Giant's Hole, Peak District

Name: Giant's Hole
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#101 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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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. ()

Length: 9843 ftDepth: 394 ftCoordinates: 53°20'28"N, 1°49'20"W

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Peak District United Kingdom

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Giant's Hole – 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
26 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...
1.1 miE
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton
28 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
22 min walk • The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.
0.8 miNE
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Mam Tor, Castleton
20 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.
1.2 miE
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Speedwell Cavern, Castleton
31 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.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Titan Cave, Peak District
34 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.
0.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rushup Edge, Peak District
17 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.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hollins Cross, Peak District
39 min walk • Hollins Cross lies between Mam Tor and Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in Derbyshire, England. Hollins Cross is the lowest point on the ridge and is therefore a popular route taken by walkers wishing either to cross from one side to the other, or to start a walk along the ridge.
1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eldon Hill, Peak District
26 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Oxlow Cavern, Peak District
13 min walk • 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.
1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Ridge, Peak District
39 min walk • Great Ridge is a ridge separating the vales of Edale and Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It extends for approximately 3 kilometres from Mam Tor at the western end of the ridge to Lose Hill at the eastern end, the lowest point being Hollins Cross.

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Which popular attractions are close to Giant's Hole?

Nearby attractions include Oxlow Cavern, Peak District (13 min walk), Rushup Edge, Peak District (17 min walk), Mam Tor, Castleton (20 min walk), Blue John Cavern, Castleton (22 min walk).