BOOKS, GUIDES AND PUBLICATIONS
Northern Caves

Northern Caves

Paul Swire and Sam Allshorn

Superbly illustrated with surface maps, cave surveys and photographs, "Northern Caves - The Three Counties System and the North-West" is the must-have guide for every caver's bookshelf.  Features some of the North Pennines' natural caves.

https://northerncaves.co.uk

Mines of Alston Moor

Mines of Alston Moor

R.A. Fairburn

Book by the Northern Mine Research Society and is currently out of print,
"The Mines of Alston Moor" concentrates more on the history of mining
around Alston and Nenthead rather than the contempory exploration side.
Caves of Northumberland

The Caves of Northumberland

Chris Scaife

Well worth a mention here is this guide to Northumberland's caves which includes part of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  Most of these caves can be visited without the need for specialist equipment.

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