Where is Peak Cavern?
The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest cave entrance in Britain
More recently, Peak Cavern has had somewhat of an identity crisis. Originally called “Devil's Arse”due to the flatulence-like sounds that emanate from within the caverns, the name was changed in 1880 to “Peak Cavern” in order to avoid causing the then visiting Queen Victoria any offence.
What is the most famous cavern in Castleton?
The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest cave entrance in Britain.
How long is the Peak Cavern tour?
1 hour
A fascinating 1 hourlong tour, witnessing how rope was made for Derbyshire lead miners, followed by a guided walk retelling the folklore of the Victorian tour guides. The cave is fairly undemanding and suitable for all ages.
Where is Peaks Hole Water?
Peakshole Water is a stream in the Derbyshire Peak District named after its source, Peak Cavern. It flows through the village of Castleton to join the River Noe in nearby Hope.
Peakshole Wateris astreamin theDerbyshirePeak Districtnamed after its source,Peak Cavern. It flows through the village ofCastletonto join theRiver Noein nearbyHope. Despite its name, much of its flow actually emerges from the Russet Well, a resurgence in a garden on the east side of the gorge below the main Peak Cavern entrance, described as the "main resurgence of the Castleton area", which drains a series ofswalletson the other side of the Pennine watershed belowRushup Edge. The resurgence has been explored bycave diversto a depth of 82 feet (25m) but further exploration was halted by a constriction
The River Noe flows into the DerbyshireDerwent, which in turn leads to theRiver Trentand thence to theHumberestuary and theNorth Sea.
The stream once powered a corn mill in Castleton which remained in use until about 1920. The 10–12ft diameter water wheel survived until the 1950s.[2]Little is left of the mill, apart from the wheel pit and the mill pond.[3]A public footpath leads from Castleton past the mill and follows close to the stream as far as Pindale Road south of Hope.[4]The stream has one main tributary,Odin Sitch, which rises aboveOdin Mineon the slopes ofMam Torand joins Peakshole Water north of the visitor centre in Castleton
What is Peak Cavern Rope Making?
Until the late 19th century, when lead mining came to an end, the ropemakers who inhabited the cave, supplied rope for Castleton's lead mining industry. The ropemaking equipment that remains is now used by the tour guides to demonstrate the skill to visitors.
