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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Underground zip wire plan for Lake District approved by judge

A quarry in hilly green countryside viewed from above
Elterwater slate quarry falls within Unesco’s English Lake District world heritage site. Photograph: Craig Joiner Photography/Alamy

Plans to create an underground zip wire experience in a 19th-century Lake District slate quarry have been given the go-ahead by a high court judge.

On Wednesday, Mr Justice Mould delivered a ruling that could bring an end to a long-running battle that has generated discussion about how people can and should experience national parks.

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