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Blue John Cavern
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Tips from locals
Anne
January 16, 2022
Bring out your inner underground explorer; and buy Blue John earrings
Tom
July 21, 2021
Great day out - kids will love it
Lindsay
July 26, 2018
One of 4 show caves in Castleton and home of the world famous Blue John stone
Bridget
May 13, 2022
A deep climb down to the mine which is very dramatic.
Angga
September 13, 2019
It's a cavern you can explore. 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.
It's a cavern you can explore. 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 t…
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Cross Street
Castleton, England