The shop and reception area at the Big Pit National Coal Museum have been transformed to increase the mining experience.

The story of the South Wales valleys is a snapshot of a world that is no more. Once a flourishing mining industry, the region is now wracked with unemployment and poverty. The one colliery still ...

There will be a very special visitor at Big Pit this month, when Santa pops in to meet the children. On December 14 and 15 families can join Santa in his cottage at the Pithead Baths for a festive ...

Winding gear can be seen at the Big Pit in Wales, and at the National Coal Mining Museum at Caphouse Colliery, West Yorkshire.