📜 An open-air museum dedicated to the history of quarrying and mining.
🚂 Explore historical industrial machinery, locomotives, and enjoy train rides, including with the steam locomotive 'Bronhilda'.
⚙️ Discover a wide range of historical machinery like steam and diesel locomotives, wagons, and excavators.
🚂 Experience unique train rides on a narrow-gauge railway, with special steam locomotive 'Bronhilda' runs on select dates.
⛏️ Delve into an underground mine exhibition, showcasing mining techniques in their natural environment.
📅 Attend special events throughout the year, such as night tours, season closing ceremonies, and St. Nicholas rides.
🗓️ The museum is generally open from May to October.
🚂 Train Departures (May-Oct):
* Weekends & Public Holidays: Hourly from 10:00 to 16:00.
* July & August (Wednesday-Friday): 11:00, 13:00, 15:00.
* Museum & Mine Tours: Start approximately 20 minutes after train arrivals.
ℹ️ The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the season.
❄️ The main season ends in October, but a refreshment stall may be open on weekends in November during favorable weather, and special St. Nicholas rides are held in December.
🎟️ Museum + Mine Tour:
* Adult (15-65 years): 120 CZK
* Child (3-15 years), Student (up to 26), Senior (from 65), ZTP: 80 CZK
* Family (max 3 children): 320 CZK
🚂 Motor Train Ride:
* Adult: 90 CZK
* Child (3-15), Student, Senior, ZTP: 60 CZK
🚂 Steam Train Ride (Bronhilda):
* Adult, Student, Senior, ZTP: 120 CZK
* Child (3-15): 80 CZK
👶 Children under 3 years are free for train rides but cannot enter the underground mine for safety reasons.
🆓 Residents of Svatý Jan pod Skalou and Bubovice enjoy free entry.
⚠️ The underground mine has a constant temperature of 8°C (46°F) and is not recommended for children under 6 years or individuals with claustrophobia.
👶 Children under 3 years are not permitted in the underground mine.
♿ Access to the museum is by foot, bike, or horse only, and trails can be rocky, making it unsuitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
🚗 Parking: Paid parking is available in the nearby village of Bubovice.
🚶♀️ Access: The museum is located in a nature reserve and can only be reached on foot, by bike, or on horseback from surrounding villages like Bubovice (2 km, 20 min), Loděnice (3 km, 40 min), or Svatý Jan pod Skalou (3-4 km, 60 min).
🚌 Public Transport: Buses from Prague-Zličín serve Bubovice (line 311) and Loděnice (lines 380, 384). Trains (line S6) from Prague-Smíchov also go to Loděnice.
🏛️ Operated by the Barbora z.s. association.
👥 For group tours (over 10 people), contact skanzen@solvayovylomy.cz or call +420 603 519 739.
🗓️ Group tours for larger groups (35-40+ people) require splitting and 1.5-hour intervals.
👨🏫 One teacher per 10 minors receives free entry for school groups.