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Pinpoint Adventure
Pinpoint Adventure is an adventure activities company run by father and son, Ian and Tom Hopper, based in Northumberland, the North East of England and Cumbria.

Creating ‘days to remember’
They run a wide selection of adventure activities using their experience and knowledge to help create ‘days to remember’. In the North Pennines they offer amazing underground journeys through one of the old lead mines at Nenthead; this truly is an adventure in all respects and a visit to a very different ‘lost world’. There will be ample opportunity to look at the skills and determination of our ancestors and try to empathise with their working conditions.
There are three main trips available:
- Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead: Smallcleugh provides a wonderful 4/5 hour underground adventure, with a visit to The Ballroom for a candlelit dinner – well, bacon sandwiches anyway!
- Tyne Bottom Mine, Garrigill: Tyne Bottom is a super half day trip, with some interesting crawls and wetter sections; we often combine Tyne Bottom with a canyoning adventure in the afternoon.
- Rampgill Mine, Nenthead: Rampgill provides a very wet couple of hour’s underground, with some wonderful calcite formations.
Ian and Tom also offer the following activities: walking, trekking, snowshoeing, climbing, Forest Schools and bushcraft. Please get in contact for more details.
- Ian: 07786 872 060 / ian@pinpointadventure.com
- Tom: 07843 762 611 / tom@pinpointadventure.com







