Enjoyed print making and fossil hunting with the team.Everyone helpful and supportive. The museum certainly worth a visit Staffed mainly by volunteers they give you a great welcome. A good day out as skinningrove beach nearby with small but first rate fish and chip shop and a coffee cafe by beach The museum has parking spsce. Remember to pick up a list of forthcoming events you'll want to return

Fascinating tour of part of the old ironstone mines. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining, covering the history and operation of the mine, and packing in lots of trivia and participation for the tour group, including a demonstration of the old mining techniques. It's a relatively small site but our tour took almost an hour and half (meant to be an hour) all packed with lots of information. Advisory: if you don't like the dark, some parts of the tour are pitch black or very dimly lit to demonstrate lighting conditions underground. There's a small exhibition area going into detail about the mining history and local area and a gift shop in the main building, and a cafe/restaurant in another building near the car park.

Fascinating museum on the local ironstone mining industry. Without a visit here I would never have guessed how massive and extensive the underground workings were, and indeed are, across the area. The museum has interesting displays on many of the social impacts of mining industry the area. The guide led tour then offer fascinating insights into the miners underground lives and also gives access to the remaining drift workings, 360km of which are now inundated under the water table. Our guide, Maurice, was outstanding. His depth of knowledge was exceptional and his ability to get information across to visitors was impeccable. A single tickets purchase gets you access for the whole year.

Enjoyed visiting the Land of Iron & Ore. An interesting tour, knowledgeable and friendly staff and enjoyed hearing our tour guides family mining stories. The museum is good and not too big, think manageable for kids. Creative knitted characters and wildlife in the mine and outside the mine, and a cute library. Take a light jacket or cardigan into the mine as even on a hot day it’s chilly inside. You buy a ticket and it’s reusable for 1 year incase you’d like to return again. A lovely day out with a chippy down the road and a beach. The Cleveland way is clearly signposted by the beach and we walked to Saltburn afterwards. Good day out.

Fascinating museum with interesting displays prior to the tour. Enough of the buildings and the old drift mine are still there to give a really good feel for what it was like when up and running. Engaging and knowledgeable volunteer staff with an interest in what they were explaining. A well spent two hours! Tickets last a year too!