Wapping Mine/ Cumberland Cavern , Matlock

One of our favourite close to home LOTS to see in this pretty unique place . Paul & Sue

[@waynelowe3329]

I met quite a few of the Troggs my dad was 1 of them, the stories and image a lot of people had/have aren't true, he still has paper cuttings where they were mentioned. Ive been down there myself many times and slept down there too it's a really nice mine/cavern and you can spend a whole day exploring which messes with you a bit when you go in during the day then come out to darkness lol.

[@ExploringwithCarl]

I'm thinking about exploring this one, thanks for showing us the video.

[@alfiethepatterdaleterrier5595]

Its a beauty Carl

[@ExploringwithCarl]

@@alfiethepatterdaleterrier5595 😉👍

[@RichieWellock]

well up for that pal..anytime Carl, but first this stormdr...

[@RichieWellock]

yeah Carl buddy thinking of and doing different thing. lol

[@ExploringwithCarl]

@@RichieWellock wow how time flies 😁

[@stephenclarke3990]

I was in Matlock Bath just two weeks ago. I wish I'd have seen this though❗️Id walk right passed it not knowing it was even there.😫 Stunning. Another excellent video Thank you.👍🏼

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Its a fav of ours and only 10 mins away, still think its one of our best vids and its one of the oldest

[@stephenclarke3990]

@@patterdaleminecave3545 I think you must live quite near me 😊

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Wessington

[@stephenclarke3990]

@@patterdaleminecave3545 Oh ok. Duffield here. Nice to know anyway.

[@RaviYadav-hm7ru]

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[@PoweredByBeer]

Wapping Mine is a great place, we did a full explore a couple of months back. The full tour video is on my channel.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

It is perhaps our closest and we love the place although not been in there for a while . Will check out your video

[@waynelowe3329]

I might of missed them but i didn't see any footage of what we call the wishing well, it's a pool of water thats filtered through the limestone. Also some other chambers named was piano chamber because there's a large slab of rock in the shape of a grand piano and also Queens chamber where you can still see the bracket from a chandelier on the ceiling from when Queen Victoria visited.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

You need to visit numerous times to see most things , we have had dozens of trips and still find new stuff all the time

[@waynelowe3329]

@patterdaleminecave3545 definitely there's so much to see and so many passages especially down what we call the maze, i actually have 2 old maps of the workings from my dad and some area's are gone and other's have appeared through rockfalls with Cumberland being a natural cavern.

[@thisisSMOKIE]

Great video! Explored this myself a few weeks back, really interesting place with loads of routes around

[@johnhodgkinson9674]

JAmes would you recommend gas detector in here It’s in my list that’s all

[@thisisSMOKIE]

@@johnhodgkinson9674 no mate, no need for gas detector

[@thisisSMOKIE]

@@johnhodgkinson9674 give me a shout when you’re ready to explore, it’s a local for me so would be happy to come along

[@johnhodgkinson9674]

@@thisisSMOKIE yeah sound buddy I’m 15 mins away be good to meet somebody if your in Facebook find me John hodgey Hodgkinson pik of me in a mine

[@johnhodgkinson9674]

@@thisisSMOKIE going Sunday you free

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

Nice video. Would have liked to have know more about the mine with less music, but to each their own

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Tried that buddy but if you miss out the tinies of detail people are ion your back . So put the music there now .

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

@@patterdaleminecave3545 I get ya. Ya call something the wrong thing and people jump on ya like a pack of dogs. Some of the terms are different from the UK to the states. Stay safe out there

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

Some wapping great galleries in that mine.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Ha Ha love the pun buddy , it is a really nice one and only 10 mins away for us

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

@@patterdaleminecave3545 You're very fortunate to live there. I'm currently fascinated by the region. My Patrilineal ancestry since 1586 I've traced to the Amber valley, from Crich, to Lea, Holloway & Ashover till the19th century. Now in Sheffield. A very slow migration.

[@dangermouse2235]

Thats impressive. Wheres the entrance? Also would be good to make a video about the Troggs. Maybe some are still alive.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Behind the new bath hotel in matlock bath

[@laweffect]

Another brilliant video. Do you guys to tours? Would love to come on a mine explore with you.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Not as such but you are welcome to come with us anytime you are in our area or where we are going

[@laweffect]

@@patterdaleminecave3545 That would be great. I'd really appreciate it and would love to come along. I'm a beginner but do have a pro helmet and plenty of torches. I'm in the Peaks every weekend so maybe we could sort something in the new year.

[@JKKJ12]

Can you get straight into Cumberland cavern from outside of it?

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

No the adit / entrance is buried you have to go via Wapping entrance shown on the video then go up th slope with the partially buried wheel barrow then climb up a bit of a face of rock

[@JKKJ12]

Ah OK. Thank you. Can you recommend any good, local caves or quarries that I'd be able to just go and take a look around? I collect minerals and crystals and would love to get a little bit of local mineral. I'm not a caver. I'm just Joe public, so nothing where I need to use equipment or anything I have to squeeze through lol

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

@@JKKJ12 This one isnt hard to get into and has a lot of stuff, if you ever need a guide just ask, you will need a helmet and a couple of torches though, I have a builders helmet that would be ok, . Send me an email if you wish [e-mail]

[@JKKJ12]

And was that selenite at 09:19??

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

Calcite

[@RichieWellock]

I guess I need to get better knee pads then for this

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

We use the hard shell ones from screwfix if you get over derbyshire way give me a shout we only live 10 mins from this place

[@RichieWellock]

sorry im going mid week, this wednesday actually.

[@patterdaleminecave3545]

@@RichieWellock pity we are in wales at he mo