Classic Caves of the Peak District



Author: Iain Barker

Publisher: The Crowood Press 1997

ISBN 186126058X

Described by the author in the preface as being ‘a personal selection of the best caving trips the Peak District has to offer’. The book describes 50 of the most popular caving trips in the Peak. Each entry has location details, access arrangements, tackle requirements, general description, history, references, and surveys in most cases.

Sites Described

 * Ashford Black Marble Mines
 * Brightgate Cave
 * Carlswark Cavern
 * Clatterway Levels
 * Cowlow Pot
 * Critchlow Cave
 * Cumberland Cavern and Wapping Mine
 * Darfar Pot
 * Dr Jacksons Pot
 * Eldon Hole
 * Engine Vein
 * Eyam Dale House Cave
 * Fatigue Pot
 * Gautries Hole
 * Giants Hole
 * Goodluck Mine
 * Hillocks Mine
 * Hungerhill Swallet
 * Ivy Green Sink
 * J.H.
 * Jug Holes
 * Knotlow Cavern
 * Ladyside Pot
 * Lathkill Head Cave
 * Lay-by Pot
 * Long Rake Mine
 * Lower Cales Dale Cave
 * Mandale Mine
 * Maskhill Mine
 * Merlin’s Mine
 * Nettle Pot
 * Nickergrove Mine
 * Oxlow Cavern
 * P8
 * Peak Cavern
 * Perryfoot Cave
 * Putwell Hill Mine
 * Robin’s Shaft Mine
 * Rowter Hole
 * Speedwell Mine and Cavern
 * Streaks Pot
 * Tearsall Pipe Caverns No 2
 * Water Icicle Close Mine
 * Waterways Swallet
 * Waterfall Hole
 * West Mine
 * Winnat's Head Cave
 * Wood Mine
 * Yoga Cave
 * Youd’s Level