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Written on: 01/07/2012

Me and my family visited speedwell caverns today 01/07/2012 we paid £31 for a family ticket and seriously the attraction was not worth £10 its one long tunnel ride on a boat with nothing to see at all then you enter a large natural cave and yes its big but not impressive at all the cave could of had some coloured lighting or something because it lacks everything you have to wait 10 to 15 mins for the next boat then back down the same boring tunnel and up 106 steps back to the surface the... (read more)

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“We visited Speedwell Cavern at the weekend with The...”

Written on: 24/01/2011

We visited Speedwell Cavern at the weekend with The Sheffield Military History Society and were not disappointed.

The day started badly when Lance Corporal David "Bum" Cigar and Colonel Carl Badger arrived late at the rendez-vous point, causing us to miss our pre-booked slot. Speedwell Cavern, however, were unphased and had us on a boat within 15 minutes of our arrival. Our young guide pointed out the key sights (the "world's smallest beach", in particular, will live long in the memory) and... (read more)

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“Some of the other reviewers should stick to garden...”

Written on: 30/08/2010

Some of the other reviewers should stick to garden centres! The novelty of the boat ride is interesting enough, my kids (5 and 8) thoroughly enjoyed it. Interesting info on the way the tunnels were blasted through by the lead miners in the 18th Century, evidence on the roof of the blasting, foot by foot, if you can be bothered listening to the guide as he explains it. The Cavern itself at the end of the ride is not the most spectacular in the area but impressive enough: the '3m by 3m'... (read more)

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“We visited Speedwell caverns today.Firstly we were...”

Written on: 27/07/2010

We visited Speedwell caverns today.Firstly we were left to queue for an hour without any information as to how long it was going to be. When we finally reached the front we were greeted by a fat woman who rudely told us cash only no debit cards. Luckily i did have enough cash. Then it was down the 105 steps into a boat and along a dark sealed tunnel with absolutely nothing to see.At last we arrived at the end where we expected to see spectacular rock formation. What a let down all that is... (read more)

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“AWFUL !!!! DON'T GO ”

Written on: 16/05/2010

AWFUL !!!! DON'T GO

Owner ripped me off scared my son and would not give me a refund.

Should not be in business frankly and his arrogance has made me want to write this review and annoy him the way he has me and my family

John Harrison, the owner had no interest in giving me my money back after the guide scared my son within 5 mins of walking throught the gate. He is nothing but a con man. My other half stayed on to go throught the whole experienc only to hear the guide and owner taking... (read more)

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“We visited Speedwell Cavern after doing Poole's...”

Written on: 14/11/2009

We visited Speedwell Cavern after doing Poole's Cavern, but even if we hadn't been to another cave site beforehand, Speedwell should be closed. It is a disgrace and unbelievable that it is considered a tourist attraction AND that you are charged so much. You get in a boat and some interesting tales are told. You get to the end and climb out into a 3mx3m wide area - this is it, your whole experience! On the way back, the guide has the cheek to ask you to show your appreciation for the guide... (read more)

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“We choose to visit the Speedwell Cavern, we waited in...”

Written on: 31/08/2009

We choose to visit the Speedwell Cavern, we waited in a queue for 2 hrs not knowing how long the wait was for, there was no seating for vistor's until got to the so called turn style, here you are expected to pay £7.75. The journey was happy one and the young guide was very informative. Over all we found the visit to be over priced, lack of information regarding waiting times but the scenery was lovely. (read more)

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“The Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern was a completely...”

Written on: 03/05/2009

The Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern was a completely disappointing experience. Overpriced - £1 would be pushing value for money. A boring trip down a completely dark tunnel with nothing to see then you are abandoned for 15 minutes at the far end while the boat returns to pick up more unfortunate visitors. As for the website's claim of a huge subterranean lake, a more appropriate description would be a small dark distant puddle. (read more)

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“Visited Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern today , very...”

Written on: 12/04/2009

Visited Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern today , very dissapointed, nothing much inside to offer compaired to others, very overpriced, made my comments to management but they did not seem to care and offered no refund , very over priced for what it had to offer , very poor value for money (read more)

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“I found Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern expensive and...”

Written on: 29/03/2009 by waylandsmithy (1 review written)

I found Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern expensive and disappointing, and really not suitable for either small children or the elderly.

It's not a cave as such: just a 1/2 mile tunnel that was dug with dynamite, in a vain search for lead. And it ends at a largish chamber, that really isn't all that exciting to look at. It's a bit of a novelty I suppose, riding in a boat underground. The steps are terrible: you have to stoop under a very low roof, while walking down an extremely steep set of... (read more)

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“The whole thing is overpriced (even car parking is...”

Written on: 28/10/2008

The whole thing is overpriced (even car parking is expensive). I would recommend the Treak Cliff cavern instead, much more interesting and free parking! (read more)

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“I really liked Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern, it's...”

Written on: 21/10/2008

I really liked Derbyshire Speedwell Cavern, it's really different compared to other places I've been to. I went a few weeks back, I was one of the few that really enjoyed it, others were just complaining that it's cold and there's to many steps to climb up. Well if you want to do a travel and tourism course you have to do thing's like that. I would definitely go back again, and also look at the other caverns, but I would probably prefer to go with different people as they didn't appreciate... (read more)

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“The first time we tried to visit Speedwell Caverns, we...”

Written on: 13/10/2008

The first time we tried to visit Speedwell Caverns, we found out that we had missed the last tour (4pm) - after having paid £3 parking (although we did get £1 back).
So, we tried again a few months later and wish we'd saved our time and money. I imagined it to be a boat ride tour through the caverns with interesting and spectacular points along the way. I also expected there to be CERTAIN times when it felt quite claustrophobic. In reality, there was a 15 minute claustrophobic boat ride... (read more)

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“Speedwell Cavern is an old lead mine so it's a long...”

Written on: 31/08/2008 by mangate

Speedwell Cavern is an old lead mine so it's a long tunnel which would be hell if you were claustrophobic. The guide does give you some interesting info but I was so disappointed when I got to the cave. It's just a hole with some flimsy fencing to stop you falling into a bigger hole. No wonderful rock formations and no walk onto other caves. An anticlimax. (read more)

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“We chose to visit Speedwell Cavern as that had a boat...”

Written on: 26/08/2008

We chose to visit Speedwell Cavern as that had a boat ride and the other caves did not. Our group of four thought our visit was a waste of time and money. We had to queue for 1 1/2 hours outside (luckily it wasn't raining). Whilst the boat ride was quite exciting for the first few minutes it's very dark with low tunnels and you have to wear a hard hat - definitely not for claustrophobics - and there's not much to see. You alight into a small cave where you have 10 minutes to amuse yourself.... (read more)

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