MuseumHidden gem

Wanlockhead Museum of Lead Mining

Wanlockhead, Scotland

Scotland's highest village, with an old lead mine you can go inside.

Price
Entry charged
Time to allow
2 hours

A fun underground tour and a miners' library. The village sits over 400 m up in the Lowther Hills. Good family stop between Moffat and Ayrshire.

Good to know

  • Seasonal opening
  • Mine tour is wet and cool
  • Pub in the village
Open
April to October
Getting there
Sealed hill road
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
No dogs

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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