Despite being on the same level as Cat Beck trial and only about 500m away getting to this one is a real challenge, it opens out below the edge of the cliffs, a climb down would be very risky and the climb from below is challenging and covered in brambles already, later in the year gardening gloves and very thick trousers would be in order.

The difficulty of access is reflected in there being only empty beercan in the drift (regulars of this sort of thing will know you cannot usually move for them)
The drift goes into the cliff before reaching a T-junction perhaps 25m in.

To the right there is fair bit of collapsed roof which quickly leads to what looks like a purposefully filled face, the abandonment plan for this mine show the major continuation of the mine back towards the inland shaft to be in this direction

Turning around and going back to the left at the T-junction there is a much longer section of drift, which has a slight dog-leg

It continues for about the same distance again after the dog-leg at which point there are some pretty large roof-falls after which the tunnel looks to come to an end (although I didn’t fancy climbing over as there were large cracks in the ceiling)
 

Here are a couple of photos from the entrance.

The entrance to the Cat Beck trial drift can be seen from the Cleveland Way.

Upon entering the drifts are flooded to above wellington height.

Heading to the North West is a small drift less than 10m long

Another drift of a similar length runs off West

A much more sizeable drift perhaps 40m runs off to the South West, although we were unable to explore due to the depth of water

The loading ramp for the Huntcliffe mine borders the railway line which still runs to Boulby Potash mine. 

 

Just to the south of the ramp are the foundation of an engine house used for haulage.

 

The fanhouse itself is on the opposite side of the railway.

 

In the field on the landward side is a small area of collapsed tunnel which allows access to the base of the shaft inside the building.

 

  

Heres the same shaft seen from inside

 

A large void remains in the middle of the structure where the fan was once located.

 

In the bottom of the pit is a doorway and a view up the chimney.

  

However much time you spend here, its hard to escape the prying eyes.