Buttermere valley sprawls two thousand feet below as sheer cliff edges contrast with the carpeted green and brown slopes, which roll into the Lake District waters below. The only reason I was afforded ...

Latin for "iron way", via ferrata is the bridge between scrambling and climbing. It requires very little equipment and a good head for heights. Unlike climbing or bouldering problems, via ferrata is a ...

A Lake District tourist attraction is in the running to be named the best in England next month. The Via Ferrata Experience at Honister Slate Mine has been shortlisted as the country's Best Tourism ...

TV PERSONALITY Josie Gibson kicked off her new This Morning spin-off show 'Josie's Extreme Adventures' by scaling the Via Ferrata course at Honister Slate Mine. The This Morning star visited the ...

Join the RSC Cumbria Local Section for the Via Ferrata. Not for the faint hearted it follows the ancient miner's cliff-edge footpath high on Fleetwith Pike. The Via Ferrata was introduced at Honister ...

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The owners of a Lake District tourist attraction have been ordered to pay almost £30,000 for illegally fitting an extension to the facility. Natural England said Honister Slate Mine's addition to its ...