Snailbeach Mine

Snailbeach Mine Open Days 2026

The mine site buildings will be open on the days above, with underground tours available as indicated. The longer tours into Perkins (Roberts) Level will be approximately once a month and must be pre-booked by contacting

bookings@shropshiremines.org.uk

The site will normally be open between 11.00 am and 4.00 pm. Last tours into Day Level start no later than 3.30pm.


Perkins Level tours, when run on Open Days, will normally start at 11.00am and 2.00pm, but additional tours might be organised if volunteers are available. For Open Days when there are Perkins Level tours, these will have priority and Day Level tours will only run if sufficient volunteers are available.

All opening plans subject to availabilty of volunteers
Additional days may be added through the year.

Above is a map of Snailbeach in approx 1882 (Click to expand) copyright O.S

SNAILBECH MINE CIRCA 1969

LOCO SHED circa 2024

LOCO SHED circa 1980

LOCO SHED circa 1950

BLACK TOM WINDING GEAR

ALFRED HEWITT born 1879 BY BLACK TOM

2024

Georges shaft pit head gear

Above 10th October 2024 photograph by Annie Hannie

Visitors Centre (originally the drying room for miners clothes)

ABOVE BLACKSMITHS SHOP 18??

BELOW 2024

DID SNAILBEACH ROOF HADRIANS WALL?

CAGE FOR MINERS TO GO UNDERGROUND SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN THE ACCIDENT OF 1895 WHICH KILLED 7 MINERS

For more information visit

(click picture)

Shropshire Caving & Mining Club

(For more information about Scott Level)

The Shropshire Mines Trust website