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Blue John Cavern

Up the southeastern side of Mam Tor, 2 miles west of Castleton, Blue John is a maze of natural caverns with rich seams of Blue John stone that are still mined every winter. Access is via a one-hour guided tour that departs every 20 minutes. You can get here on foot up the closed section of the Mam Tor road.

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