Honister Slate Mine

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4.6

( 16 reviews )

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Honister Pass, Keswick CA12 5XN, United Kingdom +44 1768-777-230

Honister Slate Mine is a well-renowned brand that offers a unique and adventurous experience for visitors. Located in the stunning Lake District, this historic mine has been producing slate for over 300 years. The mine offers a range of activities, including guided tours where visitors can explore the underground tunnels and learn about the fascinating mining heritage. Additionally, Honister Slate Mine provides opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts to try their hand at climbing or zip-lining, all while surrounded by breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. With a gift shop on-site, visitors can also take home a piece of the beautiful locally-sourced slate as a memento of their visit. Honister Slate Mine is highly regarded for its friendly and knowledgeable staff who strive to provide a memorable and enjoyable experience for all guests.

Amenities and More

Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
Crowd
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space

Reviews

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Sue oliver

March 22, 2024

This review is for the Adrenaline Pass at the slate mine… wow 🤩 an absolutely brilliant 3 hours of fun and also some hard work at times. Starting off with the wire bridge high above Honister Pass, the event starts with some stunning views before heading into the mine. Inside there are some great climbs, descents, swing ropes and a zip line. To finish off, there’s a voluntary 35 metre free fall drop off a platform which all of our group courageously completed 😊 Great value for money for the experience which was complemented by friendly experienced staff.

Hanna pritchard

March 22, 2024

We did the adrenaline package and had Andy as our guide! Andy was very fun and helpful through the entire experience! Going through the mine was so fun but dress warm as it gets down to 8 degrees inside there! Also recommend waterproof pants and shoes as it does get wet down there! Highly recommend and would love to try other activities at Honister the next time I’m in the Lake District!

Rebecca oster

March 22, 2024

What an amazing experience, went on the classic via ferrata £45 and it was well worth the money. Fantastic instructor, Heather, very experienced and knowledgeable about the slate mines and felt very confident climbing in her care. Lovely photos bought and were emailed to us for £20. Very nice cafe, cracking flat white, made with decent coffee, good selection of cakes but also soup, hot pies and hot sandwiches/toasties etc. Toilets in very good condition, car park free with activity ticket otherwise £5 for day and well worth it for access to the local walks. I'd definitely return with my grown up family as there is a list of activities I'd still do plus the slate mine tour underground, £17.50 each, no concessions. Also, if you're lucky, you might see fighter planes on training flight path!

Greg weldon

March 22, 2024

Perfect place for break, day out, clean toilets, super b cafe and very nice staff, around lot of places for walk and hiking, big car park for good price. Good advice :-) Please drop price for Americano from £3.20 to £2,50 and will be happy. Stunning place and view point, all area look like Mars or Moon but green :-) Amazing Sunsets and this place must be 1 point to visiting. Honister first and Keswick second! Enjoyed day off. Nice gift shop plus plenty spaces for seating and relaxing after long walk.

Jo hamilton

March 22, 2024

Can’t recommend enough! We did the adrenaline pass, which included the mine tour, the infinity bridge and the jump. All of it was amazing and we even got to see jets flying through while on the bridge!! Both of our instructors were very friendly and entertaining, they really made the experience! Would 100% recommend it!

Mia h. kim

March 22, 2024

Absolutely stunning backdrop and a well run activity centre. The views from the mine as well as the pass are truley something to take tour breath away. A throughly enjoyable day out. There's so much you can do. From Bungee Jumps, climbing through the cable and zip wire down, the infinity bridge and more. The mine tour is great seeing the cramped conditions people worked in. The restaurant/cafe serves great food and the dinning area is beautiful with solid wood tables and chairs/benches. The gift shop offer plenty of unusual and rare objects made from slate as well as other materials. Staff were amazingly helpful

Brandon garcía

March 22, 2024

This is a great place to visit & spend the day in the area. As at November 2023 all day parking is £5. Parking is paid for in the Slate Mine shop. There's plenty to do & see, including the famous via ferrata, which I did quite a long time ago. The café is well presented & serves really nice, if not a little expensive, snacks & drinks. The staff were very pleasant too. This is a working mine & you can see what's being made through viewing windows. The mine is situated in an area of the Lake District that has many well known peaks that are easily accessible from where you park. With Derwent Water at one end & Buttermere at the other the drive in is spectacular at all times of the year. Honister Pass can be very dangerous in icy conditions & shouldn't be attempted at all in those conditions due to its steepness, exposure & it being wet most of the year.

William kabelac

March 22, 2024

Was a great experience overall - but be warned, if there's more than three groups of people doing the mine climb (which is what we did) then you'll honestly be spending more than half the time waiting for your go, or, for the person's/people infront of you to finish so you can strap yourself to the next safety point. Great day had regardless - also, alot of crouching through the mine at the very beginning of the tour - which they don't pre-warn you about.