Celebrities at Honister!

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

19.03.08
The stars of Street Doctor visited Honister today passing on their do's & dont's to a healthy life style!
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13.03.08
Thursday 13th Faye Power went inside the mountain filming a epsiode for The Paul O'Grady Show!
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21.01.08
Our first famous visit for 2008



was from Honisters resident Cockerel.

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

All the Stars from 2007

HONIWOOD!!

The stars of Coronation Street. Click here for more!

Sir Jackie Charlton
pictured here with
Mark's Mum Celia










Another famous visit on the 20.11.07

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







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







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





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 -
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Matt Baker
(BBC Radio 4)
with Mark

18.10.07







Vernon from Coronation Street
aka
Ian Reddington
with Martin

31.08.07







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









Griff Rhys Jones
visited Honister whilst filming "Mountain"

2007



For more information on Griff Rhys Jones click here!

Ian 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




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







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





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!




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"