Welcome

A warm welcome to the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. We offer visitors the opportunity to experience the underground world of a real ironstone mine and to explore the skills, customs and life of the Cleveland miner. It was those miners that helped to make Cleveland the most important ironstone mining district in Victorian and Edwardian Britain. 

On our website you will find lots of interesting information regarding the history of ironstone mining and its influence on the everyday life of an ironstone miner and also how it helped the development of Teesside as a whole. So feel free to explore, we hope it will persuade you to come and visit the museum.

If you would like a taster of our museum experience then why not take a look at our Tour Outline.

Our Education section has been established for schools and other education bodies who are interested in what we can offer your pupils.

We are a very active museum and regularly hold events that we like to share with our visitors. Follow the link to our Events area to see what’s currently on.

If you would like to make a booking or have any questions  then feel free to Contact us.

We look forward to seeing you.

Stewart McFarlane MBE

Chairman