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Mine museum reveals Welsh history

A former coal mine in South Wales is helping to keep the past alive as a working museum. Former miners at the Big Pit National Coal Museum take visitors 90m (300ft) down the mine and shine a light on the mine’s history, mining life and the communities that formed around them.

The ±«Óãtv’s Travel Show’s Ade Adepitan reports.

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