Pen Park Hole, Bristol

Name: Pen Park Hole
Address: Bristol, United Kingdom

#316 among attractions in Bristol

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Pen Park Hole is a large cavern situated underground, at the edge of Filton Golf Course. The cavern was discovered accidentally in the 17th Century and the first descent was made by Captain Sturmy in 1669. The entrance is adjacent to the Southmead and Brentry housing estates of north Bristol. Access is tightly controlled by Bristol City Council. It was scheduled as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in August 2016 on account of its geological origins, and its cave invertebrate community including the cave shrimp Niphargus kochianus, which is normally known as a spring seepage or chalk aquifer species. ()

Discovered: 1669Length: 820 ftDepth: 200 ftCoordinates: 51°30'37"N, 2°35'56"W

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SouthmeadBristol United Kingdom

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Pen Park Hole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cribbs Causeway, Aerospace Bristol, Westbury Court, Westbury-on-Trym.

1.1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
29 min walk • Cribbs Causeway, situated on the outskirts of Bristol, United Kingdom, is a shopping haven that beckons to both locals and visitors alike. This expansive retail complex, often simply referred to as 'The Mall at Cribbs Causeway,' offers a contemporary shopping...
1.3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Aerospace Bristol, Bristol
32 min walk • Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly.
1.4 miSW
Vernacular architecture
Westbury Court, Bristol
35 min walk • Westbury College Gatehouse is a 15th-century gatehouse to the 13th-century College of Priests located in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England, and now a National Trust property.
1.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
37 min walk • Westbury on Trym is a suburb and council ward in the north of the City of Bristol, near the suburbs of Stoke Bishop, Westbury Park, Henleaze, Southmead and Henbury, in the southwest of England.