Hill forts · South West England
Kents Cavern
In or near Kingskerswell.
Kents Cavern — show cave in Devon, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Torquay · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Kents Cavern is located in Torbay, South West England, with the nearest railway station being Torquay, which is 2.9 km away. Entry is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is TQ1 2NT.
About
Kents Cavern is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "show cave in Devon, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.4682°, -3.5030°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kents Cavern (also spelled Kent's Cavern) is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features (as a karst feature in the Devonian limestone). The cave system is open to the public and has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1952 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1957.
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- Coordinates
- 50.4682, -3.5030
- District
- Torbay
- Parish
- Torbay, unparished area
- Postcode
- TQ1 2NT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torbay
- Phone
- +44 1803 215136
- Nearest railway station
- Torquay — 2.9 km
- Official site
- www.kentscavern.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q835378 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kents Cavern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Die Decke der Tropfsteinhöhle Kents Cavern in Torquay (England).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kents Cavern?
- Kents Cavern is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TQ1 2NT), in the parish of Torbay, unparished area.
- What is Kents Cavern?
- Kents Cavern — show cave in Devon, England, UK.
- How do I get to Kents Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Torquay, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode TQ1 2NT.
- Is Kents Cavern a listed building?
- Kents Cavern is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Kents Cavern a protected site?
- Yes — Kents Cavern is part of the Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Kents Cavern free to visit?
- Yes, Kents Cavern is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kents Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Torquay, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TQ1 2NT.