Thanks to Maxine for the wonderfully informed and hilarious trip down the mine at the peak district mining museum. We went with our grandson and we all enjoyed the informative tour and the panning for gold afterwards. There were bats, spider egg cases and evidence of the mining for all to see. Safety hats are supplied so bend low! Maxine's... More

lots to see and very good value for money although it did get a bit cold as there was no heating on, we liked the thermal spring water feature outside

I visited this museum with my two teenage sons and even they enjoyed it! Very informative. Lots of displays and models. Interactive exhibits all worked. There were also 'mine shafts' to crawl through and climb. Much larger and more interesting than we had anticipated and a very reasonable price to get in. There were families visiting with much younger children... More

I remember a school trip to this museum when I enjoyed crawling through the tunnels and climbing the shafts. We decided to take our 5 year old son on Easter Bank Holiday Monday, prior to 'donating' a bag full of 2p pieces in the nearby arcades. What a great time we all had in the museum, our son was a... More

We have been here a couple of times now and enjoy it every time. It is a small but full museum with lots for children to see and some great tunnels for the children to climb through (although my 4 year old got rather worried by the noises in one of them). My children learnt lots on their way round... More

Great place to see some of the implements from the leadmining days. It is good for children because there are things to play with and fake tunnels to climb through. I thought this place was closing, but it seems to keep running.

The Peak District Mining Museum is linked to the Temple Mine just across the road from the museum and its well worth visiting the museum and doing the tour of the mine. The museum is small but the history of mining in the area is portrayed in pictures, artefacts and working models, all of which help to portray the arduous... More

We visited the museum with children (age 6 and 8) after reading reviews on this site. The museum is interesting, but a combined visit to Temple Mine is a must if you want to get the most out of your visit. A combined family ticket is £15 and can be used again within 12 months. Visits to the mine across... More

The Mining Museum is great; not very big, but well worth a visit ! & the Ticket lasts 12 months It amazes me that not many people seem to be there every time we go?? & a great escape from the Rain !! My Sons love crawling through and down up & down the (carpetted, not too bad on the... More