Activity
Honister Slate Mine
Borrowdale, North West England
England's last working slate mine, with underground tours, a via ferrata and a high wire.
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
At the top of Honister Pass, the mine runs underground tours into the old workings and a via ferrata along the face of Fleetwith Pike. It also has a café, a shop selling slate goods and the Infinity Bridge zip wire for those who want an adrenaline fix. Book the activities ahead; the pass road itself is steep.
Good to know
- Book tours and the via ferrata ahead
- Tours go underground, wear warm layers
- Best time
- Morning, tours fill up
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Top of the steep Honister Pass road, own car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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