How to get there: By car- Take the A42 from Junction 24 of the M1. Snibston is signposted from Junction 13 of the A42 By bus- Buses from Loughborough and Leicester regularly stop on Ashby Road en ...

Snibston Colliery - the last colliery in Leicestershire - was part of the Snibston Discovery Centre in Coalville that closed in 2015. Since 2020, the Snibston Heritage Trust has been working with ...

Leicestershire County Council wants to close part of Snibston Discovery Museum to save ... and includes a major quarry extractor, a bus, two aeroplanes, carts and horses. The cost of removing ...

Snibston Discovery Museum, near Coalville, is being downsized as part of a wide-ranging savings plan by the county council. Last week, the High Court rejected a challenge against that decision.

The last traces of Snibston Discovery have now been pulled down. The gallery building has now been flattened by heavy machinery as part of the continuing clearance of the site. The popular ...

A rare survivor of a 1960s to 1980s period coal mine, Snibston Colliery is recognised as a historic monument by Historic England. Its pitheads and associated buildings are also listed by the ...

The Science and Technology attraction has annual running costs of £900,000. A smaller mining museum is planned to replace Snibston, which would save the council £0.5 million a year.

The coalmining experience tour will be held by the Snibston Heritage Trust at the former Snibston Colliery in Coalville to relive life of miners during the 70s and 80s. Visitors will have a chance ...

The doors of Snibston’s disused colliery were opened to the public at the weekend revealing the untouched interior of the Coalville landmark. Many areas of the building have been left almost ...