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School trip to Blegny-Mine: descent into the mine, colliery and Val-Dieu Abbey

School trip to Blegny-Mine: descent into the mine, colliery and Val-Dieu Abbey

Bookings open on 1 January 2027

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Reference SCO-01-716

  • Duration Day trip
  • DepartureFrom the place of your choice
  • GroupFrom 20 participants
  • DateOn the date of your choice

A day at Blegny-Mine, near Liège, to go down into a real coal mine and discover the life of miners.

Blegny-Mine is one of the few collieries in Europe where visitors can still go down into the original galleries. With a guide, pupils descend in the cage to 30 and then 60 metres underground and discover how coal was cut, the machines and the miners’ working conditions. Together with Grand-Hornu, Bois-du-Luc and Bois du Cazier, the site is one of the major mining sites of Wallonia listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2012. The visit is a way to explore the Industrial Revolution, workers’ immigration and energy sources. It suits pupils from the age of 9 up to secondary school, in history, science and geography classes.

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Programme

  • Departure from your school at the agreed time.
  • Coach journey: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
  • Guided tour of Blegny-Mine, with a descent in the cage to -30 and -60 metres (on request)
  • Discovery of the headframe and surface buildings of the colliery.
  • Packed lunch brought by the pupils, or free lunch.
  • Group lunch in a restaurant or meal package on site (on request)
  • Visit to Val-Dieu Abbey in Aubel, in the heart of the Pays de Herve (on request)
  • Return to the school at the end of the day.

The price includes

  • Coach transport from your school
  • The services of a driver
  • Free places for the accompanying teachers (their share is included in the price per pupil)
  • Road and parking costs

The price does not include

  • Guided tour of Blegny-Mine, with a descent in the cage to -30 and -60 metres
  • Group lunch in a restaurant or meal package on site
  • Visit to Val-Dieu Abbey in Aubel, in the heart of the Pays de Herve
  • Meals and drinks
  • Entrance fees to museums and sites not mentioned
  • Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
  • Pocket money

Good to know

  • Departure and return times are adapted to your school; an identity card (Kids-ID for children under 12) is recommended for each pupil.
  • Pupils are supervised by their teachers; bring a packed lunch, a water bottle and clothing suited to the weather.
  • It is cool in the mine all year round: bring a jumper and closed shoes; opening dates and group bookings should be checked.

A tailor-made trip for your group

  • From 20 participants
  • On the date of your choice, departing from near you
  • Free quote, without obligation

Free places

  • 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
  • 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
  • 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
  • 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)

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School trip to Blegny-Mine: descent into the mine, colliery and Val-Dieu Abbey

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