Event:Big Pit's Big 40th Birthday

Big Pit National Coal Museum
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Join us for a day of celebration as we revisit the past, enjoy the present and look forward to the next 40 years of Big Pit.

Enjoy performances from local rock band Full Dark, No Stars, Beaufort Male Voice Choir & Blaenavon Intergenerational Group, an artisan food, craft & gift market supplied by Green Top Events, children’s craft activities, speeches, the world-famous underground tour and of course a birthday cake! 

 

Programme:

10am-4pm – Artisan food, drink and craft market 

10am-4pm – Children’s craft activities

12pm-12.20pm – Opening speeches -Dai Price, Head of Museum Big Pit & Janice Lane, Director of Gallery Development and Visitor Experience Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales)

12.30pm -1.15pm – Performance: Full Dark No Stars

1.20pm-1.30pm – Talk:  Ceri Thompson - Curator, Big Pit

1.35pm-1.45pm – Performance: Blaenavon Intergenerational  Group

1.50pm-1.55pm – Birthday Cake Cutting

2.15pm-3pm – Performance: Beaufort Male Voice Choir

3.05pm-3.25pm – Talk: Sian James – Former MP for Swansea East

3.30pm-4.15pm – Performance: Full Dark, No Stars

4.20pm-4.30pm – Closing speeches

*Timings are subject to change

 

Information

22 April 2023, 10am-4pm
Cost Free
Suitability Families
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Plan your visit

Christmas and New Year Opening Hours

November 2024-31 December 2024  
Open daily (except Christmas and New Year’s day) 9.30am-4pm.  
Last entry: 3pm.  
Underground tours: 10am-3pm.

Christmas & New Year 2024/25  
23 December from 1pm: CLOSED  
24-26 December: CLOSED  
1 January: CLOSED

2 January-30 January 2025 
Open daily 9.30am-4pm.  
Last entry: 3pm.  
Underground Tours : 10am-3pm and available ONLY on 4, 5 , 18 & 19 January 2025.

31 January 2025  
The Museum will be CLOSED for staff training.

1 February 2025 -November 2025  
Open daily 9.30am-5pm.  
Last entry: 4.00pm.  
Underground tours: 10am-3.30pm.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For safety reasons, we reserve the right to conduct bag searches when entering the Museum​.

Parking

If you are arriving by car you will need to pay on arrival. £5 per day. FREE for disabled badge holders and motorbikes. This charge is for parking only – entry to the Museum remains free.

Visting by public transport, bike or foot?

You can plan your journey using the Traveline Cymru website or by calling their helpline on 0800 464 0000.

Eat, drink, shop

  • Our coffee shop serves a small range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and snacks. 
  • The Museum shop will be open during your visit.
  • You are welcome to bring a picnic to the Museum.

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