Peak District Mining Museum

Peak District Mining Museum

The Peak District Mining Museum is located at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The museum has a mockup of a lead mine in which children may safely experience and explore how the miners, and in particular how children, were used in this dangerous aspect of England's industrial past.

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Coordinates: 53°07′11″N 1°33′48″W / 53.11972°N 1.56333°W / 53.11972; -1.56333


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