Yes. In line with Scottish Government guidance, the mandatory wearing of face coverings includes a range of indoor premises including museums & galleries, indoor zoos and aquariums and any other indoor tourist, heritage or cultural site.
Welcome to National Mining Museum Scotland, a 5 Star visitor attraction and winner of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions "Best Visitor Experience" Award in 2009 and 2013.
The museum provides a great day out for all ages! We're based at one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian colliery in Europe, the Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, just nine miles south of Edinburgh.
Visitors to the museum will marvel at the sheer size of the place, be astounded by the engineering brilliance behind all the machinery and retrace the footsteps and struggles of the thousands of miners and their families before them.
Our cafe is open to visitors and the general public from 11am-4pm serving a range of hot and cold drinks, paninis, toasties, sandwiches and freshly baked cakes. Limited seating is available inside at this time due to social distancing requirements but picnic tables are available onsite.
Please read our Visitor Charter and watch our short video so that you know what to expect from your visit.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!