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  • Welcome to Wanlockhead Lead Mining Museum!

    A real mine in the highest village in Scotland

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Closed due to bad weather

The museum and tea room will be closed week commencing 21 January 2019 due to bad weather. Please keep in touch via facebook and the website for updates. We hope that you can...

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Bookings for Santa Express Now Closed

Thank you all so much for the response to Santa Express.  We have now closed bookings for the event but there will be a few walk in bookings available on the day.  So...

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Santa Express 1/2 December 2018

Booking is now open for Santa Express. Take a trip on the Santa Express train at Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway and visit Santa down a real Mine.

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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor based on the feedback provided by people who have visited the Museum.

Take a look at our glowing reviews yourself on our TripAdvisor page!

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Visit our award winning tea room!

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Lochnell Mine – Take a trip into the mine!

A guided tour of Lochnell Mine gives the visitor a vivid sense of what lead mining was all about!

Straitsteps Cottage – a mining cottage brought back to life!

The village of Wanlockhead has existed for over three hundred years!

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Address - The Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead Village, Dumfries and Galloway, ML12 6UT

Phone: +44 (0) 1659 74387
E-mail: info@leadminingmuseum.co.uk
Website: www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk

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