Description
This place is permanently closed.
The National Slate Museum is located in the Victorian workshops built in the shadow of Elidir mountain, site of the vast Dinorwig quarry.
Here you can travel into the past of an industry and a way of life that has chiselled itself into the very being of this country.
If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Llanberis , Gwynedd then you can visit National Slate Museum. National Slate Museum is one of the places in Llanberis Gwynedd for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Free
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Cafe
Activities
Other activities include a specially constructed sand pit in the foundry where you can try to make perfect patterns in the sand like the moulders would have done.
Talks
Year round demonstrations and talks particularly suited to families include slate splitting and talks about UNA the quarry engine where you can see how an engine actually works.
Learning at National Slate Museum
The National Slate Museum in Llanberis vividly recreates the story of the Welsh Slate Industry. Set in the original quarry workshops, the museums lets you discover how people lived and worked in the slate quarrying communities of Wales in the past.
14.90 miles
