Honister slate star of the show for Serpentine Pavilion 2019
Today 18 June 2019, marks an historic day for the Lake District, Cumbria as the Serpentine Pavilion 2019 is revealed to the public, this year clad entirely with slate from [...]
Honister Slate Mine continues the World Heritage story in the Lake District with craft skills
Earlier this year twelve new slate plaques were installed at Crow Park in the Lake District National Park, the official site which marks the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. These [...]
Whoop Whoop !!
Statement from Honister Slate Mine on the Aerial Flight Planning Application Decision Today the planning committee of the Lake District National Park Authority has given officers delegated approval to agree [...]
Vintage car event to conquer Lake District mountain pass
In a throwback to the golden age of motoring, over 100 brightly painted vintage sports cars from the 1920s and 30s will wind their way through some of the Lake [...]
LAKELAND FESTIVAL OF LIGHT – FLEETWITH PIKE SPECIAL FOR CUMBRIA YOUTH ALLIANCE
On the night of Saturday 27th October the Lakeland Festival of Light event team are hosting their first ever ‘special’. Traditionally the event takes place in May on Catbells and [...]
Honister slate mine to feature in More4 TV series The Yorkshire Dales and Lakes
Honister Slate mine in Keswick to feature in a popular TV series exploring what it's like to live and work in England's biggest expanse of protected countryside in the [...]
At His Royal Highness
As His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, today unveiled a special installation to mark the National Park’s World Heritage inscription, he hailed future opportunities for the Lakes. Greeted by [...]
Shortlisted for National Heritage Crafts Award
Honister Slate Mine - England’s last working slate mine has been shortlisted in The Heritage Crafts Awards - in the prestigious Made in Britain category.The Heritage Crafts Awards celebrate and [...]
Christmas Gift Vouchers
Let us take the stress out of Christmas shopping with our Christmas gift vouchers. The ideal present for those hard to buy for people. From £20 to £200 we [...]
Honister Celebrates 20 Years since Revival
Honister Slate Mine will be celebrating a very special anniversary next month, as it marks 20 years since the revival of England’s last surviving slate mine and the birth of [...]