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Caves, Mines & Underground in Stoke-on-Trent
Caves, Mines & Underground in Stoke-on-Trent: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.
9 places 2 free to visit
from £11.50Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
Lane
A genuine Cold War nuclear bunker 40ft underground, packed with authentic equipment and a spy mouse trail for the kids to follow.
CaféGift shopGroup bookingsSchool visits
from £16Heights of Abraham
Matlock Bath · ages 4-15
A cable car ride over the valley, two cavern tours underground, then a hilltop park of play areas and views.
ToiletsCaféRestaurantGift shop+12 more
FreeLancashire Mining Museum CIO
Manchester
Wander round a real colliery site with a 98ft headgear to gawp at, colliery cottages and a miner's canteen to poke round, all free to get in.
Café
from £13.75Peak Cavern
Castleton
Walk a guided showcave under the gorge with a rope-makers story - chilly low section, from £13.75 online for children.
Booking required
from £5Peak District Mining Museum
Matlock · ages 4+
An underground guided tour through a real lead mine, plus a museum where kids climb mock tunnels and pan for minerals.
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from £14.50Speedwell Cavern
Castleton · ages 5-15
A boat ride into a flooded lead mine to see the Bottomless Pit, down 106 steps in Castleton.
Booking requiredParking
from £29.80The Great Rutland Cavern
Matlock Bath · ages 4+
A cable car ride over the valley followed by two illuminated show caverns cut into the hillside.
CaféDog friendlyGift shopGroup bookings+7 more
from £8Treak Cliff Cavern
Castleton · ages 5-17
A 45-minute self-guided walk into a real cavern hung with Blue John stone, but it's steps and slopes, not a pram job.
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FreeWren's Nest
Dudley
Fossil hunting on free geological trails where you might spot the Dudley Bug on a guided walk.
Blue badge parkingPushchair friendlyWheelchair accessible
Good to know: caves, mines & underground in Stoke-on-Trent
Are any of them free?
Yes, Lancashire Mining Museum CIO and Wren's Nest are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £5 at Peak District Mining Museum. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find caves, mines & underground in Lane, Matlock Bath, Manchester, Castleton, Matlock and 1 more. Every place we list is in or around Stoke-on-Trent, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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