W7: A Lead Mining Discovery Day In Upper Swaledale

Leave Station car park 9.30am. Start at Rukin Farm Car Park (GR: NY 892 012, What3Words: ///attending.sonic.drag) at 10.30am. 4.5 Miles. Moderate. £7

Our Discovery Day commences with a short walk from Keld to the head of Swaledale where we will look around the rich mining landscape in this part of the Dale. We will visit the interesting and well-preserved Low Plate dressing floor complex, not on rights of way, and see evidence of mining methods and a smelt mill. Returning to Keld we will visit Keld Resource Centre for a talk on the history of lead mining in the Dale, and mining processes. Please note that whilst a short walk, the paths, particularly in Swinnergill, are steep and narrow in places.

Supported by: Keld Resource Centre [https://keld.org.uk/] and sponsored by Purple Creative [https://www.purplecs.com/]