Peak District Mining Museum

Peak District Mining Museum in Matlock Bath brings a different side of Derbyshire's story into view, focusing on the region's lead mining past with exhibits that feel rooted in the landscape around you. Dogs are welcome inside the museum and on the guided mine tours, which makes this a rare day out where paws can follow the full experience rather than waiting on the pavement.

Based in the Grand Pavilion, the museum offers bookable mine tours alongside the main exhibition space, so it works well for anyone who wants more than just glass cases and information boards. The tours take you underground into the historic workings, and dogs can join provided they're comfortable in enclosed spaces.

It's a genuinely unusual dog-friendly attraction, especially for confident pups who don't mind a bit of subterranean adventure. The museum sits near Matlock Bath, so you can combine the visit with a walk along the Derwent or a nose around the town afterwards.