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Killhope Lead Mining Centre Description
Killhope Lead Mining Centre is the only lead mine open to the public in the region. You will discover how the North Pennine miners lived and worked on a tour of the site. Don a hard hat and cap lamp and enter the original tunnel that was walked by Victorian miners for a first hand view of their working conditions.
Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site;  Industrial attraction, factory museum;  Minerals, geology attraction, mining
Address
Killhope Lead Mining Centre
Upper Weardale
Bishop Auckland DL13 1AR
United Kingdom
http://www.killhope.org.uk
Hours
April 1 to November 2
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:3010:3010:3010:3010:3010:3010:30
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Cost
Adult6.50
Child 16 & under3.50
Family19.00
All values are in local currency.
Tips
Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Children under four are not permitted to go down the mine.
Joint ticket available with South Tynedale Railway from Alston.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Bus: X21 from Newcastle connects for Killhope from Stanhope.
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