welcoming.

Had an absolutely wonderful time down the mines with Ian, who was a great and very funny guide.

I hadn't been since primary school, and it's wonderful to see how many extra exhibits have been developed since then.

Excellent value with only £5 for parking, and £20 for food and drink for three people in the cafe.

What an amazing place, it has changed so much since I went there over 35 years ago, the tour guides where amazing, they made it so much fun as well as a history lesson, plus they knew more or less everything. Very enjoyable, glad we went.
They rely heavily on donations so dig deep for this brilliant place.
Lovely little cafe, with one of the best Welsh cakes i have had.
The shop is great, you can purchase some memorabilia.

The Big Pit Coal Museum in Blaenavon offers a captivating journey through coal mining history. The guided underground tour is authentic, and the museum exhibits are informative. A must-visit for industrial heritage enthusiasts. The friendly staff, many with coal mining backgrounds, enhance the experience. I had a wonderful time there!

Great day out with Grandchildren, very educational for children and adults! The underground exploration of the mine with our very talented young Lady guide was wonderful, the children were enthralled and have been excited to talk about what they saw. A repeat visit is most definitely needed as we still have much more to experience, the time passed so quickly and we are already looking forward to being able to visit again.

Fantastic couple of hours spent here. The guided tour is definitely worth doing. It's not scary! It can be a bit challenging for taller folk though as there are some sections where bending while walking is required. The guides are great and do a fine job of taking care of the visitors, while being informative, amusing and knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

Love it here. My 7 year old son lived the mine tour. Our guide certainly knew his stuff. He kept the level of information at the right level.

A really great museum - the guided tour was amazing!! We were very lucky to have Emma, the only woman working underground and doing mine tours. The guided tour was rich with sights, sounds, snells and lots of facts and information about the mine. We have been meaning to visit for a while and the rainy weather this holiday week meant it was ideal. Thank you Big Pit 😍

Really enjoyed our time at the Big Pit coal museum. Iain our guide was full of very good and interesting information along with his jokes it was a very humbling and informative visit.

Would highly recommend a vist and going down the mine is a must

Quite small, very informative about the coal mining industry. The underground journey was very good, the guide made told us many interesting facts. Well worth a visit.

Fabulous! I was a bit worried about going 90 metres underground, but was reassured I could go back any time, and I'm so glad I braved it. There was nothing to worry about, just a couple of low parts, not claustrophobic at all. Our guide, Phil, was great. I would recommend this 100%.

Wonderful museum keeping the history of mining alive! Staff helpful and efficient. There's alot to see and learn.

Super great attraction. Interesting tour of the mine, with a little bit of wait for it but no big deal. A lot of info stion about how mining was 200 years ago all the way up to modern times. The whole place is free and runs on donations you are encouraged to leave. There is a canteen for a pit stop to refresh as well.
Highly recommended!!!

Wonderful place. The tour guides are entertaining and knowledgeable, having experience of working below themselves. Sad, and poignant, but highly interesting introduction to a miners life.