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moocher
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15 years ago

need to get underground ,but have to take the wifey who is enjoying her few looks and peeps so far..
looking for good mine with lots to see an not to many /big ..drops...in north wales or north west england
many thax .. :thumbsup:

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Vanoord
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15 years ago

Depends what sort of thing you want, I guess?

There's plenty of slate around Blaenau Ffestiniog, Cwmorthin in particular. Certainly enough variety to give you options from half an hour to a full day underground.

Where have you been so far?

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moocher
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15 years ago

i have spent most of my time mooching in caves,
was around blaenau Ffestiniog last weekend ..an came across this place ..didnt have a map with me ..

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Vanoord
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15 years ago

Which side of Blaenau was that?

At a guess that would be Rhiwbach, but I shall stand ready to be corrected as I've not actually been there!

Google http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=safari&q=blaenau+ffestiniog&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Blaenau+Ffestiniog,+Gwynedd,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ei=e6RJTLv4EYT-0gSa2bCFCw&ved=0CCMQ8gEwAA&ll=52.993794,-3.876618&spn=0.004695,0.008969&t=h&z=17

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DylanW
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15 years ago

Would this be Croes y Ddwy Afon, on the Mignaint?

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

Vanoord
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15 years ago

"DylanW" wrote:
Would this be Croes y Ddwy Afon, on the Mignaint?

Ahah! Give that man a biscuit!

SimonRL has been there:

🔗Croes-y-Ddwy-Afon-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[linkphoto]Croes-y-Ddwy-Afon-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[/linkphoto][/link]

The underground side of it looks rather grubby!

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moocher
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15 years ago

thanks guys always nice to know what a place is call'd..after your return ,any sites round here for 2-3 hours underground ?

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Vanoord
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15 years ago

Cwmorthin! http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine/

There's plenty to see on the "ground floor" and a particularly nice stairway on the way down adjacent to the Back Vein Incline.

The mine is massive, with a bit of scrambling to see some of the deeper bits, the alternative being thigh-deep water (there are two ways down).

If you're thinking of heading up, it's worth asking on the forum to see if anyone's around. As SimonRL reminds me, it's been a while since we did an easy trip round Cwmorthin... ::)

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simonrl
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15 years ago

"Vanoord" wrote:

"DylanW" wrote:
Would this be Croes y Ddwy Afon, on the Mignaint?

Ahah! Give that man a biscuit!

SimonRL has been there:

🔗Croes-y-Ddwy-Afon-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[linkphoto]Croes-y-Ddwy-Afon-Slate-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[/linkphoto][/link]

The underground side of it looks rather grubby!

Ah yes, that's definitely Croes y Ddwy Afon.

Underground there's one filthy ocherous tunnel (unusually so for slate) and some collapsed chambering containing a reasonably well preserved air receiver.

On the other side of the pit is a fenced off, and clearly fiercely dangerous, boulder. I've never seen a boulder get up and run off, so presumably the fence isn't keeping it in.... There appeared to be a squeezable gap by the boulder, so perhaps it's possible to gain access to more chambers that way?

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by