Are there any caverns in the Peak District suitable for young children?

Heights of Abraham is perhaps one of the best days out in the Peak District for kids. A cable car takes you up to Heights of Abraham for some stunning views, and your ticket also gives you entry to two caverns where you venture deep under ground and learn about the history of lead mining in the area.

1. Which is the best caverns to visit in the Peak District?
2. Which is the best cavern to visit in Castleton?
3. Is Peak Cavern dog friendly?
4. How many caves are there in the Peak District?
5. What is the deepest cave in the UK?
6. Where is the biggest cave in the UK?
7. How many caves are in Castleton?

Which is the best caverns to visit in the Peak District?

The Castleton caves are some of the best show caverns in the country, and is home to Peak Cavern, Speedwell Cavern, Blue John Cavern and Treak Cliff Cavern. Caverns and caves in the Peak District are unique places to visit and are one of the most popular things to do in Derbyshire and the Peak District.

Which is the best cavern to visit in Castleton?

Treak Cliff Cavern is one of four caverns in Castleton's vicinity, and definitely the best one (although we haven't visited Blue John Cavern following advice from Speedwell Cavern). Journey takes about one hour and you end-up at the different place, few hundred meters above entry to the cavern.

Is Peak Cavern dog friendly?

Dogs are allowed in both the visitors centre and the cavern as long as they are on a lead.

How many caves are there in the Peak District?

Here you'll find seven different caves in the Peak District that you can visit on day walks. From the popular caves like Thor's Cave to Robin Hood's cave as well as some other less-known ones that are perfect to explore.

What is the deepest cave in the UK?

It is a hidden world of darkness and intrigue. In a quiet corner of the Upper Swansea Valley lies the deepest cave network in the whole of the UK. Amongst cavers, Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (Cave of the Black Spring) is famous... but it's a place few people have ever explored.

Where is the biggest cave in the UK?

Located in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park, White Scar Cave is the longest cave in Britain open to the public.

How many caves are in Castleton?

The caverns at Castleton are four underground caves which prove enormously popular with tourists and visitors to the area, drawing in coaches and schoolchildren and people of all ages to sample the diverse and different atmospheres the caves have to offer.