Description
Dinorwig Quarry closed in 1969. Today – rather than fashioning wagons
and forging rails – the workshops tell a very special story: the story
of the Welsh slate industry.
The National Slate Museum is sited in the Victorian workshops built
in the shadow of Elidir mountain, site of the vast Dinorwig quarry. Here
you can travel into the past of an industry and a way of life that has
chiselled itself into the very being of this country.
The Workshops and Buildings
are designed as though quarrymen and engineers have just put down their
tools and left the courtyard for home, while an array of Talks and Demonstrations including slate-splitting give you a real insight into quarry life.
You'll hear the gripping Story of Slate, encompassing such great events as industrial unrest on the one hand, and the small details of everyday life on the other. Fron Haul
recaptures significant periods from the slate industry with a row of
quarrymen’s houses on the museum site. Strikes and suffering,
craftsmanship and community: all the drama of real people's lives.
Easter - End of October: 10.00am - 5.00pm, daily
Beginning of November - Easter: 10.00am - 4.00pm, closed Saturdays.
Free entry! | 
