Grinkle Mine and Ridge Lane Tunnel
The tunnel travels from the mine site, under Ridge Lane. A through journey is possible although wellingtons would be a good idea. The track continued through to Dalehouses then into a second tunnel which emerges at Port Mulgrave.
Little remains visible at the actual mine site, although there is a large collapse due to the culverted stream running underneath.
A large block is also visible
But its more fun in the tunnel.
December 28th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Hi, I have been through the Ridge Lane tunnel, but wondered if the tunnel From Dalehouse to Port Mulgrave is passable, anyone have any info?
December 29th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Theres an 11 page article about the current state of the tunnel in issue 20 of Cleveland Industrial Heritage Magazine. There a link to them on my links page, they are also available in local libraries to borrow.
October 11th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Have you also noticed that if you drop down to the stream at the Potash end of the tunnel there’s all kinds of interesting stuff! An axle and wheels from some kind of narrow gauge railway. If you wade across the beck theres also a tunnel entrance which is in a state of near collapse, however you can still see a couple of different passages with a torch. There’s also the exit of a large brick culvert thats still in use.