Attraction in Castleton
Treak Cliff Cavern
Castleton
Derbyshire
S33 8WP
email
http://www.bluejohnstone.com
Click for phone
Write a review
Treak Cliff Cavern is a genuine wonder in the heart of the Peak District. Treak Cliff Hill is the only place in the world where Blue John Stone occurs naturally. The self-guided audio tour will explain how Blue John Stone was formed, miners in the 1750s constructed a tunnel using only hand tools to reach the Blue John Stone deposits within the hill, and you will see incredible veins of the stone across the cavern roof and hear about the recent discovery of the ‘lost vein’ of Blue John Stone that had been hidden for almost 70 years. Your audio-guide will point out fossils in the limestone rock which formed the hillside above you some 330 million years ago. The tour descends deeper into the hill where you will experience the water worn chambers of natural limestone cavern formations. Multi-coloured flowstone adorns the walls of Aladdin’s Cave. We also have some of the finest stalactites in the Peak District that decorate Fairyland and the Dream Cave. The most famous formation being “The Stork”.
The cavern is open from 10am every day (except 25th December) the last entry is at 4.00pm (3.30pm between November 1st and March 1st).
More Attractions nearby
Blue John Craft Shop and Museum (0.06 miles)
Blue John Cavern and Blue John Mine (0.15 miles)
Peveril Castle (0.18 miles)
Peak Cavern (0.22 miles)
Speedwell Cavern (0.79 miles)
This page viewed on 9,982 occasions since Oct 16th 2005
Brit Quote: |
|
On this day: |