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Yearly Archives: 2017
Closed on 26th-27th July
We will be having some work done on our main electricity supply on the 26th and 27th July, and so will be closed for those two days. Apologies for any inconvenience while we carry out this vital maintenance.
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2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
We’ve won a 2017 certificate of excellence from TripAdvisor. A big thanks to everyone who’s reviewed us, maybe we can make the hat-trick in 2018!
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Mining Gala and the Co-op
A bit of a dual announcement today – firstly we are now one of the causes being supported by the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. The second part is that the specific project being funded is the 2017 Mining Gala! Yes, the mining gala returns, with music, exhibitors and much more. Co-op members can help by […]
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Next Extended Tours
Our next extended tours will be held on the 25th March and the 29th April. Visit our Delve Deeper! page for more information.
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Winter Half Term 2017
It’s nearly half-term again and we’re going to be able to run mine tours on Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd February. The museum will be open as well, so its just the thing thing to keep the little cherubs occupied! The extended tour that we are running on the 18th is now fully […]
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Extended Tours
Some exciting news.. On February 18th we will be running extended mine tours to parts of the mine not previously open to the public. This a bit more of a demanding tour so we have a lower age limit on 14 and you need to be reasonably fit, some parts are a bit steep. Leave […]
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Wi-Fi
We are now able to offer Wi-Fi access in the Cafe are for customers. Using it is easy, just connect to the “ApedaleGuest” network and use the access key shown behind the counter. So no annoying signing up to anything. The system is setup to be as secure as we can make it, so you […]
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Minnie Pit Rememberance 2017
We’ll be attending the annual Minnie Pit Remembrance Event this Sunday (8th) with our museum stand, and we’ll be sure to bring along some interesting artefacts. This year is the 99th Anniversary of the disaster. For more information… http://www.halmerendmethodists.org.uk/news/minnie-pit-disaster-remembrance-sunday.html
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