Oxlow Cavern, Peak District

#123 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Oxlow Cavern is a part-natural and part-mined cavern near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the road running from the A623 at Sparrowpit to the Winnats Pass, west of Castleton, and is almost opposite Giant's Hole on the other side of the road. A few yards from Oxlow Cavern is the connecting Maskill Mine. ()

Length: 4593 ftDepth: 459 ftCoordinates: 53°20'10"N, 1°48'49"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Odin Mine, Treak Cliff Cavern, Blue John Cavern, Mam Tor.

1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Odin Mine, Peak District
25 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Peak District, Odin Mine stands as a testament to the region's rich industrial past and has emerged as a distinctive tourist attraction in England. This ancient lead mine, which is one of the oldest documented mines in the country, offers...
0.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton
24 min walk • Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of only two sites where the ornamental mineral Blue John is still excavated.
0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Blue John Cavern, Castleton
20 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
0.9 miN
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
24 min walk • Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
0.9 miE
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Speedwell Cavern, Castleton
24 min walk • Speedwell Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The cave system consists of a horizontal lead miners' adit 200 metres below ground leading to the cavern itself, a limestone cave.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Titan Cave, Peak District
22 min walk • Titan is a natural cavern near Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District, and is the deepest shaft of any known cave in Britain, at 141.5 metres.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rushup Edge, Peak District
30 min walk • Rushup Edge is a ridge in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The ridge's highest point is Lord's Seat at 550 m, while Mam Tor lies at its eastern end, beyond which the Great Ridge runs. Lord's Seat is a round barrow.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eldon Hill, Peak District
23 min walk • Eldon Hill is a hill in the Peak District National Park in the county of Derbyshire, England, 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Castleton. It is a 470-metre limestone hill whose pastureland is used for rough grazing, although a large proportion has been lost to limestone quarrying.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Giant's Hole, Peak District
13 min walk • Giant's Hole is a well-known cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, consisting mostly of large passages. It is a stream-way cave, and part of the Karst topography of the area.
1.6 miSE
Mountain
Bradwell Moor, Peak District
42 min walk • Bradwell Moor is a moorland hill above the village of Bradwell, Derbyshire in the Peak District. The summit is 471 metres above sea level. Batham Gate Roman road ran across the moor, from nearby Navio Roman fort to Aquae Arnemetiae. Batham Gate is Old English for "road to the bath town".
0.7 miNE
Mountain pass, Nature, Natural attraction
Winnats Pass, Peak District
18 min walk • Winnats Pass is a hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. The name is a corruption of 'wind gates' due to the swirling winds through the pass.

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Which popular attractions are close to Oxlow Cavern?

Nearby attractions include Giant's Hole, Peak District (13 min walk), Winnats Pass, Peak District (18 min walk), Blue John Cavern, Castleton (20 min walk), Titan Cave, Peak District (22 min walk).