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Children and Young People's Activities

Canny Coal Trail

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Price
£1 per trail

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Event description

Did you know that coal was known as black gold and that the last mine in Sunderland closed in 1993? Follow the trail to discover amazing facts about coal mining in Sunderland and what made coal mining communities so wonderfully close and connected.

This activity supports the Coal Face: Sunderland exhibition. Pick up your trail at Museum Reception.