Great Orme Copper Mine
Great Orme Copper Mine
Great Orme Copper Mine
4.5
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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- Bob E40 contributionsCopper Mine is a gold mine...At just over £42 for three adults and two children this was well worth the visit. Interesting little museum to give background information before your entrance to a short film giving insight to the development of the site. Donning a hard hat you make your own way through the labyrinth of tunnels beneath the Orme. Tastefully lit to highlight the conditions, raw materials and tools used...narrow at times and very atmospheric. A well stocked souvenir shop and spotlessly clean toilets. An excellent way to spend a couple of hours.Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 27 March 2024
- Ian E8 contributionsGreat Orme Copper MineReally enjoyed the informative video followed by an interesting walk through the mines. Very impressive. The souvenir shop was value for money especially the Amethyst Cathedral and the fossils . The staff are very friendly and helpful who went out their way to show me more of their stock of amethyst cathedrals and fossils which I ended up purchasing and I am very pleased with my purchasesVisited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 17 April 2024
- CrimsonspiritCrewe, United Kingdom37 contributionsInteresting placeStunning location to visit. You can reach the mine in various ways. We caught the cable car and walked down to it, but you can also drive to it or catch the tram. The mine itself is a very interesting place. To imagine that thousands of years ago people discovered how to extract the ore and smelt it is astounding, especially as they only had primitive tools such as rocks and bones. Extremely informative and enlightening place and well worth a visit for a look back in history. Not the place for people who don’t like tight spaces though as the cave is very narrow in places.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 25 May 2024
- EllebeeSouthport, United Kingdom1,194 contributionsAncient history discoveredWow what an interesting place to visit. Really really old but only discovered relatively recently. Very informative self guided tour through narrow passages so not at all suitable if you’re disabled or in a wheelchair/pram. Definitely worth looking at and given it was a wet afternoon in June it suited us fine . There’s a car park so suggest you drive up the orme as it’s quite a long walk otherwise.Visited June 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 4 June 2024
- Elspeth AEwell, United Kingdom10 contributions5/5 isn't a high enough score!One of the highlights of our holiday in North Wales. This site is fascinating and so well presented; visitors of any age would find things of interest. The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable. I loved our visit and it has made me want to find out much more about what life must have been like for the people working the mine.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 24 June 2024
- flyinsoupReading, United Kingdom29 contributionsWowIncredible history that I knew nothing of until this visit. And the mine itself was a adventure, you need to be reasonably able bodied and it’s not a place if you get claustrophobic but walking in the footsteps of Bronze Age miners, often children, hacking at the rock with bones was amazing. Kids will love it too. It’s truly mind boggling how so much copper was mined over such a period with nominal tools. If you’re in the area this is a must visit site. We took the tram up from Llandudno, also recommended.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 28 June 2024
- Bryan AHaydock, United Kingdom100 contributionsMind Blowing MinesFascinating insight into the period 3500 years ago. Mines very interesting. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Excellent safety guide before hand. Nice little gift shop. Bryan Martin DorothyVisited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 13 July 2024
- Joy Black107 contributionsWell worth the visit and time.Brilliant day out. Not for anyone who is big built - eg 6ft 2inch and 19 st husbands- as there are some tight squeezes through the passage ways, but quite an exciting experience , full of wonder that neolithic peoples were working these amazing spaces with minimal light and antler picks. Nice little video and museum to start with and a decent gift shop at the end.Visited August 2024Travelled with familyWritten 10 August 2024
- Kay R11 contributionsAncient and Awe-InspiringI've been traveling around Britain for 10 days, and this has been my favourite experience so far. If you're interested in history this is a must-see. Walking though, imagining the lives of people that many thousands of years ago, was a great privilege.Visited August 2024Travelled soloWritten 26 August 2024
- Martin Y10 contributionsA cracking visit !Visited with my son (who was over from Australia) and my 8 year old grandson. Very interesting and mind blowing facts of the mine's age and history over thousands of years. Apart from the actual mine trip which was very sympathetically lit and considerably well executed there is an awful amount of "topside" information and displays. It was a shame that the on-site cafe only caters for actual mine visitors and not anyone who doesn't go underground. A missed source of extra revenue !Visited August 2024Travelled with familyWritten 29 August 2024
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2 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
It was educational and the caves were fascinating but the whole experience took us only about 30mins (and that was with going round the caves twice). I thought the price was very expensive for what you got. We paid £26.50 for a family ticket, this was with a £2 discount due to arriving on a city sightseeing bus.
I would have been happy paying half this amount but I felt it wasn’t worth the amount we were charged and I was slightly disappointed with the experience due to this.
I would have been happy paying half this amount but I felt it wasn’t worth the amount we were charged and I was slightly disappointed with the experience due to this.
Written 29 July 2023
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Just Your Average Mum
4 contributions
Sept 2020 • Family
I’m slightly claustrophobic so this was challenging but there are wide parts and it’s reasonably short, about 15 mins to walk through. Bit steep and wet in parts, wouldn’t recommend flip flops! There are other exhibits to look at. Dogs welcome, the underground section has some metal grates, our Lab was ok as they were mesh like. Fascinating that it’s 4,000 yrs old.
Written 2 September 2020
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drewedmin999
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK1,483 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
In the absence of anything else worthwhile doing on Orme we hesitantly walked in here, and were really pleased we did.
We’d taken the bus up so instead of £9 adults and £6 kids we paid £8 adults and £5 for our child to get in
Pricing is spot on, and the attraction is very well planned
You watch a short and informative 5 minute video before setting off with your hard hat and it’s a nice wander through some narrow walls and caves
We spent about 25 minutes inside and really enjoyed the whole experience
When you emerge from the cave you get to walk over a lovely bridge and see where you’ve just been underground which is nice.
The gift shop is ridiculously well priced too and the toilets spotless.
We’d taken the bus up so instead of £9 adults and £6 kids we paid £8 adults and £5 for our child to get in
Pricing is spot on, and the attraction is very well planned
You watch a short and informative 5 minute video before setting off with your hard hat and it’s a nice wander through some narrow walls and caves
We spent about 25 minutes inside and really enjoyed the whole experience
When you emerge from the cave you get to walk over a lovely bridge and see where you’ve just been underground which is nice.
The gift shop is ridiculously well priced too and the toilets spotless.
Written 16 July 2021
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trudge72
Sheffield, UK24 contributions
Sept 2021
This place was amazing the mine tells the history of how it was found (no spoilers) as it was quite strange how it came about, Half way up the great Orme next to the middle Tram stop, not a tour, you walk yourself round, in the part of the mine that was open it was very interesting seeing the raw cooper, it has tight and lower corridors in places, some people were taking their dogs in to the mine which isn't practical under ground as there are metal grates with big drops under and the dogs were terrified. the information about the processes and history of the mine were good and the gift shop was reasonable, has a small picnic area inside, usual a cafe but with covid it was not open. Loved it loved it
Written 5 September 2021
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EllieWilkin
Norwich, UK34 contributions
Aug 2020
Wow! This was absolutely fascinating! We went as a family of three with a two and a half year old and it was perfect for him and us. It isn’t too much walking but the passageways are quite narrow and low at times. We went through quite easily although some bits might be considered a bit claustrophobic to some. There are easy to read and helpful signs all the way around telling you a little bit about what you’re seeing. The large cavern in the centre is phenomenal! As well as that the information about the excavation is very interesting - can’t wait to see what else they excavate!
There is lots is hand sanitizer around and the helmets are returned and cleaned before being reused. You do have to wear a mask while you’re in the mines but they are limiting the amount of people going in at a time.
There is lots is hand sanitizer around and the helmets are returned and cleaned before being reused. You do have to wear a mask while you’re in the mines but they are limiting the amount of people going in at a time.
Written 15 August 2020
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Bob E
40 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
At just over £42 for three adults and two children this was well worth the visit. Interesting little museum to give background information before your entrance to a short film giving insight to the development of the site. Donning a hard hat you make your own way through the labyrinth of tunnels beneath the Orme. Tastefully lit to highlight the conditions, raw materials and tools used...narrow at times and very atmospheric.
A well stocked souvenir shop and spotlessly clean toilets. An excellent way to spend a couple of hours.
A well stocked souvenir shop and spotlessly clean toilets. An excellent way to spend a couple of hours.
Written 27 March 2024
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dellangelo54
Turin, Italy17,453 contributions
Jun 2024 • Friends
Just before the top of the Great Orme a detour to the left leads to the entrance to the oldest mine still visible. From the ticket office there is a circular route of about 45 minutes that descends two levels into the bowels of the earth, where over 2,000 years before Christ the miners extracted copper. The techniques that were then used to extract the material are very interesting (there are very useful descriptive panels). Since the passages are sometimes very narrow and the ceilings low, you must wear a helmet at the entrance and I recommend appropriate shoes for a visit underground.
Written 15 June 2024
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EJC
2 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We visited with two children (aged 3 and 6) and our also took our 8 month old English bulldog.
Very interesting and fun for any age. Staff were all extremely friendly and welcoming. They ensured all visitors followed their social distancing rules and the use of hand sanitisers (the hard hats were also sanitised after each use). We were asked to wear masks whilst in the mine but were ok to remove them when back above ground.
Perfect visit especially if the sun isn't shining.
We highly recommend - a must see if in the area!
Very interesting and fun for any age. Staff were all extremely friendly and welcoming. They ensured all visitors followed their social distancing rules and the use of hand sanitisers (the hard hats were also sanitised after each use). We were asked to wear masks whilst in the mine but were ok to remove them when back above ground.
Perfect visit especially if the sun isn't shining.
We highly recommend - a must see if in the area!
Written 21 August 2020
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Thumbpick C
United Kingdom13 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Was looking forward to a great visit here. We paid like £37 the train up the mountain and decided to take in the copper mine halfway up. We were greeted by a quiet area that kinda looked closed as there was no one around. I didn't see an entrance sign so we tried a door and entered a small gift shop area that had some stone gifts etc reasonably priced compared to other mines we have visited. We asked about a tour of the mines and we're quickly assisted while being informed of the tour price. Tat will be £42 please, OK we thought that's fair however once we had paid we were promptly informed it was a self guided tour. What £42 and you don't even get a guided tour. To be honest I was well peaved off. We then got the old it's only 200yrds long of tunnel, what? Doubly peaved off. I would have asked for an instant refund right there but my wife didn't want to make a scene. 200yrds I doubt it. We were presented with a rubbish flippen video intro telling us not a lot about anything really. I think I saw 3 staff members who looked like they needed something to do, I just wish they had of offered a guided tour. We were in and out in around 15mins tops and we read most of the information points. Walking up to the far end we were greatest by a second video of well not much. Really, really disappointing to say the least. Felt totally ripped of, because we were. Don't waste your money on this one.
Written 9 July 2023
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Martin K
Chelmsford, UK15 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
My wife, kids (9 amd 11) and I spent a couple of hours here on a rainy day. Had a great time. Really interesting to learn about the history of the site and the walk through the tunnels was really impressive. Kids had great fun and they even enjoyed the gift shop. Would certainly recommend.
Written 17 August 2020
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I want to visit the ski centre, mines and cable cars in the same day. Does the cable car go to either of these attractions? Can anyone recommend which order we should visit the attractions in?
Written 2 April 2023
The cable car goes from Happy Valley to the Summit. So does not go directly to either the mines or the ski centre. If you’re riding the cable car for the mines, get off at the summit station and walk down the hill, alongside the road for about 10-15 minutes. Then you’ll see the mines. For the ski centre best to walk up the hill following the signs for the ski centre from Happy Valley station before or after riding the cable car. Alternatively drive. There is no road on the Orme that connects the mines and the ski centre, so to go from one to the other, unless you’re on foot, after visiting one of these attractions you need to head back into town and go back to the Orme another way. Also worth noting that the cable car is weather dependent and cash only.
Written 11 April 2023
When do you close this year?
Written 15 September 2020
Great Orme Mines closes for the season at the end of October.
For up to date information keep a lookout on their Facebook page / Twitter feed.
Written 16 September 2020
hi is would i have to book tickets or is it simply walk in and visit
Written 12 August 2020
No you don’t book your visit. Just turn up and purchase your ticket on arrival.
Written 15 August 2020
No. Great Orme Mines closed to the public for the winter on Sunday 3rd November 2019. It will reopen to the public again in mid-March 2020.
Written 6 November 2019
Great Orme Mines has a car park with free parking.
Written 14 August 2019
Hi. Current temperature underground is around 10 degrees centigrade.
Written 2 August 2019
Yes. Great Orme Mines is a dog friendly attraction.
Written 10 June 2019
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