Hope Colliery
Other mines within around two kilometres:
- Caphouse Colliery (24)
- New hall Colliery (2)
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Caphouse / National Coal Mining Museum
Hope Pit is connected underground to Caphouse Colliery which forms the underground tour at the museum (free). Hope pit occupies the western part of the museum. Hope pit (along with nearby Woollery) is used to control the mine water and keep it below the level of the underground tour which involves going down 140m in shaft cage.
posted by Lee Wyatt on 15/09/2007