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Cumbrian mine unveils zip wire plans
The owner of the Honister Slate Mine near Keswick, Cumbria, has announced plans to develop a new zip wire attraction from the top of a 2,126ft (648m) Lake District mountain.
Mark Weir's plans for the Lancaster Aerial Flight will see a cable running between the peak of Fleetwith Pike to the Honister Slate Mine Visitor Centre in the Borrowdale Valley. The attraction is designed to replicate a similar structure that was in place at the slate quarry more than 80 years ago, which transported heavy slate don the mountain.
Plans have now been submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA), which are expected to be considered in June. If approved, the attraction is scheduled to open in late summer. It is also hoped that the Aerial Flight will attract tourists to the mine outside of the main season, which will enable more people to be retained for longer periods of employment.
Weir said: "The Lancaster Aerial Flight would help Honister address the ebb and flow of tourism by retaining more people for longer periods and providing something new and exciting for visitors to try. This is vitally important in such a rural corner of Cumbria where new job opportunities across the valley are rare."
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