Radstock Museum: Run by a team of dedicated volunteers who have searched history books,
archives and memories of local people, the Museum has been described
as the jewel in the West Country's crown.
Radstock Museum celebrates the lifestyle of the typical Somerset coalminer.
The Museum illustrates not only the home life of the mining families, but
also the vibrant social, commercial and industrial structure of the last century.
Dedicated areas demonstrate the coalface and the miner's hard, dangerous
working conditions. Shop at the Co-op as his wife did over 60 years ago,
relive the trepidation felt by his children in the strict Victorian Board
School, see how the community life centred round the twin pleasures of the
church and the pub.
Memories and physical reminders live on take one of the four heritage walks
to visit the pit sites, or collect fossils. Learn more about Radstock, the people
and the surrounding areas by subscribing to Five Arches the Museum's own
periodical publication.
Permanent Displays include:
Mining Section & replica coalface
Miner's Cottage kitchen, scullery and privy
Geological Section, William (Strata) Smith & Diorama
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Victorian Classroom
Village Co-op Shop
Radstock Town Centre Model (Circa.1930)
Agricultural Implements
Memories of Wartime
Friendly Society Sashes and Banners
John Wesley & Methodism (Click for more information)
Chapel and Commemorative China
Nelson Connection (Click for more information)
Forge & Carpenter's Shop
Somersetshire Coal Canal
S&D and GWR railway artefacts and memorabilia
The Reverend John Skinner of Camerton (Click for more information)
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Friday inclusive, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays: 2pm to 5pm
Saturday: 11am to 5pm
Closed Mondays except for Bank Holidays
Closed December and January
Admission Charges
Adults: £4.00
Children/Senior Citizens/Students: £2.50
Free admission for children aged 5 and under and helpers for the disabled
Family Ticket: £10.00 (2 adults and 2 children)
Groups: £3.00 per head minimum number 15
Schools: (per pupil) £2.50 Teachers admitted free
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