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Celebrities at Honister!

You will be amazed who you may bump into on a visit to Honister!

Street Doctor at Honister!
19.03.08
The stars of Street Doctor visited Honister today passing on their do's & dont's to a healthy life style!
Click here to see more!


Faye Power!

13.03.08
Thursday 13th Faye Power went inside the mountain filming a epsiode for The Paul O'Grady Show!
To see more click here!


21.01.08
Our first famous visit for 2008
Honisters Cockerel


was from Honisters resident Cockerel.






The get away!



However, all the fame got a bit too much for him so he turned and legged it!





All the Stars from 2007

HONIWOOD!!


Liam & MariaThe stars of Coronation Street. Click here for more!
Liam & Jackie Charlton









Sir Jackie Charlton & Celia Taylor


Sir Jackie Charlton
pictured here with
Mark's Mum Celia









The Two Hairy Bikers
Another famous visit on the 20.11.07

The Hairy Bikers stopped off for a quick cuppa as they travelled over the pass!





Celia & the Hairy Biker!

Celia was quick to hop on the bike.
Jet the dog looked on!






Local Mountain Rescue
And even our local Keswick Mountain Rescue called in for a break after a hard day filming on the fells.




RAF Air/Sea Rescue Sea King Helicopter
Last visit now on the 20.11.07
After a hard days filming the RAF Rescue stopped off for a well deserved rest!!





The 20th November 07 was a special day up at Honister.
Liam & Maria (pictured above) were here
filming an episode for Corrie.
Sir Jackie Charlton was passing by and called in for a look around our visitor centre.



Thats not all - What happens next?
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Mark Weir & Matt Baker

Matt Baker
(BBC Radio 4)
with Mark

18.10.07





Vernon & Martin Nicholson

Vernon from Coronation Street
aka
Ian Reddington
with Martin

31.08.07




Vernon & Ben Bland


Vernon spliting a slate with Ben
(him off Trinny & Susannah)






Mark Weir & Griff Rhys Jones


Griff Rhys Jones
visited Honister whilst filming "Mountain"

2007



For more information on Griff Rhys Jones click here!

Mark & Ian StephensIan Stephens
Chief Executive of Cumbria Tourism receives a magnificent Honister Slate table endorsed with the new "Lake Ditsrict" branding. Delivered to their brand new offices at Staveley
by Mark Weir



Mark & Eric Robson
18.09.07
Eric Robson Chairman of Cumbria Tourism officially opens the Tatton Garden back at Honister.





Mark & Kim Wilde

Kim Wilde
Came to Honister in 2005 to select slate for her Chelsea Flower Show Garden
Winning 1st Prize




Trinny, Susannah & the Guys!
Earlier this year
we had a visit from
Trinny & Susannah,
filiming a new series of Undressed!
which was shown on
ITV 1 Tuesday 13th November.
For more information
click here!

Mark Weir & The Duke of Edinburgh


In 2001 The Duke of Edinburgh came to re-opened Honister.
Pictured here with Mark outside the mine entrance.



Paul McCartney proposed to Heather whilst on his trip to the Lakes, which included a visit to Honister in 2001.


Jonathan Edwards and his family enjoyed a mine tour in 2004.


In 2004 Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls were at Honister whilst producing the film "If Only"