We are now closed for the 2019 Season, a huge thank you to all our visitors, staff and volunteers for making the season such a great success. The office is manned intermittently over the...

As part of the Biggar Science Festival https://www.biggarsciencefestival.co.uk/ the Museum of Lead Mining will be hosting Geology Walks on Monday 23rd September. The Lowther Hills contain lead, gold and many other important elements. Come...

Under 5 year olds are free to visit the museum but we regret, for health and safety reasons, it is not possible for them to take part in the underground mine tour. All other...

The museum is open.  Road signs on the Sanquhar side of the Mennock Pass state that the road is closed.  We have confirmed with Dumfries and Galloway that there are no road works at...

We are currently looking for a catering assistant to lead a friendly efficient and busy team in our Tearoom. QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED Level 2 in Food Safety and Hygiene, with a previous experience in the...

Our tea room will be open from 1100hrs to 1630hrs on Saturdays and Sunday from the 16th February onwards. Why not visit for a nice cup of something and a scone?

5 Hour Gold Panning Course Dates for 2019 The 2019 dates for our 5 hour gold panning courses are:- 27 April  No May course due to the Gold Panning Championships to be held in...

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 visit...