Caves · South Wales
Read's Cavern
In or near Wrington.
Read's Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 8.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Read's Cavern is located in North Somerset, with the postcode BS40 7AX. The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, which is 8.4 km away. Entry to the cavern is free.
About
Read's Cavern is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.3225°, -2.7646°. 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: Burrington Combe SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Read's Cavern is a cave at Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, in which traces of Iron Age occupation have been found. It lies under Dolebury Hill. Its large main chamber has a boulder ruckle floor and is parallel to a cliff face. The cave was excavated by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society (UBSS) in the 1920s, when relics of Iron Age occupation were found. The UBSS excavation followed the removal of 21 tonnes of limestone material below a cliff where a stream sinks. Among the finds were ironwork described as slave shackles. After its discovery, the cave was first known as Keltic or Celtic Cavern until the Ordnance Survey decided that it should be known as Read's Cavern, after Mr. R. F. Read, the discoverer. It has also been called "Gough's Cave".
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- Coordinates
- 51.3225, -2.7646
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Churchill
- Postcode
- BS40 7AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 8.4 km
Sources
- osm: n552312629 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Read's Cavern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Read's Cavern?
- Read's Cavern is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7AX), in the parish of Churchill.
- What is Read's Cavern?
- Read's Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Read's Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS40 7AX.
- Is Read's Cavern a protected site?
- Yes — Read's Cavern is part of the Burrington Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Read's Cavern free to visit?
- Yes, Read's Cavern is free to enter.
- How do I get to Read's Cavern?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7AX. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.