Big Pit National Coal Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum is an industrial heritage in , , . A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, it was opened to the public in 1983 as a charitable trust called the Big Pit Trust.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: bigpit@museumwales.ac.uk
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: former coal mine and industrial heritage museum in Blaenavon in south-east Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”, “Big Pit”, “Big Pit Mining Museum”, “Big Pit: National Coal Museum”, “Big Pit: The National Mining Museum Of Wales”, and “Pwll Mawr”
  • Address: Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, NP4 9XP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Big Pit Halt railway station and Blaenavon Ironworks.

Railway station
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway heritage line, adjacent to Big Pit National Coal Museum, , Wales. is situated 780 feet north of Big Pit National Coal Museum.

Museum
Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially spelled Blaenafon Ironworks since 2024, is a former industrial site which is now a museum in , Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability to use cheap, low quality, high sulphur iron ores worldwide. is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Big Pit National Coal Museum.

Peak
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a flat-topped mountain in the South Wales Valleys, between and . The highest points of both and unitary authorities are at the summit of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenavon and Pwll Du.

Photo: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in Torfaen, . The Industrial Landscape has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Locality
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a village in , Wales. It was declared a slum in 1960 and demolished in 1963. The main employment was provided by nearby limestone quarries and by the iron works in . is situated 2 miles north of Big Pit National Coal Museum.

Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a ward of . Located within the historic boundaries of , it is part of the administrative area of the county borough of , Wales. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Big Pit National Coal Museum.

Big Pit National Coal Museum

Latitude
51.77189° or 51° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.10568° or 3° 6′ 20″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
National Museum Wales
Open location code
9C3RQVCV+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 107285798
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q4906133
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Big Pit National Coal Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Basque: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Catalan: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Catalan: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Chinese: “大坑國家煤炭博物館”
  • Danish: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Dutch: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بيج بيت الوطنى للفحم”
  • French: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • French: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • French: “Musée national du charbon, mine de Big Pit”
  • German: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Irish: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Irish: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Italian: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Japanese: “ビッグ・ピット国立石炭博物館”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Spanish: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Swedish: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Swedish: “Big Pit National Coal Museum”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Welsh: “Big Pit: Amgueddfa Lofaol Cymru”
  • Welsh: “Pwll Mawr”

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Highlights include Electricity Power House, C Row (NW Side) and Coity House (Doncasters Ltd).

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