National Coal Mining Museum: ‘I went to visit Santa down pit before the underground closes’

Yorkshire Post

Most people who go on a school trip in Yorkshire will at some point venture underground at the National Coal Mining Museum of England.  Ahead of the underground tours pausing at the end of the month, we sent our reporter Sophie Mei Lan Malin down the pit for a unique festive experience.  We've seen Santa in his grotto, we've seen Santa for breakfast and in an unusual finale we've now seen him down t’pit. 140 metres underground to be exact.    https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/from-producing-coal-to-making-memories-meet-the-men-keeping-industry-alive-at-the-national-coal-mining-museum-4889533

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00:00Before the underground tours are due to pause, we went to...

00:04Tours? Where shall we go today?

00:06We're back at National Coal Mining Museum of England and we've seen Santa at breakfast,

00:11we've seen him in a winter wonderland, I've seen him in all types of geysers

00:16and now we're going to see Santa down pit!

00:20140 metres underground, Cap House colliery to be exact.

00:27We went for this very special festive experience.

00:31Anyone who goes on school trips in Yorkshire tends to go to the National Coal Mining Museum

00:37and experience the epic underground tours,

00:40but they are temporarily closing so they can replace the winder in the lift.

00:45Anyway, the pit was pimped up.

00:49It was time to put on our hard hats, hand over our contraband,

00:53aka mobile phones, so I'm afraid this is where the filming stopped,

00:58and head to see Santa in his grotto.

01:02Once we had resurfaced, our ticket included a free shortbread in the canteen

01:08or the cafe at the National Coal Mining Museum of England.

01:12It was then time for a quick shop at the gift shop.

01:18We went 140 feet underground and you woke up in time to see Santa

01:22and get a gift in his grotto underground, didn't you?

01:25Down pit, and you got more than a piece of coal.

01:29It was such a fabulous experience, venturing down pit, a bit of history,

01:35lovely volunteers and something a bit different.

01:39Then it was time for a quick stop at the Grumpy Friar, the local chippy, on the way home.

01:47The Christmas tree's a happy, happy day.

01:52Good, good!

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