Peak Cavern

Photo of Peak Cavern, a cave near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.

Peak Cavern

© Paul Foster / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Paul Foster / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peak Cavern

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The largest cave entrance in Britain opens in the gorge behind Castleton, long known by the blunt old name of the Devil’s Arse. Rope-makers lived and worked in the huge mouth for generations, and their ropewalks are still laid out there. Guided tours run on into the floodlit chambers beyond. Hope station is about 3km to the east.

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