How many caves are in this guide?

We currently list 402 caves across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.

Are these places free to visit?

Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.

Where does the data come from?

Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.

How often is this updated?

A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.

Caves

Show caves, sea caves and natural cathedrals. Cheddar, Wookey, Fingal's, Smoo.

402 places in this category.

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Caves · South Wales

Agen Allwedd (Ogof Gam)

Agen Allwedd (Ogof Gam) is a cave in the United Kingdom.

↗ chelseaspelaeo.org

Caves · North West England

Caves · South East England

Ariel Cave (Blacknor Hole), Queens Entrance

Ariel Cave (Blacknor Hole), Queens Entrance is a cave in the United Kingdom.

↗ sites.google.com

Caves · South West England

Caves · Scottish Highlands

Caves · Central Scotland

Caves · North West England

Cherry Tree Hole

Cherry Tree Hole is a cave in the United Kingdom.

Caves · South East England

Cherty Rift

Cherty Rift is a cave in the United Kingdom.

↗ sites.google.com

Caves · London

Chiselhurst Caves

Chiselhurst Caves is a cave in the United Kingdom.

↗ chislehurst-caves.co.uk

Caves · East Midlands

Church Hole

Church Hole is a cave in the United Kingdom.

Caves · North West England

Churn Milk Hole

Churn Milk Hole is a cave in the United Kingdom.

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Frequently asked questions

How many caves are in this guide?: We currently list 402 caves across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
Are these places free to visit?: Many places in the guide are free to enter — almost every national museum, every public park and garden, every parish church and cathedral. Castles, historic houses and theme parks usually charge admission; National Trust and English Heritage members visit those properties free.
Where does the data come from?: Every entry is built from open data: OpenStreetMap (locations, tags, opening hours), Wikipedia (descriptions), Wikidata (structured facts and operator information), Wikimedia Commons (images), ONS open data (population). The site never makes runtime API calls — everything is fetched at build time and committed.
How often is this updated?: A weekly automated job re-fetches the upstream sources and rebuilds the site. Manual editorial corrections are applied as overlays on top of the open data.