Caves · South West England
Shute Shelve Cavern
In or near Axbridge.
Shute Shelve Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
Neville Goodman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 8.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shute Shelve Cavern, the nearest railway station is Puxton Park, which is 8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BS26 2EA. Entry to the cavern is free.
About
Shute Shelve Cavern is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2943°, -2.8276°. 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: Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shute Shelve Cavern is a natural cave system located in Shute Shelve Hill, Somerset, England, above Axbridge in the Mendip Hills not far from Cheddar. The phreatic cave contains fossils of speleothems over 350,000 years old. It was mined for its yellow ochre which was used as a dye in paint making, until the 1920s, which gave it its alternative name of Axbridge Ochre Mine. Access is controlled by the Axbridge Caving Group via a locked gate and completely closed during the bats' roosting season. Chamber 1 has taped areas shows scallops to the right and miners supports and a large geode up to the left. Chamber 2 is a large rift with taped off areas for conservation. Further areas are known as Box Tunnel and Elm Street. Carcass Cave dig is virtually feet away which used a monorail system, ladders and platforms.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2943, -2.8276
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Axbridge
- Postcode
- BS26 2EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 8 km
Sources
- osm: n605223002 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Shute Shelve Cavern (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Carcass Cave
Caves · 0.1 km
Shute Shelve Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.6 km
Old Manor House B&B
B&Bs · 0.7 km
Kingswood
Wildlife reserves · 0.7 km
Shute Shelf
Mountain passes · 0.8 km
The Axbridge Lion
Theatres · 0.9 km
Old Manor House
Historic houses · 1.0 km
King John's Hunting Lodge
Historic houses · 1.0 km
The Lamb Inn
Hotels · 1.0 km
The Old Angel
Historic houses · 1.0 km
Axbridge War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.1 km
King John's Hunting Lodge;King John's Hunting Lodge (Axbridge Museum)
Museums · 1.1 km
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📷 5📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shute Shelve Cavern?
- Shute Shelve Cavern is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS26 2EA), in the parish of Axbridge.
- What is Shute Shelve Cavern?
- Shute Shelve Cavern is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shute Shelve Cavern?
- The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, about 8.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS26 2EA.
- Is Shute Shelve Cavern a protected site?
- Yes — Shute Shelve Cavern is part of the Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- Is Shute Shelve Cavern free to visit?
- Yes, Shute Shelve Cavern is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shute Shelve Cavern?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS26 2EA. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.