Snailbeach Lead Mines
Snailbeach Lead Mines
Highlight • Historical Site
Snailbeach Lead Mines
Hiking
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Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Tips
October 10, 2023
Hiking
The unfenced site is owned by Shropshire Council and managed on a day to day basis by Shropshire Mines Trust. In its heyday it was one of the biggest and richest lead mines in the country.
The site will normally be open between 11.00 am and 4.00 pm. Last tours into Day Level start no later than 3.30pm. (From shropshiremines.org.uk/snailbeach/snailbeach/visits.html)
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Elevation 420 m
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Location: Worthen With Shelve, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom