Please note that we are set to temporarily pause our iconic Underground Tours, from Sunday 29 December until April 2025, to install a brand new winding engine. The Museum will remain open with a brand-new Time Tunnel experience launching in January 2025.
Find out about the impact of the Oaks Colliery Disaster which resulted in the loss of 361 men and boys and how it influenced the passing of the 1872 Coal Mines Act.
