National Slate Museum

The National Slate Museum is not so much a museum as a pocket of history demonstrations which can be.Slate-splitting craftsmen reveal the skills and artistry of generations of quarry employees. One of the friendly craftsmen slice the slate in front of the eyes, in which he might let you have a day that is go!Every are a range of walks, speaks and demonstrations being offered providing you a genuine insight into quarry life.With imaginative interpretation, young ones and grownups alike can enjoy the remarkable relics regarding the slate industry.Travel through time in Fron Haul where a row of four quarrymen's houses that recapture significant periods through the slate industry. Start to see the water powered machinery in movement that made the tools for quarrying slate, plus the magnificent Waterwheel that provides them life - the largest regarding the mainland.Year that is british demonstrations and talks particularly suited to families include slate splitting and speaks about UNA the quarry engine where you are able to observe how an engine is proven to work.Other tasks include a specially built sand pit in the foundry where you are able to try to make perfect habits within the sand like the moulders could have done.There is an increased programme of household activities during each school vacation including slate decorating, dressing up into the quarrymen's houses and seasonal tracks for Easter and Hallowe'en.Families can also enjoy completing a children's passport, the Quarrymen's Houses booklet or the Art Cart booklet. There clearly was a play area for small children including a zip wire!