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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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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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New Year 2016
Happy New year everyone! 2016 has had its ups and downs, but on the whole it’s been a successful year down at Apedale. We’ve made a whole host of improvements over the year to the museum, café and mine, one of the biggest being our new café floor. We’ve supported a couple of theatre productions […]
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Christmas Opening 2016
Christmas Opening 2016: Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th December – 10:30am to 3pm Christmas Day, Sunday 25th December – Closed Boxing Day, Monday 26th December – Closed Tuesday 27th December – Normal Hours PLUS MINE TOURS 28th-30th December – Normal Hours New Years Eve, Saturday 31st December – 10:30am to 3pm New Years Day Closed. […]
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Santa, Dales Dash and Travellers
A little news round up – firstly the traveler camp that arrived on Sunday and cause the Loomer Road Entrance to be closed yesterday is gone, and the park is open as usual today. Thanks to Staffs Police for taking quick action as it could have impacted on upcoming events. This coming Sunday (4th) sees […]
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Visit by Horton St Michael’s First School Leek
After a recent visit to Apedale, the children of Horton St Michael’s First School in Leek have produced a newsletter about their day out. They have kindly given us permission to share it here. As well as a mine and museum tour, Genesis the blacksmith was on hand to demonstrate his skills. You can view […]
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