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.
Roads now Open
The roadworks have been successfully completed and all roads to Wanlockhead are now open. Please call us if you have any queries.
5 Hour Gold Panning Course 28 October 2017
Our 5 hour gold panning course for October is now fully booked. Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest.
Friday 18th August 2017 – Museum Closed
Annette Gough, Annie, a dear friend and colleague sadly passed away last week. As a mark of respect, and to enable Staff and Trustees to attend the funeral service, the Museum will be closed...
Museum, Cottages, Library – 2 August 2017
We have a film crew with us on Wednesday 2 August 2017 and they will be filming in the mine. There will be limited access to the mine but all other sites are open,...
Steam Weekend
Don’t forget ‘Jack’ the locomotive is in Leadhills today, its a last chance to see him. There is a free bus service by MACBRAYNES from Leadhills to the Museum.
Steam Weekend, Leadhills Railway – 29/30 July 2017
The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway are very pleased to have this year ‘Jack’ a visiting steam loco for the Steam Weekend, 29/30 July. Tickets can be booked through the Leadhills Railway Site, www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk. Pic courtesy...
Vacancies – Summer Tearoom Opportunities
We presently have seasonal vacancies for staff in the Tearoom within the Museum. The vacancy would be to start as soon as possible and would run to 30 September 2017. Application forms may be...
Drumlanrig Castle Opening Times
Opening Dates and Times 2017 Opening Dates Gardens and Country Estate 1st April – 30th September, 10am – 5pm. Castle 1st July – 31st August daily Guided tours start from 11am, with the last tour at...
B797 is Now Open
The B797 between Abington and Leadhills is now open.