Land of Iron (Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum), Skinningrove

The Cleveland ironstone industry built Middlesbrough and scarred the moors with mines, and this museum in the old Loftus Mine drift at Skinningrove takes visitors underground with guides who explain the work, the candles, the ponies and the dangers. One of the most authentic industrial heritage experiences in the north. Skinningrove itself is a former mining village on a wild beach.