The Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath by Art4u
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The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from the village below. Amongst the attractions in the park, which has been open since Victorian times, are cavern and mine tours. The cable car was opened in 1984 and was the first alpine cable car in Britain. The route is 568m long and climbs 169m.
The Heights of Abraham company has since become a consultant for other cable car systems, and was also responsible for the passenger pods on the London Eye.
Comments (3)
ragouc
Cool POV and shot.
Erestorfan
Nice POV and information! We have these at a couple of the ski areas here in New Hampshire. Fun, but a bit scary too!
flavia49
Great shot!