National Coal Mining Museum

Picture: JMA Photography/NCMME

Pictures from NCMME's Light Up Festival

Light Up Festival coming to National Coal mining Museum for England

Ad Feature Light Up Festival to put spotlight on National Coal Mining Museum

Start the festive season in style at the National Coal Mining Museum's Light Up Festival

Lantern parade returns to the National Coal Mining Museum's Light Up Festival

The Coal Anthology: Book of miners strike poems, prose and photographs to launch at NCMME

Ad Feature The Coal Anthology: Miners' strike poems, prose and photos to launch

National Coal Mining Museum Secures £20,000 in funding to enhance educational and family resources

Ad Feature National Coal Mining Museum strikes gold with £20k funding boost

NCM Museum Heritage Open Day. Picture Scott Merrylees

Machines go on display to the public at National Coal Mining Museum

Santa meeting children underground at NCMME

Ad Feature Gift A Child A Festive Experience at the National Coal Mining Museum

Grimethorpe Colliery Band to play concert at National Coal Mining Museum

Ad Feature Grimethorpe Colliery Band to play at National Coal Mining Museum

84/85 – The Longest Year is now a virtual interactive 3D tour from the National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Ad Feature VIRTUAL TOUR: Miners’ strike exhibition now free 3D online experience

Young visitors enjoying the Beach at National Coal Mining Museum. Photo: JMA Photography, NCMME.

Ad Feature Dig into summer at National Coal Mining Museum

Our Year – Wakefield District 2024 showcases its programme of 366 things to do in the Wakefield district, here’s a list of the top 10 things to do this July.

Here are 10 top things to do in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford this July

Uppermill Brass Band will play on Sunday, June 23.

Ad Feature Brass Band Summer Series: Free weekend concerts at mining museum

The Bold as Brass competition at the National Coal Mining Museum.

IN PICTURES: National Coal Mining Museum hosts brilliant brass band competition

Bold as Brass will take place at the Wakefield attraction on June 15.

National Coal Mining Museum to host brass band competition later this month

Without Malice or Ill Will writer and actor Ray Castleton will perform his miner turned copper play at the National Coal Mining Museum on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.

Ad Feature PREVIEW: Without Malice or Ill Will - miners' strike play at NCMME

An extremely rare chess set depicting key political figures of the Miners’ Strike 1984/85, including Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill, has gone on display at National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) as part of their free year-long exhibition, 84/85 – The Longest Year.

Rare Miners’ Strike chess set goes on display at National Coal Mining Museum
An extremely rare chess set depicting key political figures of the Miners’ Strike 1984/85, including Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill, has gone on display at National Coal Mining Museum for England as part of their free year-long exhibition, 84/85 – The Longest Year.
Leanne Clarke

Rare miners’ strike chess set, created by Bill Spalding, now on display at National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Ad Feature Rare miners' strike chess set at National Coal Mining Museum

The National Coal Mining Museum has opened its new Totem Tree Trail in time for the May half term break. Picture: NCMME

Imagine a prehistoric forest with the totem tree trail at NCMM

Bold As Brass competition marching to National Coal Mining Museum England

Ad Feature Bold As Brass: Bands contest to blow trumpet for mining heritage

Castleton in the North York Moors National Park

The best free things to do in Yorkshire this week-long May holiday

Geology Rocks Returns This Weekend. Photo JMA Photography, NCMME.

Ad Feature Geology Rocks: Explore world beneath your feet at coal mining museum

Geology Rocks is a day of activities, exhibits and workshops on Sat May 11 from 10am to 5pm. Most events are FREE. Some activities must be pre-booked.

Explore the world beneath your feet at National Coal Mining Museum

Geology Rocks Returns This Weekend

Explore the world beneath your feet at National Coal Mining Museum

Volunteer Ian Guest with his model mine car tippler. Ian used to work as an electrician and in computing for British Coal. He creates designs on a computer which are then cut out using a laser cutter and 3D printer to make models of mining machinery to aid visitor understanding

Behind the scenes at the National Coal Mining Museum

Dr John Tanner, appointed new Head of Masterplan and Capital Projects at National Coal Mining Museum for England.

Ad Feature National Coal Mining Museum for England appoint Head of Masterplan

Take a look at what's happening across the district this May.

Here are 10 top things to do in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford this May

Yorkshire's National Coal Mining Museum England is celebrating after TripAdvisor rated it as one of the England's top hidden gem attractions.

Ad Feature TripAdvisor rates National Coal Mining Museum as a top hidden gem
Yorkshire's National Coal Mining Museum England is celebrating after TripAdvisor named it as one of the country's top hidden gem attractions.
Graham Walker

Police and pickets on the ground when an unmarked van left Allerton Bywater Colliery, miners' strike, August 21, 1984

Police officer has ‘no memory’ of inappropriate behaviour during miners' strike

Miners Strike October 4, 1984, police and pickets at Woolley Colliery

Miners who crossed pickets had cars smashed and homes vandalised

October 4, 1984, pickets at Woolley Colliery

MINERS’ STRIKE 40TH ANNIVERSARY: Dispute changed the face of the country

Mine water under the National Coal Mining Museum could be used to heat homes through a mine water heat scheme, a report by the Coal Authority has revealed. Mine Director Shaun McLoughlin said heat could be extracted to provide heat for local social housing, HMP New Hall and to decarbonise the museum.

Study reveals homes could be heated by water from National Coal Mining Museum

Picture by Martyn Pitt

In pictures: Museum exhibition documents final years of coal mining industry

Fran Lomax (left) hands over the "My Family Were Miners" art project to Rebecca Hudson, watched by members of The Urban Commune plus volunteers and service users from Sustain

New 6ft sculpture unveiled at the National Coal Mining Museum

Beloved pit ponies Eric and Ernie at National Coal Mining Museum for England in Wakefield

Ad Feature Yorkshire £1m Postcode Lottery win brings sunshine to pit ponies Eric and Ernie

Illuminating photos from The National Coal Mining Museum's Lantern Parade.

Illuminating photos as lanterns light the way at the National Coal Mining Museum

Sustain service users, staff and volunteers work on the obelisk that will be displayed at the National Coal Mining Museum from December 8.

Charity art project to be gifted to Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum

Santa is back at the National Coal Mining Museum this weekend.

Light up for Christmas this weekend at the National Coal Mining Museum

The National Coal Mining Museum will host a weekend of festivities in honour of the district's Light Up festival.

National Coal Mining Museum announces weekend of festivities for Light Up 2023

Tickets are now available to book – hurry, they will sell out quickly!

Visit Santa Claus in his winter wonderland grotto - 140m underground

Light Up will return to the district this November.

Look back at last year's illuminating Light Up festival ahead of its return

Lynn Dunning “thrilled and honoured" to be new CEO of The National Coal Mining Museum

Ad Feature The National Coal Mining Museum new CEO is awards-winning Lynn Dunning

It’s the second pay rise workers at NCMME represented by UNISON have secured in less than a year – after an increase of 10.5 per cent in November 2022.

Workers at National Coal Mining Museum secure ‘proper pay rise’, says UNISON

Workers at the museum include ex-miners who keep the heritage of the coal industry alive for a new generation by giving talks and tours of the underground tunnels at Wakefield’s former Caphouse Colliery.

National Coal Mining Museum strikes suspended, says UNISON

Popular Wakefield attraction, the National Coal Mining Museum, has announced a wide range of activities taking place throughout summer.

National Coal Mining Museum announces free summer activities for families

Wakefield rail passengers will recognise a few familiar sights during the latest series of BBC2’s Great British Railway Journeys. (BBC)

Wakefield to feature on latest series of BBC2’s Great British Railway Journeys

Former miners Pete Wadsworth, Tony Banks and Pete McGowan

Volunteers sought for National Coal Mining Museum

Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum for England has announced a Volunteer Open Day this week.

National Coal Mining Museum to host special Volunteer Open Day this week

The YAA fundraising team is looking forward to meeting people in Wakefield for the charity's Yellow Yorkshire roadshow tour..

Yorkshire Air Ambulance Roadshow to land in Wakefield

Here is a round-up of some of the Easter events held across Wakefield in 2023.

In pictures: An Easter egg-stravaganza in Wakefield

Wakefield's Coal Mining Museum will host a wide range of attractions for younger visitors this Easter.

Your guide to Easter fun at Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum

Volunteer Ian Guest shows the new Pumping interactve he has made to staff at the National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield

Wakefield's National Coal Mining Museum appeals for volunteers

The National Coal Mining Museum for England is looking for people to join its team of volunteers, building on their own skills and experience whilst helping to bring the story of coalmining to life.

National Coal Mining Museum calling for volunteers to join its team

Santa arrived at The National Coal Mining Museum to collect coal for the children on this year’s naughty list.

Santa returns to Wakefield's Coal Mining Museum for his annual coal collection

The museum staff were supported on the picket line by a visit from former National Union of Mineworkers president Arthur Scargill.

Victory for National Coal Mining Museum staff following five-day strike

The National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield.

'Phantom' pay cap backlash at National Coal Mining Museum