go industrial App
Check in at our museums, play games, earn rewards and learn about our industrial past along the way. Suitable for enquiring minds of all ages. Learn more.
Museum of Lead Mining
Play & Learn
Learning through play is a key feature of our museums. We invite you to explore our play and learn activites online - and hopefully in person!
To keep you entertained in between your visits we have launched the Go Industrial app - learn more!
Museum of Lead Mining
Main Building
Wee Miner's Room
There's a whole wee room of fun for younger visitors to the Museum of Lead Mining! There are games to play, activity sheets to do, and books to read. Enjoy!
Wanlockhead is recognised for its Miner’s Library, the second oldest subscription Library in Scotland and indeed Europe and was established ‘...for our mutual improvement.' on the 1st November 1756 with 32 men. The Library was funded by subscriptions from the Miners, but a contribution was also made by mining companies too in order to encourage ‘self-improvement’ in the miners.