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Industrial heritage
National Coal Mining Museum for England
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Free entry
Go 140 metres underground with an ex-miner guide at Caphouse Colliery, plus pit ponies and galleries.
Official website Directions Where to stay
Mooch tip Under-5s can't go underground.
Visiting
- Opening times
- Usually daily 10am-5pm
- How long to allow
- Half day
- Best time to go
- Arrive early to secure a tour slot
- Accessibility
- Underground tour has restrictions; surface accessible
Getting there
- Address
- Caphouse Colliery, Overton, Wakefield, WF4 4RH
- Parking
- Free/low-cost on site
- Nearest station
- Wakefield then bus
Places to stay near National Coal Mining Museum for England
Dimple Well Lodge Hotel, OssettOssett · ££ · 4.4 km away315 Bar and RestaurantLepton · £££ · 5.0 km awayThe Mews HotelOssett · £££ · 5.2 km awayTravelodge Wakefield Woolley Edge M1 NorthboundWest Bretton · £ · 5.3 km awayTravelodge Wakefield Woolley Edge M1 SouthboundWest Bretton · £ · 5.3 km awayHeath Cottage HotelDewsbury · ££ · 5.5 km away
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