Great Orme Mines

22/06/2026

😃 A great feature on the mines as a warm weather attraction in North Wales Live!

The owners of the attraction did issue a warning about what leaving them would feel like - https://ebx.sh/mxyASM

22/06/2026

🥵 This week in Llandudno temperatures are set to reach 35°C!

😎 Not down here though. Deep underground, the mine stays a refreshing 8–10°C (46–50°F) all year round.

🐾 Brought your dog with you on holiday? They’re welcome on site too and the cool underground air can be a welcome escape from the summer heat above ground!

22/06/2026

🎵 The story of Great Orme Mines inspiring music and art!

We’re delighted to see Taranau bring our Bronze Age copper miners and their legacy to life through their song “Efydd”.

🎧 You can listen to the full track on Spotify, link in comments.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mae ein sengl diweddaraf “Efydd” allan !

Gallwch wrando arni’n llawn ar bob platfform cerdd .

Ysgrifennom Efydd ar gyfer sioe haf diwethaf yn , Gogledd Cymru

Ddaru darganfod mwynglawdd copr y Gogarth yn y 90au newid hanes Prydain. Gostyngodd enedigaeth Oes yr Efydd Brydeinig dros fil o flynyddoedd. Mae dadansoddiad o arteffactau Oes yr Efydd Gynnar yn dangos bod 96% o gopr ar y pryd yn dod o Landudno, Gogledd Cymru. O’r union fwynglawdd hwn.

Mae’r gân yn myfyrio ar hyn a sut rydym yn ymwneud â’r hanes yma. Rydym yn adlewyrchu ein hunain yn y ffordd rydym yn gweld y gorffennol, ond mae’r gwir wedi’i gyrydu a’i guddio mewn dirgelwch, gan adael ni efo mwy o gwestiynau nag atebion.

Cenhadaeth Taranau yw rhannu’r iaith Gymraeg trwy lens hanesyddol a chwedlonol i ysbrydoli pobl heddiw.

Diolch am ddarllen a gwrando! 🌀🙏🏻🌀 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Our latest single “Efydd” is now live!

You can listen to it in full on all streaming platforms.

We wrote Efydd (Bronze) last year for a show we performed last summer at , North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The great Orme copper mine’s discovery changed British history. It set back the birth of the British Bronze Age more than a thousand years when it was discovered in the early 90’s. Analysis of early Bronze Age artefacts show that 96% of copper at the time came from Llandudno, North Wales. From this mine.

The song reflects on this history and how we relate to it. We mirror ourselves in how we see the past, yet the truth is corroded and shrouded in mystery. It leaves us with more questions than answers.

Taranau’s mission is to share the Welsh language through a historical and mythical lens to inspire.

Diolch am darllen a gwrando! 🌀🙏🏻🌀

21/06/2026

😃 Great to welcome Monolith Archaeology to Great Orme Mines recently. Looking forward to welcoming the team back to site soon!

21/06/2026

☀️ Happy Summer Solstice from Great Orme Mines!

Thousands of years ago this extra daylight would likely have been welcomed by our Bronze Age mining ancestors. Longer days meant easier travel and navigation along trade routes, helping to move copper from the Great Orme to communities across Britain and beyond, with Great Orme copper even reaching places such as present day France and Sweden. 🇫🇷 🇸🇪

A few millennia later our visitors can make the most of the solstice too, by delving into this ancient world and cooling off on the underground!

15/06/2026

It’s always great to have Ancient Craft - Dr. James Dilley at the mines. There’s a real buzz and excitement on site!

14/06/2026

😊 Lovely to welcome Neil Burridge of Bronze Age Swords and Nicole DeRushie of Grounded History to Great Orme Mines today.

🗡️ We have on display in our visitor centre some Bronze Age replicas made by Neil, including this beautiful rapier that Nicole is pointing to. This replica is based on an original (pictured) found in Llansannor, Wales, dated to being between 3,400 and 3,500 years old. Chemical and lead isotope analyses indicate that this rapier was made with copper from Great Orme mines!

12/06/2026

🔥 Next week Dr. James Dilley of Ancient Craft returns to Great Orme Mines!

🗡️ Join us as he once again runs his popular Bronze Age casting workshops, where participants create replica axes and swords.

These workshops were fully booked months in advance, but visitors can still come along and watch history being cast before their eyes! It’s always a great atmosphere, and brings to life an important piece of the site’s story.

🗓️Monday 15th June
🗓️Tuesday 16th June
🗓️Wednesday 17th June
🗓️Thursday 18th June

Don’t miss this opportunity to see metalworking at one of the world’s largest prehistoric copper mines!

🎟️ Mine ticket admission charges apply. See our website for details.

11/06/2026

⛏️ Where it all began…

Mining on the Great Orme started around 3,700 years ago and was initially carried out on the surface. Once these rich surface deposits had been exhausted Bronze Age miners had no choice but to follow the copper-bearing veins underground, both vertically and horizontally.

The vast surface cavity visible today is the result of prehistoric mining on an almost industrial scale of extraction by Bronze Age standards. It provides a remarkable insight into the skill, organisation and determination of the miners who worked here thousands of years ago.

08/06/2026

It was great to welcome Hiromi Tanaka accompanied by Emiko Corney to Great Orme Mines recently as part of Go North Wales partnership with the City of Himeji, Japan. 🇯🇵 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

'They are big spenders – you should see the size of their suitcases!' - https://ebx.sh/iQicst