Back to The Abandoned Copper Mines of Alderley Edge 

The creature in the ‘Watery Abyss’ looked like a frog to me. Another excellent video Martin.

Liked before viewing! Need I say more! 👍🙂🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Definitely not wheelchair accessible Martin... That's why I'm relying on you to make these brilliant videos, so I can experience it too.. Many thanks (Phil - Standish)

Industrial history is far more interesting than learning about "the battle of this and that" or " King wobbly Knob the iii. " It is far more pertinent and connected to the common person and their ancestors In this case industrial history is going back into prehistory. Derbyshire Caving Club what a great bunch to offer to take people on a safe tour of the mines. It takes special and very brave men women and children to be miners. You only have to be crazy to be a caver LOL. Great vid Martin and Connor wasn't so chirpy, was that because he wasn't so comfortable being in a mine??? LOL

Brilliant video. Scary to think of the conditions for the workers.

. . . "now we're in the lower level and by the way it floods down here" - not what you want to hear in a confined space deep underground!!!! Your enthusiasm to bring us this lost history exceeds your desire to run back the way you came!! Thanks go to the cave guys for another fact filled episode, as usual I've learned a lot. Another cracking vid Martin👍🐿

Words fail me. WOW. WOW. WOW. Thank you very much

Great coverage Martin. I did a tour of this mine in 2013. I took my RC rock crawler for what I believe was the world's first underground RC rock crawl.

I was literally saying “wow” throughout the whole video and glad to hear about the Derbyshire Caving Club, my home county! Great video!

Just stunning. Thank you all so much!

An old pal, no longer with us used to play down wood mine with his brothers and friends in the 1960's, bicycle torches, candles, all of that. ....told me stories about the blue lake, fascinating to finally see it for myself, many thanks x

This is a good video. It was so scary 😨😨 to me the deeper down you went.. I got dizzy from you filming over the edge. Here in the United States I have been to several cave systems. But nothing like this.. Mammoth Cave & Ruby Fall are 2 of our favorites. They aren't mines just natural cave systems. Yes I got dizzy & sick in them.. So beautiful but sad to know Men Women & children had to work in those conditions.. Thanks for Sharing..

Always a pleasure to see Connor joining you on your adventures. Batman n robin. Dynamic duo😉

well martin we were on the edge of the seats with this film bloody wonderful journey to the centre of the world we loved it and thanks to the great guys who took you there and got you back safe cheers to you all from trev and christine down south

Thank you Martin! I always find myself grinning from ear to ear watching your adventures. I really admire you. Love from Peru. What a great Public service those chaps perform keeping all the curious safe. Pity there isnt a way to mine without poisoning Mother Earth

Another fascinating video I'm truly surprised that this channel doesn't have a million subscribers. The people showing you around really love what they do their enthusiasm really comes across in your video. The miner's that worked and developed the mine would have been able walk in and out of there with no lights at all they would have had a mental map. I wonder if it was very noisy down there back in the day. Fascinating ! Thanks for making this for us.

Fascinating and terrifying in equal measure! Wonderful video Martin. Thanks very much for sharing.

That was so cool . Thank you Martin and team.

Great video Martin, I never fail to be amazed at how much was achieved by our predecessors with their basic tools and such harsh conditions. Well done as always, your video's are always worth the wait !

Great video again. Thanks for going to places I'd would, 'shit myself' in. Not a chance of getting me down there. Cheers Martin.

Reminds me of going into the old abandoned gold mines on the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, it would be scary now, but when we were young it didn't seem to worry us... One of mums relatives, used to swim down to get into the entrance the one of the old mines and come out with the quartz crystals. John Macleod was his name. Once he took my father pig hunting and they brought back a big lump of quartz crystal, dad said the whole adventure was strenuous. This was 50 years ago and John was extremely fit where as my father was, let's say a little on the Porky side, sadly John recently passed away, dad's still going but only just.......Auckland NZ.

I really is a treat when I get home and see a new Martin Zero video in my feed. Your videos are so much better than the contrived stuff that passes as documentaries these days.

Missed you on Sunday pal...had to watch Corrie with my wife!

Wow again, that was fabulous. Thanks for taking me along just loved it

We used to go down the mines at alderley as teenagers. Naughty. Great fun ! 💫

Wow crazy but incredible. I can't imagine what it must have been like working in those conditions. I'm glad the caving club runs tours so people can actually see what's down there safely. Another amazing video.

Once again,... excellent Martin !! I enjoy ALL your videos so much ! Thank you 😀😀.

Fascinating footage about an old stamping ground.Thank you!

Wonderful,makes you feel for those who had to work there in nearly pitch black,children who would have been so young 😢THE OBJECT IN THE ABYSS WAS EITHER A 🐸 OR A TOAD.

The vids just keep getting better, thanks Martin for another piece of local history 👍

A frog. They get everywhere. Lovely video Martin. Thanks.

Fantastic video Martin thanks for sharing 😃

The modern civilizations , innovations and warfare evolved from ancient ones because of these early industries . Very nice video 👌 .

Fascinating video Extremely difficult to imagine how difficult this job was given the technology of the time and the use of candle and parrafin light

Bringing history to life, another magnificent video, well done to you, Connor and the lads from Derbyshire Caving Club.

Thank you Martin for another amazing episode. We learn more every episode about our city.

Down Down deeper and Down. Thanks for that Martin really enjoyed following you and Connor on your exploration. Great stuff.

Cheers Martin and Connor, another amazing video thank you.

Thank you for taking us along. Good mine.

What a brilliant experience and knowledgeable guides. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼😊

Think I will be having nightmares tonight. Absolutely brilliant Martin. My goodness though my heart was in my mouth. Fascinating.

Super video Martin. Thanks for taking us on a excellent voyage.

Brilliant vid, Martin, dunno how I missed it so far! Really enjoyed it! Amazing how old it is and still holding up..

That was special and definitely informative. That said,I give you guys credit for a good adventure. Thank you Martin and Connor plus the club of course.

Amazing to see inside this mine, what harsh conditions the workers had to endure. You are braver than me going all that way underground. Great video again Martin.

Massive thanks for sharing looking forward to the third mine

Fab video Martin it never ceases to amaze me the places human kind get to. I had my breath held when you were squeezing through that space on your front and the tension in the music, wonderfully edited.

Brilliant and thank you so much for taking us along... and no I will never do that because watching you do the Crocodile was terrifying... amazing stuff Martin and that beautiful waterfall is a national treasure. What an amazing Island we live on!

Amazing seeing the old metal mugs

Wow' didn't know all that was down there Martin' I live just round the corner' ...it's a good job that you were with John, Brad and Chris, especially when you get the realisation of the 'Singing Post' ...beautiful place, fantastic video, thank you.

Great video Martin love the exploring respect to the lads from the Caving Team for bringing this little gem back to life good to see Conner # urbex uk with you as well

Thanks for this follow up Martin. Thanks also to the guys showing you and Connor the mine. Those low areas were particularly scary for me. Just watching it made me feel as if the rock was pressing down upon you and me in a virtual way! Reminded me of that cave rescue last year with those boys in Thailand.

Awesome as usual. Great guides as well

Another great look into the past, and hats off to DCC for facilitating this adventure.

Brilliant video.. was gripped from start to finish.. loved it..

Totally amazing Martin thank you

The creature in the abyss is probably a frog. Living off insects? (But how do the insects live....?) Anyway you're a braver person than I am. Weirdstone of Brisingham all over again!

Fascinating snippets of info from the caving lads, esp about the iron rods for making the holes. That second green waterfall was spectacular. Hard work doing the commando crawl innit. 😃

I was taken down a cave system in Derbyshire, 50 Years ago, and crawled through squeezes and all sorts…great fun…but thinking back…mmmmm. Great series, I can’t stop watching

A fascinating video. Thanks.

Another fascinating video Martin loved it , thanks 🧱👍🏼

Well Martin that was another fantastic video with all the information given by the guides and of course yourself you must spend a lot of time researching these for your videos keep up the good work Martin.

Wow! Martin that's amazing. I really need to get my Son on one of those tours. Thanks for sharing and have a great week mate.

Brilliant 🔥 thanks for sharing your adventures. Good to see Darren popping up again 🤘🤘👍👌🏽 keep safe out there boy's 🤘🤘🖖

Superb video again Martin.

What an awesome exploration, Martin, lucky man. Take care...

an absolutely amazing experience - thanks for sharing

Absolutely incredible but there is no way I would go down there!

Been here many times growing up ....Another sublime video for you well done ....

Another great one mate.. What we called 'muckin' abart' when we were kids and conducted with the lamps off the front of our bikes you've taken into the 21st cent.. love em :D

Fascinating place with so much history! I would love to do the tour! John was a real sweetheart lol And i like Brad's mine face paint haha! Big shout out to the white Welly's too! Thanks Martin!

Once again, yet another amazing video! I can't get there myself due to my disablity but this is the next best thing. Thanks Martin!

Great set of lads, dedicated to keeping history alive. Retired electrician, it took me back to crawling in undercrofts and under floors when I saw you shuffling along Martin. A little spooky when you came out into the night.

Another wonderful video Martin. I became breathless before you even entered the door to the mine though because I am extremely claustrophobic. I can't even go into a closet it's so bad and to watch you go deeper just about stopped my heart a few times. Please be careful as I can see you enjoy these adventures. XXX

Brilliant as always! another great video!

Absolutely epic! Amazing!

Hiya very interesting thanks to you and Conner for another great video 👍

Wow thats some tunnels they certainly do go a long way love some of the colours on the rocks can imagine in the days when they used to dig through the rocks must of been very hard work in them days brilliant video martin as always hope to see part 8 of the river medlock keep up the good work 👍

Another great one...thanks!

...another masterpiece Martin and Connor very interesting and I bet pretty daunting as well , keep up the good work 👍👍✅🥂

Pretty amazing video, loved it! Very interesting to see how the children back then worked, so much more illustrating than just reading books about it.

tks for taking us to this place great vid mate..

Thanks Martin for yet another outstanding video and going into spaces that I couldn't go! I think I commented on your previous one that I wouldn't go there for a gold clock, it would take a kings ransom to get me in this mine. Crawling through that narrow gap put my teeth on edge! Thanks again.

Martin another enjoyable video. Just glad the weather in Weardale is very wet at the present time, or i would get nothing done.. Keep up the good work.

A super video guys. made the blood of this old claustrophobe run ice cold. I can't even begin to understand how you can do this as it terrifies the living snot out of me! But I'm glad you can do so and thanks are due to the pair of you and the lads of the DCC. Awesome, to use a much overused word; in this case, appropriately. The critter that made a cameo appearance was a l'il froggy. No such problems for him. This is the only way I will ever experience such places, so cheers'n'beers lads, and part 3 will have to be something special to top this, and no error. Amazing.

Hello I very enjoy your video mine shaft it's very interesting keep up the good work my friend

Brilliant vids Martin 😎 Well done for going back down there, I think Id be too scared to go down places like this. So thank you very much for showing us these places and also for highlighting the fabulous work of the Derbyshire Caving Club 😎, im well impressed 😊👍.

Brilliant video Martin and Conner👍

Awesome vid again so amazing what they achieved years ago with out the equipment we have today. Oh! And nice to see Conner safety conscious with hard hat on this time. Safety first

great video martin & the copper mins look amazing

A frog. A really big frog. I wonder if it's blind and uses vibration in the water to find it's prey, or echo location. Such a good explore!! You've shown me things I would never have the guts to go find myself! Cool geology! Way cool to see that underground spring! I've never seen anything like that! Thanks for another great journey!

Great video once again. Well done to all involved.

Another great and Interesting video thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Simply brilliant!

Another great video Martin. At least I get to see something that no way would I want to go down into myself!

Amazing video thanks to all who helped in the making

Awesome adventure Martin!

Another fantastic video Martin, thank you?

That was sweet thanks for sharing👍

Great adventure MZ. Fippin Conner.... your my family doppelganger. We're Pattons & Murrays....from Ulster & Perthshire.