Somerset Coalfield Life at Radstock Museum

Somerset Coalfield Life at Radstock Museum Preserving the Social and Industrial Heritage of the Communities of the Former Somerset Coalfield. Discover the Somerset Coalfield at Radstock Museum.

We tell the story of coal mining; one of the world's most dangerous jobs, and life in the Victorian Era. Closed December and January; except for groups, room hire and Special Events. Please contact us to find out more. Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. Bank Holiday Opening Hours are: 14:00-17:00

ANNUAL TICKET: Pay once and come back for FREE all year. Adults: £6
Concessions £5
Family (2 adults

and up to 3 children) £13
Under 5s FREE. Annual tickets can also be bought in the form of a gift card ask at the admissions desk. Free council and alternative parking available within 100yards of the museum.

🖤FIVE ARCHES ISSUE 107 OUT NOW🖤The latest issue of your local history journal, Five Arches, No. 107, has just been publi...
24/05/2026

🖤FIVE ARCHES ISSUE 107 OUT NOW🖤The latest issue of your local history journal, Five Arches, No. 107, has just been published and is now on sale in Radstock Museum shop. It contains Duncan Steel's third article about the history of then Palladium cinema. Back - numbers with the previous two articles are still available.

😇🌈⛈️☀️❄️💨☔️CHILDREN'S TRAIL -LOCAL WEATHER☔️💨❄️☀️⛈️🌈Children, bring your adults to Radstock Museum this May Half Term Ho...
17/05/2026

😇🌈⛈️☀️❄️💨☔️CHILDREN'S TRAIL -LOCAL WEATHER☔️💨❄️☀️⛈️🌈Children, bring your adults to Radstock Museum this May Half Term Holiday and hunt for clues about the weather in our local villages and learn some weather folklore along the way. Small FREE prize for every child taking part. Usual museum opening hours and admission prices apply please see www.radstockmuseum.co.uk for details

Last night at Radstock Museum, Dave Chapple, of the Mendip Trades Union Council, launched his new book, "Resistance and ...
02/05/2026

Last night at Radstock Museum, Dave Chapple, of the Mendip Trades Union Council, launched his new book, "Resistance and Resilience", to commemorate the centenary of the 1926 general strike and miners' lockout in the Somerset Coalfield. He gave an entertaining and informative talk, after which visitors had the opportunity to view the museum's current exhibition on the general strike.

16/04/2026

RADSTOCK MUSEUM
WIIL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

❓QUIZ NIGHT❓AT RADSTOCK WORKING MEN’S CLUB, FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2026, 7PM FOR 7:30PM START Raising funds for Radstock, Mid...
07/04/2026

❓QUIZ NIGHT❓AT RADSTOCK WORKING MEN’S CLUB, FRIDAY 24TH APRIL 2026, 7PM FOR 7:30PM START Raising funds for Radstock, Midsomer Norton and District Museum Society. Teams of up to 4 people. Cash only: £5 person at the door. No booking just turn up. Raffle, Snacks, Bar, Prizes. www.radstockmuseum.co.uk

📖📚BOOK LAUNCH📚📖Resistance and Resilience. The 1926 General Strike and the miners’ lockout in the Somerset Coalfield. By ...
07/04/2026

📖📚BOOK LAUNCH📚📖
Resistance and Resilience. The 1926 General Strike and the miners’ lockout in the Somerset Coalfield. By Dave Chapple
100 years on from the 1926 General Strike the Museum has an exhibition on the strike and also you are invited to a: FREE EVENT BOOK LAUNCH AT RADSTOCK MUSEUM FRIDAY MAY 1ST DOORS OPEN 6:40PM FOR 7PM TALK FOLLOWED BY SIGNING AND SALES BOOK COST £15
Dave Chapple is a Clevedonian who got to know the Somerset Coalfield towns and villages while playing football in the Somerset Senior League in the 1970s against teams like Peasedown, Tunley, Clutton and Bishop Sutton. A postman for 38 years, Dave has lived in Bridgwater since 1987. He is a life-long trades unionist; an oral historian and author of ten books of west country working class history, biography and autobiography. His latest book, to be launched at the Museum on 1st May, is his tribute to the Somerset Miners Association, and is based on three years research in the SMA Archive at Bristol University

🤍🖤THE MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS ARE VERY HAPPY THAT OUR VISITORS FROM SOMER VALLEY HOUSE CARE HOME ENJOYED THEIR VISIT🖤🤍
25/03/2026

🤍🖤THE MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS ARE VERY HAPPY THAT OUR VISITORS FROM SOMER VALLEY HOUSE CARE HOME ENJOYED THEIR VISIT🖤🤍

25/03/2026

‼️ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SUNDAY OPENING‼️
Due to a current shortage of volunteers the museum will no longer be open on Sundays from (and including) April. We hope to be able to re-open on Sundays in the future so do please check on our website for updates.

🥚The Easter Holiday Children’s Trail will run from Friday 3rd - 19th April.🥚 ‼️However, please be aware that due to lac...
24/03/2026

🥚The Easter Holiday Children’s Trail will run from Friday 3rd - 19th April.🥚 ‼️However, please be aware that due to lack of volunteers, the Museum is not opening on Sundays for most of April.‼️ SO please check the website for opening hours. The children's trail will be available during usual museum opening hours, https://radstockmuseum.co.uk/plan-your-visit/ We look forward to welcoming you.

14/03/2026

RADSTOCK MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED ON
SUNDAYS IN APRIL
SORRY FOR INCONVENIENCE

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The Market Hall Waterloo Road
Radstock
BA33EP

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2pm - 5pm
Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
Thursday 2pm - 5pm
Friday 2pm - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm

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01761 437722

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