National Slate Museum

Thought provoking museum with lots of static exhibits and live displays, giving an insight into the Welsh slate industry and the lives of those it employed. The three miners' cottages, large water wheel and workshops were fascinating to see. While there wasn't the same level of signage and information boards as in some other museums, the extent to which the workshops and equipment had been preserved gave a real sense of the working conditions people would have faced. Parking is paid but entry to the museum is free.

Visited in August 2019, when I had my holiday in Wales. I spent a whole day in Llanberis, taking the railway to the summit and look around in the village. To be honest, it wasn't the best museum I've seen, but at some point was interesting. Even to see tools they used a few decades ago or see the photos and videos, the decorated showrooms, was shocking, pulled me back in time , when people had more difficult life than we have nowadays. Seeing that extremely heavy work and the conditions those people worked in, the almost nothing health and safety really made me feel sad about them. We should appreciate better what we have today: easier jobs and lifestyle.
True that we can learn there a lot about mining and good that it is free.

Hugely recommended if you're visiting north Wales, so much to see, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable and it's very easy to spend an afternoon here.

The main site isn't degraded at all, giving you a good insight to how things were, including the 3 miners homes that have been relocated to the museum to give you an idea of how they lived.

We visited the Llanberis national slate museum recently. It was our second visit to the museum. Its such an interesting place. Upon arrival the staff are very welcoming and offer a free guide leaflet listing all the interesting parts of the museum. You get a real sense of hard the working life was of the slate miners. There is a café located on this site. We stopped over for coffee and cakes 🎂. This museum is well situated close to the centre of Llanberis a short walk 🚶‍♀️ from all the local amenities. You must definitely pop in . It's free but please offer a donation to support the upkeep. We had an excellent visit 😀 👍🏻

Brilliant! A large museum at Llanberis with various demos and lots of information and examples of the former slate mine operations. There's a huge waterwheel (overshot?) - with stairs or a lift to get up to it, also various workers cottages and loads of patterns for the foundry. Great cafe too. Free entry but donation boxed are placed around the site.
Bonus - it's on the same site where the lakeside train sets off from.
Parking is nearby, £5-ish for the day. Toilets are very clean and free.
A great day out!

A wonderful place of interst. The little cottages to the display of cutting the slate. We were nicely surprised at how much was there. Even a lift to take disabled up to see the biggest water wheel in the UK . A great day out

Interesting museum in a lovely location for walks. Free entry too (donations welcomed). They also do a demonstration of how the slate is split etc which is an amazing skill and eye opening.

Really interesting place to visit, loved learning about slate mining in Wales. Plenty to see, really enjoyed the trip back in time visiting the miners cottages.
The staff were very friendly and informative. The cafe was very good, the soup was delicious. There is a nice gift shop with a reasonable range of items. Entry to the museum is free.