Schools & Groups – Great Orme Mines

School Trips & Group Bookings

Your Self-Led Tour

The self-led tour offers a unique insight into the working conditions of the Bronze Age miners who worked this site nearly 4000 years ago. Our comprehensive learning pack and education room facility allows your group to gain a thorough understanding of the site’s history, before heading out to experience the mine first hand.

Whats included with your Visit?

Learning Pack & Education Room Access

Access to our education room where your group will be provided with a learning pack to help guide your way through the information boards and the artefacts on display. There is also a short video to watch about the rediscovery of the mine.

Recreated Smelting Site Walk Through

A surface walk to a recreated smelting site where your group can watch a film showing the process of copper smelting and bronze casting.

Bronze Age mine 200 metres walk through

A walk through 200 metres of underground Bronze Age mine workings, passing one of the largest prehistoric man-made chambers yet discovered as well as tunnels so small they could have only been mined by children.

A look back to the Victorian Period

A look at the redevelopment of the mines during the Victorian period.

Important Information

The access up to Great Orme Mines is not suitable for coaches. Most groups elect to to use the Great Orme Tramway which must be booked separately. We highly recommend booking the tram before submitting your notification form as they have limited availability. If you do decide to use the tram, we are just a short walk away from the halfway tram station. Alternatively, some groups arrange to use mini buses which we have ample parking space for.

2026 Group Prices

*Group prices apply to groups with a minimum of 15 people.

Frequently asked questions

Download our teachers resource pack

Download our risk assessment

For 2026 group visits please email your groups details to groups@gomines.co.uk Registration form for 2026 bookings will be available from 1st November 2025 we will complete the form on your behalf and you will get a confirmation email.

GROUP REGISTRATION FORM

Name Of School

Group Leader First Name

Group Leader Second Name

Date of Visit

Please indicate if you intend to arrive in the morning or afternoon

Number of Pupils

Number of Staff Accompanying Adults

Phone

Message

Payments can be made on the day by cash, cheque or Debit/Credit card. We do not have a facility to invoice groups

I confirm I can use one of these payment methods.

How do you plan on getting here? Coach access is not possible.

Tram Mini bus

Bookings for the tram may be required before making your journey.

Have you booked tram?

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Due to limited availability on the tram, we highly recommend booking the tram before submitting this form.