Treak Cliff Cavern is a genuine wonder in the heart of the Peak District. Treak Cliff Hill is the only place in the world where Blue John Stone, a rare form of fluorite with beautiful colours occurs naturally.
The self-guided audio tour explains how Blue John Stone was formed, how miners in the 1700s constructed a tunnel using only hand tools to reach the Blue John Stone deposits within the hill, and you can see incredible veins of the stone across the cavern roof and walls of the ‘Witch’s Cave’ hear about the recent discovery of the ‘Lost vein’ of Blue John Stone hidden for almost 70 years. Your audio-guide points out fossils in the limestone rock which formed the hillside above you some 330 million years ago.
The tour descends deeper into the hill where you experience the water worn chambers of a natural limestone cavern. Multi-coloured flowstone adorns the walls of ‘Aladdin’s Cave’. We have some of the finest stalactites in the Peak District that decorate ‘Fairyland’ and the ‘Dream Cave’. The most famous formation is ‘The Stork’.
The walking tour lasts around 45 minutes, and you can stop and take photographs as you explore at your own pace.
As you come out of the Cavern the view of Castleton and the Hope Valley stretches for 10 miles in front of you.
Our small museum houses a wealth of historic Blue John Stone treasures collected by the owners and displayed for everyone to enjoy. Discover more about the formation and history of the Cavern and the family who care for it today.
You can browse our shop to choose Blue John jewellery, and items made in our onsite workshops, or choose rocks and minerals from all over the world.
After discovering the caverns, learn how to polish your very own souvenir piece of Blue John Stone which is available during selected school holiday periods.
Our Full Day Experience gives you the opportunity to work with our craftsmen and gives you a ‘hands on’ unique experience of Blue John Stone.
You will be allowed to explore in the mines and work with specialist Blue John craftsmen. You get suited and booted, and expect to get muddy, as we take you underground to prospect for your very own piece of Blue John mineral.
This experience has to be prebooked through our website and is only available on selected dates throughout January, February, and March.
Carols By Candlelight is a truly unique Christmas experience for family and friends. Enter the ‘Witch’s Cave’ which will be lit with fairy lights and candles and join in the festive singing, with hot mulled wine and mince pies afterwards on Saturdays and Sundays throughout December.
All self-guided Tours, Blue John Polishing, Experience Days & Carol tickets can be booked online via our website.
Open every day ( except Christmas Day)
Book online at www.bluejohnstone.com to guarantee your visit underground.
Walk-in visitors will be accommodated where possible if we are not fully booked.
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