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Taking you with me down old abandoned mines to a beautiful hidden world full of amazing artifacts and history. The popular Shonky Tours 😊
Hafod Boeth Manganese Mine
I've been to this mine a few times, but not many actually know about it's hidden location. I tried taking Emily here a few weeks ago after visiting a different mine in the area and by the time we got here it was pitch black, so we turned back. I decided to come back in the daylight because it's a lovely obscure mine and I've not been to a manganese mine for a while 😊
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Rhiwbach Slate Mine (1812 to 1952)
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 5 měsíci
Been to this mine plenty of times, but have never made video here, seeing as a video was long overdue anyway, thought why notv😊
2 Slate Mines.. One Day
zhlédnutí 900Před 8 měsíci
Decided to visit Hen Gloddfa Slate Mine in Aberllefenni, and in way home Gaewern Slate Mine to show Garry the beautiful carved slate steps. See if you can hear the ghostly miner clearing his throat and spitting at 50:19, and some one whislteling faintly at 59:30 then some ghostly voice at 50:35. Proper spooky 👀👻🤯.... But needs volume louder
Foxdale Lead Mine (33 Fathom Level)
zhlédnutí 1KPřed 8 měsíci
Merry Christmas everyone from me, Shonky Tours 🎅 Today instead of going Christmas shopping I decided to get soaking wet exploring Pandora Lead mine
in Memory of Chris. Parc Level 3
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed 9 měsíci
Was only 3 weeks ago I visited Parc level 2 with Emily, my girlfriend. It was her 1st lead mine and she conquered it effortlessly. Never seen anyone as nimble, and not a single moan or complaint 😇. She was too camera shy to record a video, so I went back 3 weeks later to film level 3. I uploaded this video especially for my friend Christian who took is life last week, in his memory xxx....... L...
Fotty & Bowydd Slate Mine
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 11 měsíci
Back underground after a long absence, took Antonio (Underground Explorer UK), Egil and Truz from Norway and Guy to Fotty & Bowydd mine on Saturday, the 30th of September. This was my first video in 6 months, yes I'd been underground with my girlfriend Emily in between, but didn't film any mines.
Local Slate Mine
zhlédnutí 1KPřed rokem
Due to the bad weather, and being without a car for a week or 2 I was forced to visit a local slate mine near my house. As I'd previously visited the higher levels last week I decided to visit the lowest level for you to see. Filled with amazing artifacts, old graffiti and flooded chambers
Brittania Copper Mine (Part 1)
zhlédnutí 935Před rokem
Decided to take the long walk up the miners track to near the top of Snowdon to visit Britannia Copper mine high up on the slopes. I was disgusted to find what I did inside first adit so it put me off exploring the rest of the adits until I go back weekend #lostmines #abandonedmines #snowdonia #ShonkyTours #coppermine
Back Yard Slate Mine
zhlédnutí 999Před rokem
I had planned to walk halfway up mount snowdon and visit Britannia copper mine, but I was too busy all afternoon to make it up there, so decided to go on Monday instead. I decided to visit the slate mine behind my garden instead so I could still produce a video 😊
Parc Lead Mine - Level 2
zhlédnutí 1KPřed rokem
A short visit late in the day to walk along part of the 1 mile tunnels of level 2 of Parc Lead Mine. Plenty of ore shutes, stopping, big drops and ladderways.
Rhosydd - The Western Workings (Part 2)
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Rhosydd - The Western Workings (Part 2)
Rhosydd - Part 1, (The Eastern Workings)
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Rhosydd - Part 1, (The Eastern Workings)
Great footage, thanks for sharing. The waterfalls shown at the end receive a steady stream of visitors, thanks to a lot of internet publicity for this (so called) "secret" waterfall.
Thanks very much for sharing. Some very interesting and exciting footage there.
Thanks very much for this. It was especially good to see the historic graffiti and all the abandoned equipment. The scrap men did not leave much behind above ground, but I did come across the base of a wagon turntable a few weeks ago. It was in the woods just off the waymarked Blue trail.
How did you get into there?
Saw this on TV, but your tour is much more informative, great video Chris 👍👍👍 another great history lesson!
ive got very old photos of my great great grandad hanging bu y a chain , thay were real men back then
went into Wrysgan (lower entrance) a couple of months ago and there were 2 nice slab cart wheels ....yesterday they were gone ?? Hopefully they have been put in a safe place .
Brilliant explore thanks for sharing
Amazing history. Thanks for sharing your knowledge mate.
@@paulmckeon9561 thanks, glad you enjoyed the video 👌
What a trip .. all i can say is you guys have big balls. Many thanks for taking us with you all. Look forward to more.
Bloody hell that gave me anxiety in parts! 😂 I'd love to push the boundaries myself, but for now, I'll stick to the easiest one's
Definitely getting a second watch.
Great adventure this one, been binge watching all week, its became obsessive viewing .
Love your videos mate very informative, amazing colours in this one. Thanks for sharing.
@@paulmckeon9561 thanks Paul 😊 Just wish I wasn't so busy working away and could upload more videos at the moment😩
@@shonkytours2039 Love to join you one day mate when you've the time, think it's amazing what you do.
Brilliant video mate
Another one for me to find. Found secret Gwaith Mango entrance fairly easy without instructions from anyone, only personal research, so got another little challenge 🤙
Gwaith Mango is pretty straight forward, appart from the hidden entrance, but this mine is tough to find, I couldn't even find it myself in the dark and I'd been there loads 🙈😂
Stunning 👍
Love this place
Yes, this is one of my favourite mines. You've got bryneglwys one side which is amazing and hendrewallog otherside of valley, which is even better!! Even found a 1758 carved graffiti😍, I'll try upload proper video soon
@@shonkytours2039can't wait for the whole video man, this the one the talylyn railway was built for?
Great artifacts again, nice to see they've survived. Great video Chris 👍
Amazing 👏 what does robbing the pillars mean
When they take the slate out of the walls to get easy access to slate, which will probably lead to future roof collapses. Usually done if mine was about to close
Definitely mine porn 😂
Why didn't you keep going down?
that was class mate,
Liked and shared
Easily the best mine explorer!! I watch every min
shonky was you alone for this 1
Yes as usual 😅
Interesting video, but you whizz the camera around so quicky and in all directions, it spoils the overall benefit of the filming...
This is a proper adventure!anxiety from watching you while laying in bed at 2am 😂
Amazing video watched it all 👏👏
What a nice place to have in your back yard....top video Shonky!!
Great video. Would this one be difficult to navigate if you didn't have a map?
Did I just pass you going up to Maenofferen with a lovely lady? You ignored my hello, gave me the side-eye of a not local. lol 😂😂
Yes with my girlfriend, you probably did, I thought I did say hi 🙈😂, because I did say hi to the other person you were with.
@@shonkytours2039 Ha. No worries. I was solo that time. Took a Romanian couple on a tour, visiting from Manchester. I think they went on to do a loop of the buildings above ground.
I've spent hours of my life watching shonky videos and have started doing a few mines, this is class Chris!
Thanks Paul, glad you enjoy the videos, keeps me making them for everyone 🙏
What a trip Chris. I find it hard to believe you do all this on your own . What safety measures do you use. If it wasn't for guys like you Mr Average wouldn't see what is down there . Amazing stuff thank you so much Chris . Stay safe and look forward to more visits.
To be honest, I don't use any safety measures 🙈😂. I'm just well experienced, been doing it for years, so know my way around slate mines and metal mines quite well. I'll rig myself to ropes if going to be doing something dangerous, but all in all the only accident I've had is fractured ribs after slipping in snow covered slate 🙈
Hi Chris, a brilliant look at another old mine, you don't see that many Manganese mines on CZcams so it was nice to look at this one. How cool to see those old steps, I agree that nothing is made to last anymore, the miners certainly knew how to make things that would be strong and would last. I loved that old felt hat, so amazing to see it still mostly intact in such a harsh environment. Thank you for sharing, much love to you and Emily. xx 🥰
Kin ell! Mae’n nhwll tîn i’n twitchan yn gwatchad hwn. 😂😂
I don’t understand why every video I am getting sound only from the right channel. All other YT videos I am getting stereo. No one else mentions it so maybe it’s just me? 🤷♂️
It's fine when I re watch video on my normal TV so the sounds definitely uploaded OK with the video 🤷🏼♀️
I only get audio through my right earbud at the introduction and ending too, it has only happened in the last couple of videos, and only having 20% hearing out of my right ear i can hardly hear 🫣 😂 but anyway another fantastic video chris 👍
What was Manganese used for Chris? Great video.Donna
Was used in steel production as well as paint, but I'm sure there's other uses as well 😊
Great video good to see you back doing some more videos
Thanks Andrew 🙏
Hi Chris, great tour of another mine I've never been underground in. Have you been in the adit by the wall on the way to the chamber that has been worked to surface with the waste finger tip just above water level? Thanks again. God bless
I'm not sure where you mean, but yes, I've been in most adits around the area, even the ones on otherside of mill where big flooded quarry is
Great mine explore, I've not been in. When I was 5 or so, I wanted to explore every hole in the ground. I did manage to talk my parents into looking into a couple of adits. At about 10 Mum took the family to look at the manganese mines behind Barmouth and I also got a look in the main adit of Gwynfydd. I'm not able to explore much now but have a total of more than 80, 000 hours underground, working, guiding and exploring and loved every minute. Keep up the good work but don't do videos at the expense of your relationship. God bless
Ive known about the mines behind Barmouth, but have never visited them, only St David's gold mine a few miles from Barmouth in Bontddu. I definitely won't let videos get in the way of my relationship, just I'll have to produce a video every other week instead of weekly, or make 2 the weekend Emily works. 😊
How can you tell if some thing is a false floor ? Can you only tell if you see the timbers or an ore chute cutting through it ?
You got to give Shonky credit for his videos , Always plenty of historical facts and humour on his tours . No self promotion , just love & respect for the Slate history. 👍
Thanks for your kind words mrstrong 🙏. Makes producing videos worthwhile 😊
@@shonkytours2039 Btw how long to walk there from Blaenau ? looks like an interesting route.
@@Mr44strong from Maenofferen it's about half hour walk, but if you drive up to Manod mine and park there it's about 15 minute walk
@@shonkytours2039 Many thanks will do the longer route and take in the scenery ! 👍
@@Mr44strong if you walk up the incline that goes up from Maenofferen mill, you can stay on the Rhiwbach tramway which will take you directly to Rhiwbach, past a nice lake and also Cwt-Y-Bugail slate mine, which in itself a nice mine to visit, especially if you can climb down to the bottom level. Very picturesque especially in a sunny day when sun shines in through the open chambers and gives spectacular lighting for the bottom level and the flooded chamber 👌
And some Tecno!
Another classic, the Welsh male voice choir music goes well with the video 👍 more please!
Good to see you back. One thing I noticed whilst listening on headphones is that there is no sound out of the left channel. Not sure if it’s just me or if something off with the sound?
Welcome back Chris, definitely not boring, one of the broken bottles had, Grenville on it, pretty sure that was a shop in llanrwst, looks forward to the next video 👍
Hi do you ever do trips into rhosydd mine. I went in there when I was 14 years old with a school group back in 1988. I remember the huge cavern off the main tunnel. Would love go back in there one day.
I don't do trips, but I will take anyone underground if they want to go, gives me an excuse to go underground myself 👌😅
@@shonkytours2039 If I got in contact sometime would you mind taking me in rhosydd mine. I would love go in to look at some chambers but bit worried doing it by myself. I went in there last at 14 years old. Very long time ago. Parts of it were unsafe back then. Alot of lower flooded levels. I remember the entrance had barbed wire over it. It was flooded the main tunnel, walked down it for ages an ages. Then came to huge cavern on left hand side. It would mean alot to me to go back in there.
@@chrisdeakin4222 yes, no worries, get in touch when you want to go, message me on messenger and I'll send my phone number 👌 facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039799521096
That's absolutely brilliant news thanks so much. Would love to do it again. See all the things I remember from when I was only 14 years old in 1988. Thanks again. Will be intouch soon. In north wales from 17th of May for a week's holiday. Will be intouch.
I love your vids. Always watch them. I was at st davids college llandudno back in the 80s 4 years an also went to eirias for one year at 12 years old. Lived at colwyn bay. Rhosydd mine is brilliant. Would love go back in there but darnt go it alone. Is most of main bits of the mine fairly safe like main tunnel adit 9. I remember at 14 yrs old with a group my age clambering up steep hills to get to the mine in the rain. Once in there a long trip down adit 9 in water. Caverns to the left huge. I remember where it forks off left an right but vague memories after that. Some flooded shafts with blue ish water very deep, an a deep lake. We had crawl under a gap known as cheese press in rhosydd then over a large drop cables an harness to explore chambers over the other side. Eventually to get out we climbed up old slate heap, an out in the open. I think that must have been west twill. I'll contact you one day if we could have a little walk in there.
Hi Chris, welcome back, I loved the mine and didn't find it boring at all, it has so much history attached to it of the equipment used and technique plus most importantly the history of the miners themselves and the day to day hard work that they carried out. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
Thanks for the kind words Sue 😊, I don't realise most have probably never been to this mine, so enjoy seeing it, but compared to other mines it's quite bare, and having visited loads of times, I probably take the place for granted 🙈
@@shonkytours2039 To me even if a mine seems empty it is still filled with the spirits of the miners carrying on their daily toil. Thanks again Chris, much love. xx