An amazing immersive experience. My partner and I were searching for things to do around the area and found this online. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone. Our tour guide, Maurice, is an ex-miner and he had so many interesting facts and stories to share. My partner is a wheelchair user and was able to access the whole tour. We would definitely recommend stopping here if you’re in the local area even just to have something in the cafe or have a look at the gift shop. Also the view from here is beautiful.

Well set up for visitors and guides who actually worked the mine. Provides a genuine insight to the daily working life of miners and their families. Gerry our guide had great stories and wealth of knowledge. Friendly staff and a shout out to the chef who went out of his way to ensure our lunch was just right - thanks. Wear some sturdy footwear and sensible clothes - the mine is wet and you'll get dripped on.

My wife and I were the only 2 guests that Gerard had on today’s Mining Experience Tour. What an amazing experience! Spending about an hour with Gerard was both fascinating and captivating, as he his life and experiences in the coal mine from 15 years of age. Anyone in the area MUST visit the mine and learn all about how private mines operated in Ireland. I’m not going to provide any spoilers, because every step with Gerald is an opportunity to listen and learn. Additionally, there is a cafe for after the tour and every member of staff we met were wonderful. Absolutely recommended 10 out of 10!!

An interesting and highly informative experience and a really excellent guide,Gerard, gave vivid and humour interlaced accounts of the life of a miner and the historical backdrop. It gave an idea of the difficult working conditions and the whole process involved in extracting coal and the lives of the miners generally. I recommend it and the lovely view of the surrounding area from the location,and the welcome coffee shop on site helped us on our way to explore the area further.

Very interesting place to visit and learn what the experience of working in the mine was like from an ex miner Gerard, who is an excellent guide, very witty and informative. Fantastic view outside and very nice cafe, friendly staff, tour good value and suitable for all ages. Bring a jacket and sturdy shoes as it's cold down in mine!

A very interesting visit to one of Ireland last working coalmines which closed in 1990. The guides are ex-miners, and our guide Jimmy give a very informative story of what it was like to work the mine. It is a drift mine, and has level access that is wheelchair accessible. The tour takes about an hour. There is also a small museum and giftshop and a cafe on site, serving coffee and cakes. We enjoyed scones with latte coffee and hebal tea. There is a large carpark with wonderful views across the valley.

I have toured mines in the past in the United States, this experience was much more than I expected. Our guide, Jimmy Nugent was very knowledgeable and thorough and engaging. I wanted to talk more about the topics but having recently buried my father with his mining equipment, I got hit with the feels and fought back tears the entire time. Sorry Jimmy, perhaps I should have explained. Not only do you learn about the how and why of mining, you learn about the culture and how it was shaped by the industry, and more importantly how progress changed everything. If you love to learn, you will love this experience. We found the Arigna mine without a problem, leaving was another story, as the GPS had us going in small circles. Didn't matter though because the views were spectacular from atop the mountain.

I will admit when I heard we were going to visit a mine I rolled my eyes and wasn’t really interested. Wow, was I wrong!! It was amazing and I found it absolutely fascinating. You first watch a video and then put on your safety hat before entering the mine. On the tour, you learn the history of Ireland’s coal mining industry and the story is told by a person who worked in the mine. The experiential tour takes you on a journey back in time where you get to see and learn about the underground working conditions of the miners and how the mine operated. As a note, bring something warm as it is cool in the mine. After the tour there is a gift shop, cafe, and clean bathrooms too. I enjoyed the tour so much I would definitely visit again and highly recommend, it’s worth the visit.

My family and I recently visited the Arigna mining and it was a mind blowing experience. It does take you back in the gold olden days and allow you to understand how the coal works during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Our tour guide Gerard was very informative and so ready to feed your brain, he’s been extremely fantastic and I’d recommend it to everyone, a must see in Leitrim

this was an amazing experience and very interesting to see how the mines worked. our tour guide Gerry was fantastic and actually worked in the mines as a young boy making the tour a lot more interesting as he was able to tell his own personal stories of people he know or his own experiences. location is fabulous and we were given many opportunities to take photos and videos throughout the tour along with Gerry making sure each person had a chance of being up the top of the tour and demonstrated some of the equipment multiple times to ensure we all got a chance to see. overall would rate this experience 10/10 and would highly recommend to do if you’re in the area!