Mountains & hills · South West England
Upper Flood Swallet
Upper Flood Swallet — limestone cave in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Upper Flood Swallet is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "limestone cave in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.2988°, -2.7104°.
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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
Upper Flood Swallet which was originally known as Blackmoor Flood Swallet, is an exceptionally well-decorated cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI. The entrance was revealed in the Great Flood of 1968, giving the cave its name. It was dug consistently since then with breakthroughs occurring in 1971, 1972, 1985 and 2006. As of September 2008 it is over 3.5 km in length and around 125 m deep.
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Background
Description
In September 2006 cavers squeezed through an excavated boulder choke into new passage. In a series of three digging trips they discovered 1.2 km of well decorated cave.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2988, -2.7104
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Priddy
- Postcode
- BS40 7XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
Sources
- wikidata: Q7898648 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Upper Flood Swallet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Neverland. Upper Flood Swallet , Charterhouse (geograph 4144542).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Flood Swallet?
- Upper Flood Swallet is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7XR), in the parish of Priddy.
- Is Upper Flood Swallet a protected site?
- Yes — Upper Flood Swallet is part of the The Cheddar Complex SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- Is Upper Flood Swallet free to visit?
- Yes, Upper Flood Swallet is free to enter.
- How do I get to Upper Flood Swallet?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7XR. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.