National Slate MuseumMuseum - IndustrialShadowed by towering slate mountains, the National Slate Museum Llanberis is housed in the Industrial Victorian Workshops that once serviced and maintained the enormous Dinorwig slate quarry above it. The workshops catered for all the repair and maintenance work demanded by a quarry, which once employed well over 3,000 men. From strikes and suffering to craftsmanship and community, this is an unique opportunity to glimpse the lives of the slate workers and their families.
Attractions include our stunning introductory film – To Steel A Mountain; daily slate splitting demonstrations by our Quarry Craftsmen and giant waterwheel – the largest of its kind in mainland Britain. Other favourites at the Museum are our homes including the Chief Engineer’s House and the Quarrymen’s Houses – re-erected stone by stone at the Museum and refurbished to show key dates in the slate industry’s history.
Visit the workshops themselves including foundry, smithy, saw sheds and Caban (Mess Room) and see UNA – our Hunslett Locomotive once used to haul rubble in the quarries but now – at over 100 years old – the Museum’s pride and joy. New developments on site include a new ‘pattern’ store area to safely house the museum’s fantastic collection of over 2,000 wooden patterns – originally used in the casting process. Also visit our newly restored original office and stores.
Annual events programme. Café. Shop. Open all year (closed Saturdays November to Easter). FREE ADMISSION.LlanberisGwyneddUnited Kingdomhttps://museum.wales/slate/
National Slate Museum
Museum - Industrial, free entry
National Slate Museum
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Shadowed by towering slate mountains, the National Slate Museum Llanberis is housed in the Industrial Victorian Workshops that once serviced and maintained the enormous Dinorwig slate quarry above it.
Map reference: SH 585602 Lat: 53.12015 Long: -4.11585
The Museum is located in Padarn Country Park off the A4086 in Llanberis. From the A55 take J11 onto the A5 and then onto the A4244 and Llanberis. From the Midlands take the A5 from the M54 and from South Wales take the A470. When in Llanberis follow the signs for Padarn Country Park.
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 8 miles from Bangor station
National Slate Museum
National Slate Museum
National Slate Museum
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Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Education/study area
Facilities for groups
Facilities for educational visits
Gift shop
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Picnic site
Public toilets
Welcome Host
Facilities for conferencing
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs accepted
Guided tours for groups
Smoking not allowed
