Welcome to Honister a unique award winning experience, England's last remaining working slate mine and England's very first Via Ferrata!!

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on the Via Ferrata!!!!
on the Mine Tours!!!!

Watch as
Julia Bradbury
tackles the
Via Ferrata + Zip

Fantastic Gift Vouchers available for:
Via Ferrata
All Day Pass packages
Mine Tours

NEW Self-catering accommodation in Borrowdale

COMING SOON!!!!
Borrowdale's Industrial Heritage Revealed!!!

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"Honister is owned by a local family and is a
supporter of The Lake District Community, Economy & The Environment.
Every penny you spend at Honister remains in the local community and helps support a future for our young people." Mark Weir - Mine Owner.

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Located at the head of the Honister Pass in the centre of the Lake District, we produce the world famous Westmorland Green– a beautiful, functional material that has been extracted here for centuries.
Our slate is 400 Million years old!

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Borrowdale
"The Lake District is the loveliest part of England, and Borrowdale is the fairest of its Valleys" Alfred Wainwright,
A Coast to Coast Walk!

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"Better than the Great Barrier Reef,
The Lake Districts biggest thrill, don't even think of coming to Honister and missing the Via Ferrata" Jules Brown, Editor, Rough Guide!

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