If you would like to visit please email The Custodian, Amanda Revell, giving reasonable notice: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Very important information for visitors

 

Additional information for leaders of commercial, voluntary and educational groups

 

Visiting the gated sections of Bagshawe Cavern

Certain parts of Bagshawe Cavern are particularly fragile and have historically been subject to a leader system, as per the details within the Bagshawe Cavern Conservation Plan.

The restrictive leader system previously in place has been review by the club, with close discussions with the Custodian, and has in 2023 been relaxed to a Derbyshire Key arrangement on both gates. It is hoped that making access easier will encourage more trips to the area, whilst still offering a level of protection suitable for the cave in it's current state. 

You are no longer needed to inform the Custodian nor the Eldon Chairman prior to visiting these areas, although it is encouraged that you do contact the Eldon Chairman after the trip so that general numbers can be monitored.