Caves · South West England
Rhino Rift
Rhino Rift is a cave in the United Kingdom.
Chris McAuley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rhino Rift is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2969°, -2.7406°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Cheddar Complex SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI. It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m. The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club. Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name. The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2969, -2.7406
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Cheddar
- Postcode
- BS40 7XT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Official site
- www.somersetwildlife.org
Sources
- osm: n894371910 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Rhino Rift (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rhino Rift?
- Rhino Rift is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7XT), in the parish of Cheddar.
- Is Rhino Rift a protected site?
- Yes — Rhino Rift is part of the The Cheddar Complex SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- Is Rhino Rift free to visit?
- Yes, Rhino Rift is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rhino Rift?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7XT. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.