Mountains & hills · South Wales
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon — 7 km long cave in Clydach Gorge, Wales.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Whistle Inn halt · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "7 km long cave in Clydach Gorge, Wales". Coordinates: 51.8090°, -3.1328°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ogof Craig a Ffynnon (Welsh for "Cave [of the] Rock and Spring") is a cave in Wales. The cave is about 7 km in length and is located at the base of a quarried rockface in the Clydach Gorge. Water flowing out of the cave is a resurgence of water draining off Llangatock Mountain above.
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Background
History
The cave was discovered in 1976 by Jeff Hill, John Parker and Bill Gascoine, who had been searching for years for the way in to an underground system that they knew existed to account for the water which resurged in the locality, giving its name to the Rock and Fountain Inn on the road below. The entrance is at the bottom of a quarried rock face in the disused Daren Ddu Quarry, in the flanks of the Llangatock Mountain.
Description
The cave is about 7 km in length and is renowned as one of the best-decorated caves in Wales. It contains some early short crawling sections (and what is known as an arduous and uncomfortable boulder choke) and wet passages with voluminous quantities of mud before developing into a series of large sections lavishly decorated with mud and calcite formations. The most spectacular of these is the Hall of the Mountain King, a large cavern adorned with flowstone. The Promised Land is a long, linear passage section with a small stream.
Visiting
The cave can be approached from just above the old Rock and Fountain Inn on the Heads of the Valleys Road where there is a blocked layby beside some lime kilns. An old tramroad track leads from here to the Darren Ddu Quarry. The entrance to the cave is at the foot of a rock face and is barred to prevent casual access and vandalism.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8090, -3.1328
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Llanelly
- Postcode
- NP7 0LN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nearest railway station
- Whistle Inn halt — 2.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15263509 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ogof Craig a Ffynnon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: HallOfTheMountainKings.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ogof Craig a Ffynnon?
- Ogof Craig a Ffynnon is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 0LN), in the parish of Llanelly.
- Is Ogof Craig a Ffynnon free to visit?
- Yes, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ogof Craig a Ffynnon?
- The nearest railway station is Whistle Inn halt, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 0LN.