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The museum has 30 reviews on Trip Advisor with a 4.5 Star rating ( October 2018 )
Excellent 70%
Very good 30%
We had been planning to come to this museum for a long time. We went to the steam weekend. Parking was a bit chaotic as someone had come out the wrong way, and we parked in a very overgrown field.
Loads of different tracton engines, of different types and sizes, all lovely to see, also had various displays of motorbikes and tractors ect, was great to see the big mining engine operating a sight to behold and see, great to go around the miners cottage, and see some of the old mining museum locomotives running, hopefully not to long until they can take passengers.
Has a great tea rooms. A good day out.
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A fascinating museum, even if your auntie’s uncle didn’t work in coal mining. It seems to change it’s own landscape each time I call in. The people who are behind this major project certainly have vision, and the staff are ever so friendly and helpful.
The winding engine is, a major feat of Victorian engineering at it’s very best, and to see and hear it running is wonderful, a testament to all who have re built this ‘ beast’ to near perfection after over 20 yrs of repair. A great place to visit, and not just on a rainy day.
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I came by with my 2 year old. Extremely friendly environment, a lovely gent told us first account experiences of his days working in the mine, he even showed us a video of the enormous engine running. My little one was scared of the old style house as it was dark but the lady came outside in the light to talk to us, the house looked amazing as did she, dressed traditionally, explaining her husband was working down the pit! The coal pit pony that was in spinning gate shopping centre is there too, I always wondered what happened to it. Can’t wait to visit again when the little train ride is ready! Loads of history just on the other side of the lancs!
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Fantastic view of our coal mining heritage. with Europe’s biggest winding engine (which was running during our visit, check times) This place (free to visit) needs your support and serious funding. Throw some money in the box in the winding room and buy a souvenir or two. Young grandson loved it, especially the crawl through the ‘mine’
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A visit here is free but with donations. If you like engineering this place is really good. Railway lococs from the mining industry all over the place and a magnigicent steam engine in the building in brilliant condition Steams very occasionally – Is a must see. A great embryonic museum and in years to come will be superb. A narrow gauge railway in process of being built. Really good place and such friendly guys working there.
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Astley Green is the last remaining pit head in the entirety of Lancashire and an amazing survival. the pit head doesn’t run and is disconnected and the pit itself has been filled in but amazingly its beautiful steam engine has survived and been beautifully restored by the friendly staff of the museum, whom have it running from time to time. There’s also a interesting and fun couple of rooms of the old workshops that’s been transformed into a informative museum and a good visual displays on how the pit was and others in the area too worked. As with this there is the recent addition of a small railway under construction on the sight which would be a exiting addition in the near future that I eagerly look forward to seeing. Also recently in the last few years some small examples of steam machinery has been added in the yard that as with the large engine house from time to time is up and running and certainly worth a ask. its a working progress on a whole as a site yet a completely free museum to visit, reliant on its visitors and well deserved donations, overall certainly worth a potter around if you have a spare hour or two in the day. do check online on its open days for its not open every day of the week btw as a last note as completely ran by a brilliant team of volunteer’s.
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There are woefully few actual mining museums left in the UK. With little resources the Red Rose Steam Society are doing a very good job in building up this museum which is located close to the historic Bridgewater Canal.
Much of the place and the many steam engines and mining vehicles are still under restoration but they have done a good job especially with with the small museum.
The mining pit head gear is amazing to see up close.
Check with them first to see what the amazing engine is running for the highlight of the experience.
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Over twenty years ago, a friend and I travelled by canal from Stoke to Leeds. While cruising along the Bridgewater canal we came across Astley Green colliery in the care of the Red Rose Steam Society. The enthusiastic volunteers showed us around the engine house. The massive winding engine was in a sorry state, and we wondered if the group would ever achieve restoration.
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