Caves · Scottish Lowlands
Fairy Holes
Fairy Holes is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope · 5.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Fairy Holes is a named cave entrance in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is within the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 5.9 km away. Postcode area DL13.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Teesdale SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Fairy Holes is a cave located in the Scottish Lowlands, within the parish of Stanhope, postcode DL13. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) under the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI and Upper Teesdale SSSI, and lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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- Coordinates
- 54.7261, -2.0900
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 2LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Nearest railway station
- Stanhope — 5.9 km
- Official site
- cncc.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n3586455444 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fairy Holes?
- Fairy Holes is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 2LF), in the parish of Stanhope.
- Is Fairy Holes a protected site?
- Yes — Fairy Holes is part of the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Upper Teesdale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Fairy Holes free to visit?
- Yes, Fairy Holes is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fairy Holes?
- The nearest railway station is Stanhope, about 5.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 2LF.