"Experience and Enjoy the historic, magical enchantments you will find in the Heart of Midlothian"

Visit the Scottish Mining Museum in Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange and you'll see just how important this declining industry once was to Scotland (hence the name Scotlands Black Diamonds).

All tour guides are volunteer ex-miners and therefore are able to share their knowledge of the pits and their experience of mining in Scotland. You will see how coal was first formed and extracted from the ground and how communities were built around pits in Scotland. Get the real story about the miners strike and how it affected the industry in the 1980s.

You can explore the museum with an audio tour and watch Scotland's Black Diamonds in the film theatre to make this an completely interactive experience that is well worth a visit.

Further info: www.scottishminingmuseum.com

Go to other attractions:

Roslin Battlesite
Roslin Chapel
Edinburgh Crystal
Day Trip to Edinburgh
Black Diamonds Mining Museum
Butterfly World & Bird of Prey Centre
Arniston House
Glenkinchie Distillery
Soutra Aisle
Newbattle Abbey
Vogrie Green Country Park
Crichton Castle
Fairies O' Carlops & Icelandic Horse Pentland Hills Trecking Centre
Midlothian Dry Ski Slope
The Corn Exchange, Dalkeith
Day Tours to the Borders
Day Trip to West Lothian & Stirling
Day Trip to Loch Lomond
Day Trip to East Lothian & Berwickshire