Photo: Ladybower
Dam.
Photo: Peak
Cavern Castleton.
Photo : Little John's
grave, Hathersage.
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BLUE JOHN CAVERN, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WP. Tel: 01433
620638/620642. Large range of natural water-worn caverns featuring
stalactites, stalagmites and Blue John Stone. Eight of the fourteen
known veins are found here. Castleton is the only known place
where Britain's rarest mineral occurs. Blue John Craft Shop in
the town. www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk. About 3 miles west of Bamford.
HATHERSAGE CHURCH (ST
MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS). School Lane, Hathersage, Hope Valley,
S32 1BB. Tel: 44 1433 650 3532 Legendary site of Little John's
Grave, in village which also has connection with Charlotte Bronte,
who wrote "Jane Eyre" while staying here. Brass rubbings
may be done of the Eyre family brasses. Open in daylight hours.
About 2 miles east of Bamford.
CASTLETON VILLAGE MUSEUM, Castleton Visitor Centre, Buxton Road,
Castleton, Hope Valley. Tel. 01433 620679. Village history displays
including Blue John, lead mining, Smithy, Joiner's shop, rope
making, Garland Ceremony etc. On the 2nd April 2004, Castleton's
new state-of-the-art information centre was opened to the public.
About 3 miles west of Bamford. Photo
top of page.
TREAK CLIFF CAVERN, Castleton,
Hope Valley, S33 8WP. Tel: 01433 620571. Underground wonderland
of stalactites and stalagmites. World's richest deposits of Blue
John stone easily visible on guided tours of the caverns. Fossils
and other mineral and rock formations. Suitable for people of
all ages. www.bluejohnstone.com. About 3 miles west of Bamford.
SPEEDWELL CAVERN, Winnat's Pass, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33
8WA. Tel: 01433 620512. This unique cavern is an old lead mine
worked in the early part of the 18th Century. It is visited by
boat in complete comfort and safety by travelling along a subterranean
illuminated canal. (Photo right: Winnat's Pass)www.speedwellcavern.co.uk.
About 3 miles west of Bamford.
PEVERIL CASTLE, Castleton,
Hope Valley, S33 8WQ. (English Heritage).Tel: 01433 620613. Norman
Motte and Bailey Castle in ruins. Built by William the Conqueror
for his illegitimate son William Peveril, to oversee the lead
mines and Forest of the Peak. Looked after by English Heritage.
About 3 miles west of Bamford.
HATHERSAGE OPEN AIR HEATED SWIMMING POOL, Oddfellows Road, Hathersage,
Hope Valley. Tel: 01433 650843. The pool surround has changed
little since being built in 1936 and still has the original veranda
and bandstand with a beautiful grass lawn to sunbathe on. About
2 miles east of Bamford.
1935 saw the construction
of Ladybower Dam. This project received objections both locally
and nationaly because it involved the flooding of two villages;
Ashopton and Derwent. Derwent village can still be seen in very
dry summers. Ladybower is now a major tourist attraction. More.
About 2 miles north of Bamford.
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