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Blue John Mine
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Location: Castleton
County: Derbyshire
Telephone - please mention Let's Stay Peak District: :+44 (0)1433 620638
Attractions:
Caves and Caverns
Family Entertainment
Visitor Centres

Area Guides:
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Details: This is perhaps the most appropriate choice for anyone interested in the 2000 year history of mining in Castleton and it is the true home of Blue John.

The cavern is well illuminated by electric lighting. Comprehensive planning was necessary to ensure that the whole project of opening the mine to the public was complementary to the caverns without appearing to intrude or commercialise. From the many favourable comments it would appear that this aim has been achieved and it has been suggested by a considerable number of visitors I that the Blue John Cavern is the finest that can be visited by the public in the whole of Western Europe.

Highlights of the tour include the Grand Crystallised Cavern, The Waterfall Cavern and the huge chamber of Lord Mulgrave's Dining Room in which his lordship is said to have entertained local miners with a subterranean dinner party.


Call for details of opening times. Admission charged



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