In 2000, UNESCO recognised the industrial landscape around the town of Blaenavon as a World Heritage Site. In the 19th century, South Wales was the world’s major producer of coal and nowhere is this fascinating story better illustrated than at Big Pit National Coal Museum.
Descend 90 metres (300 feet) down the mine shaft for a tour of part of the original underground workings conducted by a former miner. Learn all about the process of extracting and transporting the coal and what life was like as a miner. Back above ground you can wander around the preserved buildings and find out how modern technology has changed the way coal is mined.
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