Fairy Cave Quarry

#832 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Fairy Cave Quarry is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. ()

Coordinates: 51°13'40"N, 2°29'36"W

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Nearby attractions include: Church of St James, Church of St Michael, Stoke Lane Slocker, Harridge Wood.

1.3 miW
Church
Church of St James
33 min walk • The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court. It also houses a tower that dates back from 1450.
0.7 miSE
Church
Church of St Michael
18 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael in Stoke St Michael, Somerset, England was built around 1400. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Stoke Lane Slocker
20 min walk • Stoke Lane Slocker is a cave near Stoke St Michael, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in the English county of Somerset. It is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m. It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred.
0.5 miNW
Locality
Harridge Wood
12 min walk • Harridge Wood is an area of woodland in Somerset, England. From about 1300 AD part of the wood was the scene of coal mining, which continued until around 1800. The traces of mining have been well preserved, and are now a scheduled site. The woodland is now part of the Harridge Woods Nature Reserve.