The Museum of Lead Mining
The Museum of Lead Mining, is a Visit Scotland 4 Star Visitor Attraction set in the picturesque village of Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland.
About The Museum of Lead Mining
| The Museum of Lead Mining , Wanlockhead ML12 6UT | |
| 0165974387 | |
| The Museum of Lead Mining Website | |
| Facebook information can be found here | |
Museum of Lead Mining, Wanlockhead Village is unique, being the only museum dedicated to lead mining in Scotland.
We do guided tours of our Lead mine, 3 period Cottages, in the Visitor Centre you can visit the Museum, Tearoom and Shop and we also have the Miners Library which is the 2nd oldest subscription library in Europe.
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