Museum, Mine Tours, Cafe
On site of Park Level Mine.
- 1980 - Killhope Wheel facing demolition. Durham County Council takes over site and starts restoration programme.
- 1984 - Mineshop opened to the public
- 1991 - Killhope Wheel restored to working order
- 1996 - Mine opened to the public
Mine for tour is ‘artificial’ mine in excavated chamber, with fibreclass cast walls taken from the nearby Nenthead district.
Cowshill, Bishop Auckland DL13 1AR
01388537505
Closed throughout 2024 for restoration works
External Links
Publications (7)
- (1922); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXVI - Lead & Zinc Ores or Durham, Yorkshire & Derbyshire; 126 pages
- (1988); CATMHS - Newsletter 020-July; 48 pages
- (1993); CATMHS - Newsletter 034-April; 56 pages
- Cranstone, David (1986); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 09-5 Sum - Washing Floor at Killhope Lead Mine, Co. Durham - An Interim Report, The; 23 pages (283-305)
- Ineson, P.R. (1976); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 06-3 Apr - Review of Mining Potentialities; 10 pages (117-126)
- Palmer, Marilyn and Neaverson, Peter (1989); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 10-6 Win - Comparative Archaeology of Tin and Lead Dressing in Britain during the Nineteenth Century, The; 32 pages (316-347)
- Willies, Lynn (1998); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 13-6 Win - Washing Floors at Winster Pitts, Derbyshire; 9 pages (49-57)
