Great Orme Copper Mines

What a pawsome adventure for your favourite pooch and the whole family! Explore the mines & walk through tunnels mined over 3,500 years ago. These Bronze age copper mines are located on The Great Orme in beautiful Llandudno, North Wales and is thought to be the largest prehistoric mine so far, discovered in the world! The tour of the mines is self – guided with most visitors taking approximately 45 minutes. We recommend that you wear sensible flat shoes. The route through the mine is approximately 200 metres. There are 35 steps going down into the mine and the same number coming back up. In addition, there are a number of sloping tunnels. A visit to Great Orme Mines is both a thought provoking and educational experience which can be enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. Walking through tunnels mined out over 3,500 years ago gives visitors a feel for the harsh conditions our prehistoric ancestors faced in their search for copper. Returning to the surface, follow the pathways around the surface excavations. View the opencast mine, see how our ancestors turned rock into metal at the smelting shelter and peer down the 145 metre deep Victorian mine shaftYou also will tour the opencast part of the mine which is the oldest part of the site, mined over 4,000 years ago. If you have any Questions, one of the original excavation team will be on site to answer them.