Hill forts · South West England
Kents Cavern
Kents Cavern — show cave in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Torquay · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kents Cavern is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "show cave in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.4682°, -3.5030°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kents Cavern (also spelled Kent's Cavern) is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features (as a karst feature in the Devonian limestone). The cave system is open to the public and has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1952 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1957.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4682, -3.5030
- District
- Torbay
- Parish
- Torbay, unparished area
- Postcode
- TQ1 2NT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torbay
- Phone
- +44 1803 215136
- Nearest railway station
- Torquay — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.kentscavern.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q835378 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kents Cavern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Die Decke der Tropfsteinhöhle Kents Cavern in Torquay (England).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kents Cavern?
- Kents Cavern is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ1 2NT), in the parish of Torbay, unparished area.
- Is Kents Cavern a listed building?
- Kents Cavern is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Kents Cavern a protected site?
- Yes — Kents Cavern is part of the Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Kents Cavern free to visit?
- Yes, Kents Cavern is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kents Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Torquay, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ1 2NT.