Temple Mine

The Peak District Mining Museum and Temple Mine are related destinations either part regarding the road, with a combination that is great discount scheme to encourage one to check out both. Which you should!The Temple Mine is a nevertheless lead that is completely operational fluorspar mine from the 1920s and 50s plus a hand mine section some 200 years old, that you and also the children can explore together by guided tour. Perhaps the little touches difficult caps for tour goers add to the event for kids, but wait they find until they have to pan for gold and take home exactly what! (Mum's the word, but it defintely won't be gold.)Because for the nature of this mine the way that is just explore is through guided trip not to mention it's nowhere near 'accessible', but there's also a DVD of the Mine Tour running into the museum to watch so those naturally excluded through the depths can still start to see the details.Elsewhere in the Museum you can also find a trove of minerals and gems and also the vast Wills Founder Water Pressure Engine, nevertheless the highlight for anyone small enough to fit right in there has merely surely got to function as the mock up mine tunnels! Neat crawl that is wood replicating mine shaft angles. An excellent workout that is imaginative!