As it's a very dull and overcast day, complete with sea mist and rain showers I decided that we would take the kids out to an indoor place - Haig Pit mining museum that is only a few miles up the road from where we live. The first time we went to it was the day after it closed down for renovation, so we could only see the outside. It re-opened on Valentines day this year.
We went, we saw we, came home! Although what was there was interesting, the website made it look as though there was alot more on display etc. The kids enjoyed the fact that there was alot of hands on activities and buttons that they could push etc, and enjoyed the coal blaster that made loads of noise and scared me to death the first time they set it off!
Parts of the pit still looked as though they were being worked on, so hopefully this is the case and there will be more to see and do if we go again. Sadly you couldn't get down to any of the pit parts or tracks, you could only go round the old engine house building. Maybe this is because of health & safety I don't know.
