Caves · East Midlands
Blue John Cavern
In or near Edale.
Blue John Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Edale · 2.3 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Blue John Cavern is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Admission charged. Coordinates: 53.3455°, -1.8035°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
Blue John Cavern is a series of caverns located in the Peak District, renowned for its stunning limestone formations. Visitors can explore the caverns and learn about their geological history, including how they were formed from ancient ocean deposits.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Castleton SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The others are Peak Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern and Speedwell Cavern.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The cavern takes its name from the semi-precious mineral Blue John, which is still mined in small amounts outside the tourist season and made locally into jewellery. The deposit itself is about 250 million years old. The miners who work the remaining seams are also the guides for underground public tours. The eight working seams are known as Twelve Vein, Old Dining Room, Bull Beef, New Dining Room, Five Vein, Organ Room, New Cavern and Landscape. In 1865, Blue John Cavern was the site of the first use of magnesium to light a photograph underground. It was taken by Manchester photographer Alfred Brothers.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3455, -1.8035
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- Castleton
- Postcode
- S33 8WA
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Phone
- 01433 620638
- Nearest railway station
- Edale — 2.3 km
- Official site
- www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n26421469 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Blue John Cavern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Blue John Cavern entrance.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blue John Cavern?
- Blue John Cavern is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S33 8WA), in the parish of Castleton.
- What is Blue John Cavern?
- Blue John Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blue John Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Edale, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode S33 8WA.
- Is Blue John Cavern a protected site?
- Yes — Blue John Cavern is part of the Castleton SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Blue John Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Edale, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S33 8WA.