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Goatchurch Cavern, Mendips

#8 among attractions in Mendips

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Cave
Goatchurch Cavern
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Length: 2461 ftDepth: 180 ftCoordinates: 51°19'15"N, 2°45'14"W
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Mendips United Kingdom

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Goatchurch Cavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bos Swallet, East Twin Swallet, Bath Swallet, Aveline's Hole.

  • bos swallet mendips~1630 ftW
    Cave

    Bos Swallet, Mendips

    8 min walk • Bos Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. It is noted for being rather steep, with a length of 78 metres and a depth of 42 metres.

  • east twin swallet mendips~1320 ftE
    Cave

    East Twin Swallet, Mendips

    7 min walk • East Twin Swallet also known as Upper Twin Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave is not very stable. The floor is strewn with boulders under which the stream normally flows.

  • bath swallet mendips~1250 ftNW
    Cave

    Bath Swallet, Mendips

    7 min walk • Bath Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. On Wednesday 19th September 2007 members of the Wessex Cave Club and Cheddar Caving Club succeeded in connecting Bath Swallet and Rod's Pot.

  • avelines hole mendips~1420 ftN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Aveline's Hole, Mendips

    7 min walk • Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.

  • black down mendips0.8 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

    Black Down, Mendips

    21 min walk • Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.

  • burrington combe cheddar~780 ftE
    Geologic formation, Park, Archaeological site

    Burrington Combe, Cheddar

    4 min walk • Burrington Combe is a Carboniferous Limestone gorge near the village of Burrington, on the north side of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in North Somerset, England.

  • drunkards hole mendips~1500 ftW
    Cave

    Drunkard's Hole, Mendips

    8 min walk • Drunkard's Hole is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

  • rods pot mendips~1350 ftNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Rod's Pot, Mendips

    7 min walk • Rod's Pot is a limestone cave above Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave was first excavated in 1944 by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society.

  • reads cavern mendips0.5 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Read's Cavern, Mendips

    13 min walk • Read's Cavern is a cave at Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, in which traces of Iron Age occupation have been found. It lies under Dolbury Hill. Its large main chamber has a boulder ruckle floor and is parallel to a cliff face.

  • sidcot swallet mendips location map
    ~160 ftN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Sidcot Swallet, Mendips

    1 min walk • Sidcot Swallet is a cave near Burrington Combe, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It was named after the Sidcot School Speleological Society who explored it in 1925.

  • pierres pot mendips~480 ftNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Pierre's Pot, Mendips

    3 min walk • Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Goatchurch Cavern?

Nearby attractions include Sidcot Swallet, Mendips (1 min walk), Pierre's Pot, Mendips (3 min walk), Burrington Combe, Cheddar (4 min walk), Bath Swallet, Mendips (7 min walk).

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