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Purbeck Mining Museum is located on the beautiful Isle of Purbeck, near Corfe Castle in Dorset. Find us at Purbeck Park. Our postcode is BH20 5DW. What3words ///yelled.correct.evening
2025 opening times
Purbeck Mining Museum will be open 11:00 – 16:00, last entry 15;30 as follows:
May
Sat 3 to Sun 11 May inclusive – please note that we will be open on Bank Holiday Monday 5 May and all three days of the SR Diesel Gala
Tues 13 to Thu 15 May inclusive
Sat/Sun 17/18 May
Tues 20 to Thu 22 May inclusive
Sat 24 May to Sun 1 June inclusive – please note that we will be open Bank Holiday Monday 26 May and every day during the school half term week
June and July
11:00 – 16:00 (last entry 15:30) on Tues, Weds, Thurs, Sat and Sun.
Detailed opening dates and days for the rest of 2025 will be posted soon. If there are any changes, we’ll post them on our Facebook page.
Thank you for your interest in our museum and we look forward to you visiting us.
We plan to run the Narrow Gauge Railway during selected Swanage Railway special event weekends and Bank Holidays. Next planned running days are
Monday 5 May
Saturday 10 May
Monday 26 May
Please check our Facebook page for our regular updates and latest museum opening dates and running times for the narrow gauge demonstration railway.
Practical information
Parking is available at the Dorset Council’s Purbeck Park ‘Pay & Display’ car park.
Toilets and baby changing facilities are located in the car park.
Refreshments are available at the kiosk by the Children’s Play area and on Norden Station platform.
We’re committed to making the Purbeck Mining Museum as accessible as we can for everyone. At present, access is not possible to some parts of the site for wheelchair users or pushchairs and buggies. We’ll always try to find a solution to ensure that this doesn’t impact on your enjoyment.
Dogs on a lead are welcome.
We’re next to the fabulous Swanage Railway, so why not make a day of it and enjoy a trip on a steam hauled train.
Arriving by bus
More bus 40 runs between Swanage and Poole. Alight at Norden Farm. Walk towards Norden roundabout (in the direction of Corfe Castle), then turn left towards Norden Station.
Timetables are available on the More bus web site.
For further information, please contact us.