This was such a great museum to visit before you go and visit Denniston mine as much of the info was so informative and very well set out.

The Museum is outdated and is not worth the money they charge.

very good insite to the way things were on the coast

A museum with many aspects. Lots of information about West Coast activities and history. Hopefully will continue to develop.

Well worth a look, you can watch the movies showing how things used to be. Can be a bit pricey

I agree with fussymiss. This may not be the fanciest or most modern of Musems but I found that I learnt a lot in the 2 1/2 hours that we visited. There is not much else to add to what has already been written except I especially remember Biddy of Buller - a tiny women who went into this wild... More

With Coal being such a large part of the Northern West Coast Culture you need to stop into the Coaltown Museum to understand the district and the people who lived there. They have some great displays on the mines. With a huge coal truck form the Denniston mine, which is displayed on and angle which was the steepest part of... More