The Arigna Mining Experience in Co. Roscommon will certainly appeal to those looking for a day out with a difference.
The visitor centre is located in a beautiful scenic location overlooking Lough Allen. Now a popular tourist spot, this visitor centre is a community inspired initiative that preserves the 400 year coal mining heritage of this area, and allows visitors an insight into coal mining life as it was in the Arigna Valley for centuries.
With an ex-Miner as your tour-guide, the visit to the museum includes access to an exhibit area where there is a DVD presentation and a wonderful authentic photographic exhibition. The highlight of the visit is an underground tour with an ex-miner as your tour guide where the visitor is brought to the mine’s coal face and where lighting and sound effects add to the reality of the experience. The centre is fully accessible and is an all-weather facility .It is an ideal day out for the family with a gift shop and coffee shop on site.
The Arigna Mining Experience and its world class tour is close to the borders of Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo and located 12 miles from Carrick-on-Shannon.
The centre is open 10-5pm daily all year. Visit www.arignaminingexperience.ie or phone 071-96-46466 for further details.
