National Coal Mining Museum for England
Museums & Science Centres · Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Also outdoor play & adventure playgrounds, nature reserves, country parks & beaches
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16☔ Rainy-day friendlyEducational🛝 PlaygroundAdventure play🐐 Animals🌲 Woodland
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Dogs welcome
Ample free car and coach parking including disabled bays and parent and child spaces; donations appreciated, and charges may apply in summer holidays and at special events.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The National Coal Mining Museum for England sits on the site of the historic Caphouse Colliery between Wakefield and Huddersfield. Families can put on a hard hat and lamp and travel about 140 metres underground with a guide who used to work in the mines, which suits older children and curious adults. Above ground the museum has galleries on the people and mining communities of the coalfield, along with original pit-head buildings to explore. Younger visitors tend to head for the large mining-themed adventure playground, the nature trail through woodland and reed beds, and the resident pit ponies and horses. Seasonal events such as craft sessions and Christmas workshops are aimed at children. The site is spread over a wide semi-rural area, so there is plenty of room to walk between activities.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Backseat organiser
- Baby carrier or slingBetter than a pram anywhere with steps or mud.
- Hand sanitiser
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Dummy and a spare
- Bibs
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