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Treak Cliff Cavern
Newest Review: ... is no designated car park so the cars just park on the grass verge. From here Treak Cliff Cavern is a steep climb up the hillside. This certainly would not be suitable for the disabled or the infirm but for the able-bodied it is quite an interesting experience. The climb to the cavern entrance is very steep, but it is a well walked footpath and there are several sets of steps to make the ... more  ... climbing easier. It is actually possible to see the entrance to the cavern from the road, and to be honest it is not actually that far, and should only take about 15 minutes to complete.
At the entrance to the cavern there is a gift shop, some toilets ...more |
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Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton (1024 words)
by micksheff - written on 09.10.07 (Very useful, 230 readings)
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Treak Cliff Cavern can be found on the fringe of Derbyshire's Peak District town of Castleton. Cutting deep into the limestone hillside this is actually one of four different cave systems that penetrate this impressive landscape. This landscape and the caves were formed between 350 and 300 million years ago when this whole area was submerged under the sea. Treak Cliff Cavern is perhaps the least known of Castleton's caves, although it still attracts many thousands of visitors each year. This may have something to do with the fact that it is the least accessible and it is also much smaller than Peak Cavern, the largest cave here and the Blue John Cavern. ...
The Source of Blue John Gemstones. (853 words)
by daseaford - written on 10.05.01 (Very useful, 816 readings)
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We are told that there is only one place in the world where you can find the Blue John gemstone and that is in the hillside to the north of the town of Castleton in Derbyshire, England. You can see this gemstone in its natural surroundings in the caves of the Treak Cliff Cavern and learn all about its history during a visit to this showcave. In the 1750’s the local miners dug a tunnel into the hillside looking for Lead, and although at that time they did not find any Lead they found a dark mineral that they believed was Coal. When they examined the mineral more closely they discovered that it was not Coal, but that it was a blue translucent ...
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