CARRS MINE TRIPS
Our Carrs Mine trips take about 90 minutes. We provide lamps and helmets. We suggest that you wear outdoor clothing and footwear. The temperature underground is around 8C. The mine is usually dry underfoot, but may be a little muddy in places. We welcome all children who can walk and climb stairs – we don’t take babes in arms underground.
We are a charity with a 100% volunteer team. We suggest a donation for mine trips of £11 for adults and £5 for children.
Our Open Days in 2024 will be on 28 April, 26 May, 16 June, 28 July, 7 August,18 August, 28 August, 29 September, and 27 October.
To request a booking, please scroll down the page to our on-line booking form. Choose your preferred date and time from the drop-down list
ORGANISED GROUP VISITS
The Society can also arrange custom group visits to Carrs Tourist Mine throughout most of the year, except for the months of July and August
A suggest a minimum donation of £110 is needed to confirm a booking for an organised group visit, subject to a volunteer guide being available. To discuss a date, please either send us an email – bookings(at)nentheadmines.com or phone 07718 385646. We usually need three weeks notice of your proposed date.
We do not offer Carrs Mine tours from November through to late March. We carry out mine maintenance during this period.
HOW TO GET TO NENTHEAD MINES
We are at Nenthead, near Alston, in Cumbria.The main road is the A689.
The satnav postcode for our site entrance road is CA9 3NR.
Follow the brown tourist signs from the A689. Do not stop in the first car park – follow the trackway alongside the river.