We have a range of workshops and activities available at Big Pit! Explore & experience:

Learning workshops:

Coal Children: Working in Industrial Wales (Progression Step 3)

What was life like for the children that worked in the coal mines of Wales? 

From Pit to Playground: Childhood in a Changing Wales (Progression Step 2)

Step back in time and experience a day in the life of the children that lived in the coal mining areas of Wales in the nineteenth century. Explore work, home, and school, and discover how different life is for children today.

Into the Drift (Progression Step 2) 

What is coal and how was it mined in Wales? Discover the stories of the men, women, children, and animals who worked underground.

Small Coal: Colliers & Coal Owners in 30 Minutes (Progression Step 3) 

Discover the lives of four men and women from Wales’ industrial past and explore themes of migration, the role of Welsh Steam Coal, the dangers of coal mining and the industrial development of Wales.

Small Coal: Miners' Strikes in Wales in 30 minutes (Progression Step 4)

Discover more about the experience of miners’ strikes in Wales, and explore the impact they had on miners, their families and life in industrial communities. 

Add on '12 Months Out' or 'When Coal was King' - our free virtual workshops that build on your underground tour and can be delivered in your classroom via Teams before or after your visit! 

Underground Tour

Travel 90 metres (300 feet) underground and experience a unique and captivating journey around a section of original underground workings led by with one of Big Pit’s Miner Guides. 

King Coal

Enjoy an exciting audio-visual experience with exhibitions of modern mining equipment in the Big Pit Mining Galleries.

Pithead Baths

The Pithead Baths building houses a museum that uses objects and images to tell the story of coal mining in Wales.

Historic Buildings

You can see and interact with various buildings and machinery around the Museum site that would have been crucial to the mining operations at Big Pit.

To enquire about available dates and cost, please send your school’s name, number of pupils, year group and preferred dates to: bigpitemail@museumwales.ac.uk