Big Pit: National Coal Museum

No. 6 of 2,223 in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), No. 6 for history, No. 1 for rainy day. Culture, 9.9 km from Crickhowell, just outside Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park.

Big Pit: National Coal Museum
Photo: Rafaël Delaedt (Arafi), CC BY-SA 2.5

A museum devoted to coal mining, set at the Big Pit colliery.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-31).

Facts

Opening hours
Mo-Su 09:30-17:00OpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-31
Fee
FreeOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-31
Wheelchair
AccessibleOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-31
Website
museum.wales/bigpitOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-31
Phone
+44 1495 790311OpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-31
Best months
Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there
Directions in Google Mapswhat3words addressOpen in OpenStreetMap

Why it ranks here

Score 0.79 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

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