Springhill Miners' Museum
Springhill Miners' Museum
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Elizabeth M
Wylie, TX92 contributions
Sep. 2022 • Couples
Very interesting tour both above and below ground. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable of mining history and current mining.
Written October 12, 2022
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Arthur B
Whistler, Canada37 contributions
Jun. 2022 • Friends
This Museum gives the visitor a great appreciation of the hardships that the miners worked under in the Springhill coal mines. I particularly enjoyed examining a model of the mine in its heyday and the tools and and equipment used in extracting the coal from from the mine. The walk down into the mine certainly enhanced your understanding of the working conditions
Written June 19, 2022
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Nhiker
ks599 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
I first heard the song "The Springhill Mining Disaster" as a child at summer camp. It has haunted me my whole life. So given the opportunity, I went to visit the area. It was too early in the season for the mine to be open for tours, but there is a wonderful memorial that can and should be seen.
Written June 2, 2022
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rxalcal
28 contributions
Jul. 2020 • Family
A neat place to stop for an hour. Lots of exhibits on display in the museum itself - coal miner hats and tools, photos, newspapers etc. The tour started in the washouse and then continued into the mine itself. Very interesting and the guide, Tony, was funny and entertaining. Well worth the stop.
Written July 31, 2020
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JenniferandAlan
Easton, PA714 contributions
Jul. 2019
The tour of the coal mine was fascinating. Before the tour begins, you can take your time viewing the exhibits in the museum. Then you don a hardhat and yellow slicker and are given a metal tag just like the miners had. These tags were hung back on a board after the miner finished for the day and in this way the miners were accounted for. You then descend into the mine. The grade isn't steep and is suitable for all ages. You learn the history of the mine as well as the disasters that occurred including the "bump" in 1958. When the tour ends, you return your tag and learn the fate of the miner who had that numbered tag. Educational and fascinating.
Written November 28, 2019
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DreamOfNS
1 contribution
Aug. 2019
We had a wonderful tour of the mine, which my kids 10 and 6 loved. Also, my mother in her 80's loved it as well! Very interesting to hear the history of the town, mine and it was very fun to actually go into the mine and experience what it would have been like to be a miner!
Written September 2, 2019
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marlsgreggs
Charlottetown, Canada131 contributions
Aug. 2019
great experience, very informative, cool history lessons, really make you feel like you're going back in time, super cool guided tour down into a real mine, hard walking at times when in the mine due to steep inclines and wetness
Written August 25, 2019
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Gary L
Amherst, Canada45 contributions
Aug. 2019
Springhill has an amazing history of coal mining in Canada. It is a huge disappointment to see that the town seems to care little about protecting this history. If it isn't Anne Murray, well they couldn't be bothered. Recently the town destroyed a historical 'heritage' building. The Miner's Museum is a must see for history buffs.
Written August 12, 2019
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Robert Camper
Concord, NH97 contributions
Jul. 2019
I saw this, and have an interest in old, abandoned, underground, that kind of thing. This was, what I am guessing, was a reconstructed 2 buildings, a shower room, where the tour guide showed us how miners hung their clothes, and talked about how rescue re-breathers work. Showed us a model of the other two mines in town, both had closed. Lots of little extras like how the miners put brass tacks in the toes of their shoes so the steel toes would not spark. Then into a room where we got out hard hats, and hung our tags on the wall, then down into the mine. Explained how mines worked. This was active for about 10 years, shut down due to high labor costs, was less expensive to get coal from China. The mine is much deeper than you go, but the bottom is flooded, and has been for a long time (since it closed). At the bottom is a coal car full of coal, and each kid got a little piece to take home with them. It is certainly not a hard walk, but if you are tall, you need the hard hat as you will hit your head. And it is on a slope, so all down on the way in and all up on the way out.
It is small, there is a small display room where you wait for the tour to start, the two buildings and the mines, but enough to keep adults entertained, and not too much to overwhelm younger visitors. Highly recommended.
It is small, there is a small display room where you wait for the tour to start, the two buildings and the mines, but enough to keep adults entertained, and not too much to overwhelm younger visitors. Highly recommended.
Written August 11, 2019
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thekeyofpel
South China, ME1 contribution
Aug. 2019 • Family
My wife and I brought our the boys, 5, 8, and 11, on the mine tour. Our tour guide Tony was great and made sure that our kids got the full mine experience. He did a great job explaining the history of the mine, the mining disasters that occurred (sparing the graphic details), and what life would have been like for a miner before it was shut down.
Make sure to wear shoes or sandals with good grips because the walk down into the mine is at an slant (no stairs, just like it was for the miners. Also the height of the mineshaft varies with the height of the coal deposit, so be prepared to walk in a slight crouch if you're tall - for a distance of about ten feet at a time.
We almost missed this gem because of some reviews saying their children were too young. Luckily Springhill was on our way anyway, so we stopped to find out. The tour guides let us know that our 5 year old was old enough. Any younger children might struggle with the walk down into the mine, or might find it a little intimidating to be a hundred feet underground. While our youngest was old enough, I would say this is best for children around seven years old and up. Five is just a little too young to appreciate the information.
This was one of our favorite stops on our vacation in Nova Scotia, and I highly recommend it for young and old.
Make sure to wear shoes or sandals with good grips because the walk down into the mine is at an slant (no stairs, just like it was for the miners. Also the height of the mineshaft varies with the height of the coal deposit, so be prepared to walk in a slight crouch if you're tall - for a distance of about ten feet at a time.
We almost missed this gem because of some reviews saying their children were too young. Luckily Springhill was on our way anyway, so we stopped to find out. The tour guides let us know that our 5 year old was old enough. Any younger children might struggle with the walk down into the mine, or might find it a little intimidating to be a hundred feet underground. While our youngest was old enough, I would say this is best for children around seven years old and up. Five is just a little too young to appreciate the information.
This was one of our favorite stops on our vacation in Nova Scotia, and I highly recommend it for young and old.
Written August 7, 2019
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Hi, Ronald. What would you like to know about this attraction?
Mary Rose C
Australia59 contributions
Heaps to see, Ronald. I recommend that you check Google and look at the miner's memorial in town before your visit.
picturedude1
Amherst NS3 contributions
How much does it cost for admission?
Mary Rose C
Australia59 contributions
Thanks James - beat me to it. I really enjoyed the tour both times I went - if you get a tour guide who has a personal connection to the mine (i.e. a relative who was a miner), you will really be in for a treat! In 2016, the tour guide's father was in The Big Bump (1956), and also told me that he was brought into the world by Dr Carson Murray, father of Anne Murray! A close knit town!
Jim E
Oshawa, Canada1 contribution
How long does it take to visit the mine and go for a tour?
Jim E
Oshawa, Canada1 contribution
How long does it take to visit the mine?
Chris_vonR
Montreal, Canada394 contributions
We were told 30 minutes, but 1hr was more realistic - it depends on how chatty your guide is.
Danielle G
Sutton, Canada
Hi my husband and I are planning a trip out to Nova scotia and are going to visit the miners museum. I am trying to set a budget and looking at prices for areas we are touring. what would be the cost for the museum for 2 adults ? is there parking fees? etc
thank you for any info
mikeanddo
Edmonton, Canada223 contributions
I don't recall the fee. Was very inexpensive. Perhaps $5 to $7 dollars per adult.
Parking is free. Several sites around town with history to investigate. No charge.
The museum is small and unassuming, but worth the visit!
When you aproach the museum, all you will see is a few buildings.
We enjoyed ourselves. Very nice friendly informed staff.
Good luck !
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- Springhill Miners' Museum is open:
- Sun - Sat 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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