A County Durham museum is opening its doors for the February half-term holidays for the first time this year following calls from visitors.
Killhope: the North of England Lead Mining Museum will be open from Saturday, 11 February to Sunday, 19 February.
The museum normally closes for the winter, reopening in April, but in previous years staff has been inundated with calls from the public hoping the attraction is open during half-term week.
Shelagh Connor, Killhope’s visitor services officer, said: “The weather is often mild at this time of year and we always get dozens of calls from people asking if we are open.
“We decided to give it a go this year and have so far managed to escape the bad weather.
“Hopefully, conditions will stay mild and people will take the opportunity to come and along and see what the museum has to offer and take part in some of our special activities.”
On Sunday, 12 February, the Killhope blacksmith will be firing up the forge and demonstrating his skills between 11am and 4pm.
The museum will also be kicking off its Magnificent Minerals project with a week of activities giving children, and the whole family, the chance to learn about local geology and the museum’s famous spar boxes.
Killhope’s brand new interactive spar box bench will also be on display.
