Raring2go! Barnsley

11 From 5 August explore Caphouse, a modern colliery which witnessed more than two hundred years of coal production. Hear stories directly from former-miners about their careers and understand the roles men, women, children, animals and machinery played in the operation of the mine. Visit the Technology Gallery and see some of the tools of the trade to discover how miners overcame the challenges of working underground, including a new permanent exhibition, A Light in the Darkness, which looks at the contribution that Sir Humphry Davy and others made in the lamps evolution. In the Victorian Gallery, experience how difficult mining was in the 19th century and why they realised it wasnt appropriate to have children working underground. See our historic steam- winding engine which pulled miners and coal from 140m underground before taking a trip to the stables to meet our horse and ponies. Find out where miners would start and end their days and how they would get paid in the Pithead Baths. . In Mining Lives learn about the people and communities at the heart of the industry. The new special exhibition, Drawn from the Pits, exploring how working in the mine influenced the work of a group of eminent mining artists. Pre book your visit at www.ncm.org.uk/book For the latest info click here National Coal Mining Museum is open from August 5th