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Young visitors meet pit ponies

Young visitors to England's National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield will have the chance to meet retired pit ponies at the free museum this summer.

Children can even 'adopt' a pit pony and learn about the jobs they didin the mines. Visitors aged five and over can also take a tripunderground to one of Britain's oldest working mines. Visitwww.ncm.org.uk or call 01924 848 806 for details.

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