Where is Hillier's Cave?

Hillier's Cave is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA3 5HP), in the parish of Stoke St Michael.

How do I get to Hillier's Cave?

The nearest railway station is Cranmore, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA3 5HP.

Is Hillier's Cave a protected site?

Yes — Hillier's Cave is part of the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Hillier's Cave free to visit?

Yes, Hillier's Cave is free to enter.

How do I get to Hillier's Cave?

The nearest railway station is Cranmore, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA3 5HP.

Caves · South West England

Hillier's Cave

In or near Coleford.

Free admission

Hillier's Cave is a cave in the United Kingdom.

The Cottages at Fairy Cave Quarry 1970 - geograph.org.uk - 6726222 — Nick Chipchase — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Cranmore · 4.8 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Hillier's Cave, the nearest railway station is Cranmore, located 4.8 km away. Entry to the cave is free. The postcode for sat-nav is BA3 5HP.

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Hillier's Cave is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2275°, -2.4934°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: St. Dunstan's Well Catchment SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Hillier's Cave (grid reference ST65734753) is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The cave was discovered on 13 February 1954, when blasting at one of the working faces opened up a cave passage, and is now choked with sludge waste from the quarry. It was first explored by John Anthony Quinn and boys from Midsomer Norton Grammar School (now Norton Hill School) who named it in honour of Gordon Hillier who was headmaster of the school from 1926 to 1958. The Fairy Caves Management Committee administers the access to this cave on behalf of the quarry owners.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 51.2275, -2.4934
District: Somerset
Parish: Stoke St Michael
Postcode: BA3 5HP
Parliamentary constituency: Frome and East Somerset
Nearest railway station: Cranmore — 4.8 km

Sources

osm: n3431357098 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Hillier's Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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