Honister Slate Mine

Borrowdale · The Lake District · United Kingdom

★★☆☆☆ Cruise & tour

What it costs a family of four

Not published

Honister Slate Mine does not publish a fixed price, so this site will not invent one. Check the official page below.

What to know

England's last working slate mine, with tours inside the mountain and a via ferrata up the cliff face on the old miners' route. The via ferrata has a minimum age and cancels in bad weather.

Minimum age 10.

The details

Adult ticket	Check official booking
Child ticket	Check official booking
Typical visit	2 hours
Opening hours	Daily; via ferrata weather dependent
Indoors or out	Both
Region	North West England, United Kingdom
Prices quoted in	GBP

When to go

The planner warns of wet in January, October, November, December. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.

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Official page: https://honister.com/

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