Winding House — Attraction in New Tredegar

He would not let us in and he said we had already been in once but we had not been in so he shouted at us and told us to get out he also said we are banned for the day and we can’t go in unless we pay money but we have not done anything he was shouting at us and he said only 16+ but people who are 11 years of age are in it because they are my friends but we are not allowed in there is 5 of us and he said we have to pay but the other people did not pay but the wall says free entry so we don’t have to pay but he was trying to make us pay he was really mean and he said the others are really behaved but we done nothing to earn this disrespect against us he was just saying GET OUT so we asked why and he said because we are disrespectful and misbehaved but we were just sat down and he told us to get out so we left and said can we come tommorow but he said you have to pay.we even have a picture to prove that it...

Its a little museum in an old mining village in the Rhymney Valley. It has specialist exhibitions with themes of e.g WW1 or as in at the moment the mining community and Elliots Pit which it is situated on top of. The original winding engine is still on site and can be seen working but best to check with the museum for hours and days it can be seen in action. There is an area where you can have a coffee and a bite to eat and another exhibition room with history of the area. it is a nice little museum where can while away an hour. Due to Covid restrictions best to check on line if...

Informative displays at the museum give the visitor a good overview of the coal-mining industry and the effect it had on people's lives. The "engine room", which powered the winding gear to lower and raise the cages in which miners went to their workplace, has been restored and maintained carefully. The guide gave us an enlightening talk about the machinery and the lives of miners, illustrated from his...