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Killhope, The North of England Lead Mining Museum
Location
Cowshill
Upper Weardale
County Durham
DL13 1AR
Tel: +44 01388 537505
Awards
- Green Awards
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Green Tourism Business Scheme - Gold 2011 - Regional and Miscellaneous
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North East England Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Gold 2008 - Visit Britain Code of Practice 2011
- Regional and Miscellaneous
Tourism Awards 2010 - Gold 2010
Killhope is a multiple award winning, family friendly museum plus Gold Standard Green Tourism Destination, inaugural winner of the Guardian's Family Friendly Museum, and accredited as a 'Quality Assured Visitor Attraction' where visitors can discover the lives of Victorian Lead Mining families.
Park Level mine is a real adventure. Equipped with hard hat, lamp and wellies you are guided down the original tunnel. On the surface, dress up in Victorian-style clothes and work as a washer boy. See the North of England's largest working water wheel, meander through woodland walks. Pennine Jewels and Spar Box exhibitions, shops and cafe enhance your day out in the country. In 2012 exhibitions are Rags to Riches and a Miscellany of Museum Marvels
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