Heritage walk

On Sunday 25th August join Tony Wood at 11am on a walk around the hidden heritage of Steeple Grange, Wirksworth.  This walk leaves from the National Stone Centre and their Quarry Cafe is open from 10am for drinks and food. We recommend the filled Derbyshire oatcakes...

Job vacancy.

We are looking for a Senior Museum Assistant who will work in the shop and museum area and with the collection. More details on Our Future Plans page.  Email the museum for a full job description:...

Join our team

We are looking for someone special to join our team! Although initially a 12-month contract we hope that this would be extended and that you will continue to be part of our relocation and expansion journey. Email mail@peakmines.co.uk for full...

Meeting at the NSC

Another really useful meeting with Theresa Peltier, the High Sheriff of Derbyshire. This time we met at the NSC with James Thorne the CEO of IQ. The focus for discussion was the opportunities for education and employment the campus at the NSC will provide. Once the...

First artefact for the Mining & Quarrying Museum

After being contacted by Ball Eye Quarry (Cromford) about some old business papers they had found in a building that was being demolished we whad to go down for a closer look. We ended up coming away with lots of papers and seismic data but also with a rather nice...

Our current situation.

There are many positive pull factors for our relocation to the National Stone Centre but before we even knew that it was an option we had been looking for a place to move to. There are many, many problems with our current location but particularly with the building...