Underground mine tour restrictions
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...
Museum Open June 2019
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...
Geology Walk – Explore the geology of the Lowther hills
Wanlockhead Lead Mining Museum Wednesday 12th June. 7pm – 9pm Not suitable for under 5s. Participants must be able to manage a 2 hour walk in the hills. £12 pay at the Museum...
Gold Panning Championships 25/26 May 2019
SCOTTISH AND BRITISH GOLD PANNING CHAMPIONSHIPS www.britishgoldpanningassociation.co.uk The Scottish and British Gold Panning Championships will be held at Wanlockhead Museum on Saturday and Sunday May 25th & 26th 2019. 10am – 5pm Saturday...
2019 Season Open
Saturday 30th March 2019 sees the opening of our season and we will be open 7 days a week from 1100hrs to 1630hrs. Our last full tour of the day is at 1455hrs...
Employment Opportunity – Tea Room
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...
Tea Room Open Saturdays/Sundays
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 2019
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...
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...
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...