Center for Mining History, LEWARDE

Tap into the rich seam of coal–mining history at Lewarde, where France’s foremost mining museum is based upon what was once a major pithead. Walk along a re–created shaft guided by an ex–miner. Take a pictorial peep at how mining families once lived and look up at the rows of miners’ overalls dangling from the ceiling of the hanging–room. Learn about the life of pit ponies and their stables, and finish the good half–day family outing with a regional meal at Le Briquet, named after the break–time snack enjoyed by the 1,000 miners who once worked here.