Castleton is the small place in
United Kingdom, located some 30 km to the west from
Sheffield. The capital city
London is in 310 km to the south-east. The population of Castleton is 140 people (as of 2010). Thousands of tourists visit Castleton every year to see its show caves and limestone caves.
Manchester (IATA: MAN) is the nearest airport to it, situated just 50 km to the west.
Things to do in Castleton
The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse (called so because of the flatulent-sounding noises from inside the cave), is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave.
The Speedwell Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or caput) of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086, by Peverel, who held lands in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a tenant-in-chief of the king. The town…
Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of only two sites where the ornamental mineral Blue John is still excavated (the other is the nearby Blue John Cavern). As part of an agreement with English Nature, the Blue John that can be seen in the show cave is not mined but it is extracted in small quantities from other areas of the cave and made into saleable items like bowls, jewellery and ornam…
Winnats Pass (or Winnats, as shown on some Ordnance Survey maps) is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The name is a corruption of'wind gates' due to the swirling winds through the pass. It lies west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust's High Peak Estate and the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by high limestone ridges. At the foot of the pass is the entrance to Speedwell Cavern, a karst cave acc…
Odin Mine is a disused lead mine in the Peak District National Park, situated at grid reference SK133835. It lies on a site of 25 hectares near the village of Castleton, England. It is the oldest documented mine in Derbyshire and is thought to be one of the oldest lead mines in England. The mine is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and has biological and geological significance within the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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