Report - Brownley Hill & Nentsberry Hagg's Mine (through trip) - Cumbria - 2022

[Krypton]

A wet and soggy through trip from the Brownley Hill Mine, ending up a few miles away at the Nentsbury Hag Mine - many of the workings cross over the county boundary into Northumberland.

Brownley Hill first opened in the early 1700's and came under various ownerships until it was last mined in 1966. Nentsberry Hagg's was first mined in 1737 until 1958, and was for many years blocked by a collapse not far from the entrance. For a more complex history please visit The Mine Explorer Society - Mine Explorer Society

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Entrance to the Horse Level at Brownley Hill

The narrow tunnel soon opens up to bigger and better things

Ochre Explosion

Left or Right?

Looking Up!

On the search for the blue pool.

Found it. The water tasted so good here.

Looking up to piles of deads (rocks) stacked up on soggy wooden boards.

Looks safe...

Cutting through and getting ready to drop down into Nentsberry Haggs Mine.

Dropping down is via a combination of holding onto rusty old pipes...

... and navigating soggy ladders

At the bottom, and now on the Nentsberry Haggs Horse Level

Things start to get deeper

And deeper...

... and deeper!

Eventually, you exit via a portal which is practically in someone's house!

Thanks for looking, Krypton ​

 

[HughieD]

This is truly a thing of beauty.

 

[jezzyboo]

looks a good challenging explore great effort and pics

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice looking trip that. The ladder looks surprisingly in good condition

 

[Krypton]

Nice looking trip that. The ladder looks surprisingly in good condition

I'm not sure if it's original or if it's been placed there by mine exploration groups - probably the latter tbh.

 

[Calamity Jane]

What a deadly beauty this is.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

I'm not sure if it's original or if it's been placed there by mine exploration groups - probably the latter tbh.

Could b but looks of pretty old design

 

[Elcamino;)]

A wet and soggy through trip from the Brownley Hill Mine, ending up a few miles away at the Nentsbury Hag Mine - many of the workings cross over the county boundary into Northumberland.

.

Entrance to the Horse Level at Brownley Hill

The narrow tunnel soon opens up to bigger and better things

Ochre Explosion

Left or Right?

Looking Up!

On the search for the blue pool.

Found it. The water tasted so good here.

Looking up to piles of deads (rocks) stacked up on soggy wooden boards.

Looks safe...

Cutting through and getting ready to drop down into Nentsberry Haggs Mine.

Dropping down is via a combination of holding onto rusty old pipes...

... and navigating soggy ladders

At the bottom, and now on the Nentsberry Haggs Horse Level

Things start to get deeper

And deeper...

... and deeper!

Eventually, you exit via a portal which is practically in someone's house!

Thanks for looking, Krypton ​

Love the brickwork and wooden supports! That blue bit looks ace too-slick report