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210 views 2 years ago. Mining is an industry that has played an important role in shaping the regional character and historic landscape of both Cornwall and Devon. Guest speaker Ben Sumpter is a...
We aim to offer the ultimate underground mining experience in the South West; in a fully insured and controlled context. With remains of Cornwall’s mining legacy supernumerous throughout the county, we believe in bringing the past to life with authentic adventure and expert guidance.
21 Jan 2021 · Matt George and his friend Ben Sumpter are two caving fanatics. Both have been fascinated by Cornish mines and their history and geology since they had their first taste of potholing. Both...
Ben is one of Cornwall's foremost mining historians, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Cornish mining. He's possibly been down more Cornish mines than any other person and knows of every shaft, adit, and tunnel this side of the Tamar.
Together with Ben Sumpter, Cornwall Underground Adventures is run and co owned by these two life-long mine explorers and general odd-balls. It takes a strange type of darkness-dweller to head underground when the sun's shining outside!
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24 Okt 2022 · Ben Sumpter, co-owner of Cornwall Underground Adventures, has ventured deep into the archives and underground workings to research Cornwall’s fascinating mining heritage. Using historical and archaeological approaches, he is able to paint a vivid, accurate picture of mining methods and life underground.
