Caves · South West England
Pixies' Parlour
In or near Sidbury.
Pixies' Parlour is a cave in the United Kingdom.
Glyn Jones — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Feniton · 4.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Pixies' Parlour, the nearest railway station is Feniton, located 4.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is EX11 1RH. Entry to the cave is free.
About
Pixies' Parlour is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.7426°, -3.2827°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: East Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pixie Day is a tradition that takes place in Ottery St. Mary, England, annually on the Saturday nearest Mid-Summer's Day in June. Dating from 1954, and based on a pamphlet written by R. F. Delderfield for the 500th anniversary of the installation of the bells of the Church of St. Mary, the event commemorates a legend of Ottery St. Mary's 'pixies' being banished from the town (where they caused havoc) to a local cave known as 'Pixies' Parlour'. The celebrations begin in the early afternoon when a large fête takes place on the Land of Caanan park. At 6 pm the celebrations focus on Ottery's town square. Hundreds of 'pixies' (made up of local Cubs and Brownies dressed in pixie attire) capture the St. Mary's church bell ringers and drag them from the church to the Land of Canaan, where a reenactment of the pixies' banishment takes place.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.7426, -3.2827
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Ottery St. Mary
- Postcode
- EX11 1RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Feniton — 4.9 km
Sources
- osm: n4326936263 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Pixie Day (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pixies' Parlour?
- Pixies' Parlour is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX11 1RH), in the parish of Ottery St. Mary.
- What is Pixies' Parlour?
- Pixies' Parlour is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pixies' Parlour?
- The nearest railway station is Feniton, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode EX11 1RH.
- Is Pixies' Parlour a protected site?
- Yes — Pixies' Parlour is part of the East Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Pixies' Parlour free to visit?
- Yes, Pixies' Parlour is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pixies' Parlour?
- The nearest railway station is Feniton, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EX11 1RH.