Hi. Having read all of "Beneath the Mountain" and half of Memoirs of a Moldewarp, I'm very interested to read of other people's adventures. But, I'm sorry to say that squeezing into a tiny fissure or hole a long way underground is beyond me. So, when I ask about a tourist cave, I really mean a tourist cave! And I'd like to go into the tourist bit, not the more challenging extensions. Apologies for being a wimp, but what I've read shows me that you need a particular kind of courage to do proper caving, and I don't have it! But, not having been underground for quite some years, and since I'm reading about it at the moment, would like to have a look underground. I've been in New Zealand's Waitomo caves a few times. I've been in a tourist cave in the Penines, but can't remember which one. I've been in some manmade chalk caves somewhere outside London. Can't remember which one, but Pink Floyd played in them, and they recorded a Pertwee era Dr Who there. But at the moment, I'd like to go to a natural cave.
I'm in Leicester. We don't have a car, so rely on public transport. I'd take my partner and 11 year old son. We have the Creswell Crags on our list of things to do, but with the cave with the cave art is closed until spring, we'd probably leave that one until spring. I thought there were some caves in the Peak District. We could take a train to Matlock then buses. A fair journey, but my partner likes the Peak District. So, I might get agreement.
Edit: The "Heights of Abraham" in Matlock includes a Cavern system. The photo on the Tourist Advisory website looks a bit weird and not-natural. But, it's an easy trip. Does anyone know if you get to see bits that look like a natural cave?