Coal Mining Museum

Has anyone visited here? https://www.ncm.org.uk/ and gone on an underground tour?

I've never taken a tour down a coal mine, although I have been down a salt mine, the Salzbergwerk just outside Berchtesgaden. Bought a small container of salt and brought it home for my sister. The idea of an underground made her shudder.
Yes I did a tour about 20 years ago, it was very interesting, my advice is leave anything electronic in the car as they have to take it off you before you go down
 
Sounds interesting. I've been on guided tours of a few large caves when younger but not an actual mine.

Remember while deep in one part of a cave the tour guide saying they were going to turn the lights off for a moment for us to experience the darkness. Was doing a lot of work in the film darkroom at school at the time and in my youthful foolishness thinking my eyes will adjust, I'll be able to see. About then the guide said if we were expecting our eyes to adjust they wouldn't. This was absolute, complete and total darkness. I felt humbled.
 
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