Mount Pleasant Tunnel

Start at the car park of Burlish Top Nature Reserve. Follow the straight dirt track that travels along the edge of the wood.

Take a left at the t-junction and follow the path around until you reach a fork. Take the right path.

You will descend through a wooded corridor before reaching a viaduct laden with ivy crossing over a country lane.

Notice the blue brick repairs to the red sandstone.

There is a path to your left, which leads up the embankment to the trackbed above.

Head south. Notice the railway relics such as the remains of sleepers.

As you approach the sandstone ridge that is Mount Pleasant, the railway tunnel will reveal itself after wading through trees and overgrowth. The northern portal is simple and attractive.

As of August 2023, access to the tunnel is no longer available because the portals have been fenced off; therefore, the visiting guide from this point can only be used for reference purposes.

Enter the tunnel. Notice the sandstone walls, it is not a complete brick arch until 40 yards further in.

As you approach the southern portal, turn around for a view of the complete brick tunnel.

As you exit the southern portal, you will find yourself in a cutting.

The southern portal is not buried as much as its northern counterpart, allowing you to appreciate its voussoir.

If you continue south along the trackbed, you will reach a dead-end, and cannot get back to your starting position without crossing private land. We recommend you avoid this, so turn back through the tunnel and head back along the path you came.