Fairy Holes Cave

#3285 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Fairy Holes Cave is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of west County Durham, England. It is located on the western flanks of Snowhope Moor, on the right bank of Westernhope Burn, some 3 km south-west of the village of Eastgate. ()

Established: 1961 (63 years ago)Coordinates: 54°43'0"N, 2°6'0"W

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Nearby attractions include: High Force, Low Force, Slit Woods, Westernhope Burn Wood.

5.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Waterfall
High Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
147 min walk • High Force is a majestic natural wonder situated in the heart of Moor House-Upper Teesdale, in the United Kingdom. This impressive waterfall is not only one of the most spectacular sights in the region but also holds the title of being the highest uninterrupted drop of...
5.3 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Low Force, Moor House-Upper Teesdale
135 min walk • Low Force is an 18-foot high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Slit Woods
71 min walk • Slitt Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of County Durham, England. It occupies the valley of Middlehope Burn, a tributary of the River Wear, which it joins at Westgate, just south of the site.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Westernhope Burn Wood
23 min walk • Westernhope Burn Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Wear Valley district of south-west County Durham, England.
2.4 miNW
Church
Westgate Methodist Chapel
61 min walk • Westgate Methodist Chapel stands on the A689 road in the village of Westgate, some 5 miles west of Stanhope, County Durham, England.
4.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Crawley Edge Cairns, Stanhope
123 min walk • The Crawley Edge Cairns are a series of forty-two Bronze Age round barrows, cairns and clearance cairns located in a field in Crawleyside, near Stanhope, County Durham, England.
7.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waskerley Reservoir
192 min walk • Waskerley Reservoir is the largest of a group of three reservoirs located on Muggleswick Common, County Durham, the others being Smiddy Shaw and Hisehope Reservoirs.
4.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Heathery Burn Cave
118 min walk • Heathery Burn Cave is a cave near Stanhope, County Durham, England, in which a large collection of Late Bronze Age weapons and tools was discovered and excavated between 1859 and 1872.
4.6 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Harthope Moss
119 min walk • Harthope Moss, also known as Chapel Fell is a mountain pass in the English Pennines. The pass divides Weardale to the north and Teesdale to the south.