The Sovereign Hill Mine Tours

The Sovereign Hill Mine Tours is a great place for families to learn about 19th-century mining. Visitors can take a guided underground mine tour, which includes access via an inclined railway tram and a fully guided tour. There are three separate tours to choose from, each with a different theme, such as the daily life of Ballarat's miners, the immigration side of the gold rush story, and a dramatic story of an underground mining disaster. The tours are suitable for children, but parental discretion is advised for some tours. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and toddlers are free but must have a ticket booked for them. The place also offers other activities, such as the Red Hill Mine Tour, where visitors can walk along a mine shaft and learn about the record-breaking nugget that sparked a frenzy in 1858