Taking full advantage of the Indian summer, we ventured to the scenic Matlock Bath to learn more about the local landscape and what better way to travel than cable car!
On arrival we headed to Masson cavern, where Sarah our guide, took us down into the limestone caves.
The children were very inquisitive and had many questions about the minerals we saw and how the miner’s worked from as far back as 500 years ago.
Finding pieces of calcite became everybody’s aim both in the caverns and once we came back to the surface. Here we searched the old spoil heap.
Back at base camp, we had a quick play the other facilities!
Back to school, we will be writing up our findings. I will bring the children’s books to parents’ evening this term.
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Thu, September 29, 2011
by BW