The National Mining Museum Scotland

We're very pleased that the National Mining Museum Scotland will be the venue for the 2011 Music Tryst Festival. This superb centre is based at one of the finest surviving examples of a Victorian colliery in Europe; the Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange and is a five star visitor attraction in its own right.

Visitors to the museum will be astounded by the engineering brilliance behind the machinery, and have a chance to retrace the footsteps and struggles of the thousands of miners and their families before them. You can take guided tours of the pithead and machinery and experience the atmosphere and noise of a working pit with the personal insights and anecdotes of the guides, all of whom are ex-miners. (Call for tour time information on: 0131 663 7519)

Kids will love the Operations Centre 'Interactive Zone', which provides a hands-on introduction to the science and technology underlying coal mining! Build a bridge….create electricity….operate pulleys and levers!

There are frequently excellent exhibitions, activities & workshops and, in addition, the cafe is superb, so if you're attending the Tryst Festival this year you should take the opportunity to experience what the Mining Museum has to offer while you're here.