Peak Cavern the Wild Cave beyond the Showcave 

We visited the show cavern today but this film has given me a far greater appreciation of the whole wonderful network that exists down there, thank you.

Thank you for that. Really took me back :-) Grew up caving, both parents being members of the DCC and mum being on the cave rescue team due to her tiny size, she could reach parts other cavers couldn't :-D

Great video thanks

I hike around here a lot and it’s amazing to think all of this is under my feet

I live close,and have been a speliologist in my time and have explored peak cavern, the events they hold in its large chamber not far in are spectacular ! A very extensive system, not fully understood.

Fantastic, interesting and not far from home! Thanks, David

Fascinating cave system!

I used to work as a caving instructor (Hollowford centre in Castleton). We never visited this cave, it was more like Giant's Hole. However, despite being a trained scuba diver, I found cave diving too intimidating. Very well done. Very good video.

brilliant production all round thank you

Thanks for this fantastic experience..

Excellant! Great job!

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Great film - have shared it to the Peak District Mines Historical Society facebook page.

Excellent fascinating video.

Always look forward to your top quality speleo vids - recommended to me by an ex chair of the Hyperion CC 😎👍

Extremely interesting to watch will be visiting

Buxton Spring Water, with a gentle hint of sweaty potholers, lol. Great video of the caves and various parts. Intending to hopefully go to the Show cave one day this Summer.

Superb, takes me back to my potholing days in the 1950’s. Mostly my potholing was in the Yorkshire Dales but I was called out with Cave Rescue to the tragedy of Neil Moss here. Songs are still sung in potholes. Wow! The only fragments I can remember are “Up on Leck Fell late one night, into Lost John’s went this stranger and he soon was out of sight” and “We are the Burnley Caving Club we do our caving from a pub” sung to the tune of La Marselleise . I was NOT a member of Burnley CC!

great video! I live near these caves but haven't been down them past the tourist areas. I'm fascinated by how they all connect together, so I found this video very informative! Has anyone ever managed to 'cave' from the Rushup edge caves down to Speedwell?

Watching this video on YT from the 14th floor in NYC is as close as I want to get to that flood-possible cave, thank you for filming!

Thanks for you comment! The slide was part of some filming event years ago and was left there for some reason. Adds to the fun in the mud!

Eventhough I got a bit claustrophobic at times just watching this video, it was very impressive!

Thank you! Probably met at Nenthead Mine rescue practice?

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What a wonderful presentation ...... apart from the claustrophobia. Somewhere down in the bowels of that cave system are the remains of Neil Moss, ( can't remember the date 1960's ? ) I remember the consternation at the time, (me being a Local.)

Love your videos they put mine to shame , seems like we do the same stuff !

Nossa! Estou vendo hoje . Povo MUITO doido, que coragem. Senti falta de ar só de assistir.

Hi I think you are referring to a man made tunnel called Peakshole Sough. This is a fairly horizontal tunnel probably dug by miners apparently to lower water levels in their workings. It does not connect to the main Peak Cave. Like all mines it can be hazardous for the inexperienced explorers and because it is so public, in this case I suspect it has been gated for public safety reasons. Beneath it is a spring calls Slop Moll and this carries some of the Speedwell Cave water It apparently does not connect to Peakshole Sough Hope this helps.

Scary place to get trapped from flood waters. Interesting though.

I swear…..cave divers are a special kind of nutty!

I have a question! There's an entrance to the "Devil's Arse" cave on a walk that I've done a few times, and the entrance is sealed off by an iron gate. What part of the cave is this/why is it gated off?

Far out man ! I bet the water is ice cold though . Is the slide an easier way to get down there ?

Terrific!

Now Im wondering if I could do this or not, Id want to try! Currently have trouble walking for 20 minutes though!

WoW, you can tell if your into ancient history that these caves are very ancient and theres nothing natural about them. Including the ancient walls by the beautiful river ,they are very ancient structures, and at one time were awesome massive structure cities.

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Oh gosh mud

Stunning footage. Visually It would appear to have great potential as a film location for new versions of King Solomon's Mines or Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

If u say " wee wee ," it's more fun !

Hello

I remember the showcave continuing through to the five arches back in the late 80's/ early 90's. When did the tours to there stop? And what changed that meant the tours no longer go there?

Joint lines lmao

Nope, nope and hell nope.