Climbing up a slate heap with Corris Mine Explorers in Mid Wales

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Best Activity / Experience in Mid Wales (Mid Wales Tourism Awards) and awarded a Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice Award 2024.
Explore the abandoned workings of an old Welsh slate mine with some of the best Mine Guides in Britain. Follow in the footsteps of Victorian slate miners with one of our expert guides.  You'll experience the broad tunnels and cavernous chambers where the world's finest slate was excavated by both hand and explosive, before being shipped around the world. 

From the moment you step through a hidden door in the mountainside, you'll be immersed into a way of life and work which changed little throughout the mine's history.  

Having barely been touched since the mine was abandoned in the 1970s, the countless awards and outstanding reviews of our trips explain how unmissable this authentic and fascinating experience is.

Corris Mine Explorers shares a site with Corris Caverns where you will also find the Corris Craft Centre and its 9 independent craft workshops, King Arthur's Labyrinth which is an underground storytelling adventure and the Welsh Legends Maze.  There is a great Cafe on site too where you can refuel either before or after your underground visit.  

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Guide Prices

Book online via our website for our best prices:
Pathfinder - Adult £19.50 Child £14.95 (minimum age 8)
Adventurer - £37 (minimum age 10)
Half Day Mine Expedition - £580 per trip for between 2 and 10 Explorers (minimum age 13)

Facilities

Other

  • Outside Seating

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

Catering

  • On-site catering
  • On-site light refreshments
  • Picnic site
  • Refill Scheme

Groups

  • Facilities for educational visits - All educational groups are welcome. Explorations can be individually tailored to fit with curriculum topics including History, Geography and Geology.
  • Facilities for groups
  • Guided tours for groups - Groups are welcome at Corris Mine Explorers with explorations being individually tailored to a group's interests. The experienced guides will chat with you beforehand to create a bespoke trip for you and your group. Please contact us to for more information and to book.
  • Mini Coach Parties Accepted

Parking

  • Free Parking

Property Facilities

  • Gift shop
  • Guided tours mandatory
  • Onsite Catering
  • Postbox
  • Public toilets
  • Smoking not allowed

Season

  • April
  • August
  • Autumn
  • December
  • February
  • January
  • July
  • June
  • March
  • May
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Winter - Open during the winter for pre-booked groups and schools only.

Site Features

  • Regional Tourist Board Member

Suitability

  • School Trips

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups - Up to 40 people can explore at any one time.
  • Coach parties accepted - Up to 40 people can explore at any one time.
  • Hen/Stag Dos Welcome

Map & Directions

Road Directions

By car: Located at the Corris Craft Centre in Mid Wales on the main A487 road between Machynlleth and Dolgellau. 

By Bus: There are regular buses from Aberystwyth, Dolgellau and Machynlleth: Catch the T2 which stops just a few minutes walk away. 

By Bike: Sustrans Cycle Route 8 passes nearby.

Public Transport Directions

By public transport: There are regular buses from Aberystwyth, Dolgellau and Machynlleth: T2 stops right outside. Sustrans Cycle Route 8 passes nearby.

Accessible by Public Transport: There are regular direct trains every 2 hours from Birmingham to Machynlleth. Machynlleth station is 5 miles away.

Corris Caverns | Corris Mine Explorers

Type:Mine Exploration

Corris Caverns, Corris, Gwynedd, SY20 9RF

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Opening Times

Season (23 Mar 2024 - 3 Nov 2024)

* Open daily until 3 November. Advance online booking is strongly recommended where you'll find our best prices and it guarantees your tickets.

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