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Caves, Mines & Underground in York

York itself doesn't have a proper cave or mine to explore, but The Bloody Tour of York gets you underground in spirit, leading you through the city's snickleways on a 90-minute walk of torture, execution and ghost stories, from £7.50. For the real thing, you're looking at a longer trip out to Wakefield, where the National Coal Mining Museum takes you 140 metres down an old colliery shaft on a guided trip, free to get in. If you want proper depth, the coal mine's your best bet, and it's free, with parking and a cafe on site too. Fancy something further still, there's Ponden Kirk & Fairy Cave out at Keighley, a free crevice cave on the moors above Haworth with Brontë links, though it's outdoor and exposed so dress for it. For a puzzle rather than a hole in the ground, Houdini's Escape Room in Leeds locks your team in for an hour, ages 2 to 18, but book ahead as it's card only.

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Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Derby

Houdini's Escape Room Experience - Leeds

Leeds · ages 2-18

Sixty minutes locked in a themed room working through puzzles and riddles as a team, with the game master watching the clock.

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Young children display yellow chicken artwork at an intergenerational craft activity with adults supervising.

Free

National Coal Mining Museum for England

Wakefield · ages 0+

Free entry to a 42 acre former colliery, with the real draw being a guided trip 140 metres underground.

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Aerial view of rolling green countryside with fields, woodland, and lakes stretching to distant hills under blue sky.

Free

Ponden Kirk & Fairy Cave

Keighley

A rocky crevice cave and gritstone outcrop on the moors above Haworth, tied to the Brontë novels.

from £7.50

The Bloody Tour of York

York

A 90-minute guided walk through York's snickleways, told through tales of torture, execution and ghostly goings-on.

Good to know: caves, mines & underground in York

Are any of them free?

Yes, National Coal Mining Museum for England and Ponden Kirk & Fairy Cave are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £7.50 at The Bloody Tour of York. 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 Leeds, Wakefield, Keighley and York. Every place we list is in or around York, and each listing has the full address and directions.