Beans and Bacon mine, Peak District

#180 among attractions in Peak District

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The Beans and Bacon mine is a disused lead mine on Bonsall Moor near the village of Bonsall, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The nearest large town is Matlock. The mine was in operation from 1920 to 1925, but workings around the mine date back to at least 1740 and some are thought to be medieval, making it of some archaeological importance. No reason has been given for the mine's unusual name, but other mines in the area are called Mule Spinner, Frogs Hole, Cackle Mackle and Wanton Legs so this mine's name is not atypical. ()

Coordinates: 53°7'47"N, 1°37'17"W

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Beans and Bacon mine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gulliver's Kingdom, Great Masson Cavern, Heights of Abraham, St John the Baptist's Church.

2.5 miE
Amusement park
Gulliver's Kingdom, Matlock Bath
64 min walk • Gulliver's Kingdom is a theme park aimed at children aged 3 to 13 in the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath, England. The park was founded in 1978 by Ray Phillips as a model village for his children.
2.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Great Masson Cavern, Matlock Bath
61 min walk • Great Masson Cavern is one of two caves at the Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. The other is Great Rutland Cavern. Great Masson Cavern is notable for its lack of stalactites and stalagmites, as the cave is coated in a clay-like substance that inhibits deposition.
2.4 miE
Playground, Cable car, Park
Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath
62 min walk • The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by either the Heights of Abraham cable car or a steep zig-zag path.
1.2 miNW
Church
St John the Baptist's Church, Peak District
32 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church, Winster is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Winster, Derbyshire.
1.1 miNW
Historical place, Architecture
Winster Market House, Peak District
29 min walk • Winster Market House is a building dating from the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th centuries, and is situated in Winster, near Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The house has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1906. It was the Trust's first acquisition in the Peak District.
1 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Limestone Way, Peak District
26 min walk • The Limestone Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in Derbyshire, England. It runs for 46 miles through the White Peak of the Peak District National Park, from Castleton south to Rocester over the county boundary into Staffordshire.
2.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael's Church, Peak District
55 min walk • St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire.
2.5 miE
Church
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock
64 min walk • St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath, is a former private chapel in Johns Road, off the A6 road between Matlock Bath and Matlock, Derbyshire, England.
2.5 miN
Archaeological site
Doll Tor, Peak District
63 min walk • Doll Tor is a stone circle located just to the west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands.
2.3 miNW
Village, City hall, Hotel
Elton, Peak District
59 min walk • Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, and lies within the Peak District. Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock. Elton is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood's Stride.
2 miNE
Bridge
Darley Bridge, Darley Dale
52 min walk • Darley Bridge is a village in Derbyshire, located in South Darley parish in the Derbyshire Dales, bordering the Peak District. The village lies at the bottom of the hill below Wensley where the road crosses the River Derwent. A grade II* listed stone bridge spans the river and links the village with Darley Dale.