Our Carrs Mine trips on Open Days 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 Geodays start at 1000hrs and finish at 1500hrs. We spend the morning looking at the rocks and geology on the surface and spend the afternoon studying the minerals and faults underground in Carrs Mine.

To request a booking, please scroll down the page to the Geodays and Open Days 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 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.