A few highlights from our trip underground during Teen Digital Takeover Day. Go to our instagram to see the full story! #TakeoverDay Kids in Museums

#TakeoverDay has taught us that panning for (fools) gold is always a hit!

Final #TakeoverDay post to appreciate the various models in the museum our teens bonded with! 😂

This #BankHolidayWeekend Peak District Lead Mining Museum is having a Wildlife Trail to go and learn and discover various animals who live in mines. Come on in and ask for a sheet at reception to join in and when your done come collect a prize!

Spooky Tales in Peak District Lead Mining Museum! #museumsatnight #kidsinmuseums

Don't miss our special events during the half-term week from the 26th October to the 3rd of November! The Museum is open 11-4 with a mine tour at 1pm each day that week.

Our shop is open again with lots of gifts for all the family. Yesterday no one came in and we took no money! 😔 Please #shoplocal where ever you are - small businesses are depending on you. Peak Advertiser BBC Derby Derbyshire Museums DerbyDaysOut Derbyshire Dales DC Matlock Mercury

This is just a small part of the collection of crystals, rocks and fossils we have for sale. Prices from 50p to £400. Open every day from 11am-3.45pm. #shoplocal

These amethyst geodes are wonderful! They are often bought at Christmas time as presents and then enjoyed all year. They range from £200 to £400 and last forever. #shoplocal

Books, books, books! From Archaeology to Zoology, new and secondhand we have a huge range. During December all secondhand fiction is just £1 per book!! Open everyday 11am-3.45pm. #shoplocal #ShopLocalBookstores #WhereYouShopMatters #MuseumShops

This selenite tower is beautiful but switch it on and WOW! Just £28 at the #MuseumShop. Open 11am-3.45pm everyday. #shoplocal #CrystalShop #Perfect #perfectgift

Each day on our instagram.com/peakdistrictmi… we share a pic of what our #elfontheshelf2020 has been up to. Then on facebook.com/peakmines we have a fun daily activity sheet. #feelingfestive #shoplocal #ShopLocalBookstores

Matt Hancock - It Was Me (Shaggy Parody). Written / Performed by myself. Edits by @CarlossRicoo. #healthsecretary #matthancock #boris

Hey Tripadvisor UK we have got a Best of the Best Award. How do I find out what category it is in? #BestOfTheBest #tripadvisor

Tomorrow afternoon we will be joining representatives from Westminster Abbey and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to discuss how we manage family tours in our respective museums including, in our case, Temple Mine. Families in Museums Network Kids in Museums Derbyshire Museums Visit Peak District & Derbyshire

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