National Slate Museum

The National Slate Museum occupies Victorian workshops next to Dinorwig quarry, displaying machinery, tools, and equipment used in slate production throughout Wales.

The museum complex, established in 1972, includes the original mechanical workshops from 1870 that served the Dinorwic quarry during its operational period.

The reconstructed quarrymen's houses present different time periods of Welsh mining life, showing furniture, decorations, and everyday objects from various decades.

The museum provides daily demonstrations of slate splitting techniques by skilled craftsmen, allowing visitors to understand the manufacturing process of Welsh slate.

A 50-foot diameter waterwheel, constructed in 1870 by De Winton of Caernarfon, stands as the largest operational wheel in mainland Britain.

Location: Llanberis

Inception: 1972

Elevation above the sea: 111.5 m

Accessibility: Ograniczony dostęp dla wózków inwalidzkich

Part of: Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Address: Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis LL55 4TY LL55 4TY

Phone: 03001112333

Website: http://museumwales.ac.uk/en/slate

GPS coordinates: 53.12090,-4.11516

Latest update: March 3, 2025 15:03