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16/10/2026

Throwback to when me and opened up a coal mine dating back to around 1850. It had been capped for a very long time, and we were definitely the first people to enter since then.

We spent days digging through multiple shale collapses to reach this absolute hell hole of a passage. You can probably hear the enthusiasm draining from my voice as I start to question our life choices 😂

We eventually decided the mine was far too dangerous to explore any further. The entrance was later handed over to a local badger conservation group, who repurposed the adit as a badger sett.

We did discover some really interesting architecture inside, though, so I’ll be sharing more over the next few days!

15/10/2026

Some more vintage pumping equipment, dating from around the 1940s/1950s, still in situ in this abandoned lead mine.

We particularly love the typography on the “Electricity in Mines” notice. It has to be one of the most photogenic signs we’ve come across underground… if you’re into that sort of thing 😎

13/10/2026

Lovely haulage adit here with supporting beams holding everything in place in this mixed metal mine.


11/10/2026

Being winched down a 360 ft mine shaft into a lead mine that closed in the 1950s.

The mine has extensive workings that have remained largely unchanged since it closed. Inside, you can still find original pumping equipment from the 1950s, along with miners' graffiti dating back to 1797. An incredible amount of history preserved underground.

09/10/2026

Making our way out of a tight, brick lined tunnel in these old coal workings. Notice the rails still intact along the floor.

Once we disturbed the silt, the whole tunnel began to smell strongly of diesel, and you could see a black, oily substance mixed in with the sediment.

Has anyone got any ideas why there would be so much oil present here, or what it might be from?

08/10/2026

So we finally dug in to the old mine working after a few weeks.
Dates to around 1880.

Its been back filled as we have come in from the top of the adit..
Bit more digging and maybe some wood pillars to see if it worth exploring.
We are very excited about this one..


05/10/2026

After crawling through a tight, muddy tunnel, we emerged into one of the insets, giving us a completely different view of the shaft.

For now, this will be the last video from this place… until we send a camera down the shaft. 👀

The shaft was sunk in the 1860s and once served the local colliery, with workings extending deep below.

03/10/2026

Pushing through a heavily silted up tunnel in these old coal workings, trying to find our way around to another inset that opens into the shaft. These workings likely date back to the 1860s, when the shaft was originally sunk.

We're probably now well beyond where any human should be venturing 😂 Still, all part of the fun!

02/10/2026

In these old coal workings, we're crawling through a tight passage trying to reach another inset further around the huge shaft.

Kane is trying to get Nick to squeeze past him through a tight tunnel full of nasty, oily mud. Is he being reasonable? 😂

01/10/2026

A huge shaft, now capped at the surface. Dating from the 1860s, it reaches a depth of around 280 ft. The colliery remained in operation until the late 1940s.

A pretty intimidating sight when you're stood close to it, it’s a lot bigger than it looks in the video!

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