Scottish Mining Museum Edinburgh Information
Scottish Mining Museum
Lady Victoria Colliery
Newtongrange
Dalkeith
EH22
Tel: 0131 663 7519
Open daily from 10am to 5pm.
The Scottish Mining Museum is the National coal mining museum for Scotland and cared for the lady Victoria Colliery and the national coal mining collections. Visitor can view over 60,000 items, including archive material, photographs, books, tools, clothing, geological specimens and much more.
The museum also includes two major exhibitions – “The Story of Coal” and “A Race Apart”, a hands on Operations Centre, a re-created underground roadway and coalface, audio visual shows, a massive machinery tour and licensed restaurant with play and picnic area.
Lady Victoria Colliery
Newtongrange
Dalkeith
EH22
Tel: 0131 663 7519
Open daily from 10am to 5pm.
The Scottish Mining Museum is the National coal mining museum for Scotland and cared for the lady Victoria Colliery and the national coal mining collections. Visitor can view over 60,000 items, including archive material, photographs, books, tools, clothing, geological specimens and much more.
The museum also includes two major exhibitions – “The Story of Coal” and “A Race Apart”, a hands on Operations Centre, a re-created underground roadway and coalface, audio visual shows, a massive machinery tour and licensed restaurant with play and picnic area.
