Caves · South Wales
Tyning's Barrows Swallet
In or near Cheddar.
Tyning's Barrows Swallet is a cave in the United Kingdom.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 9.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tyning's Barrows Swallet is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.3041°, -2.7599°. 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: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Cheddar Complex 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
Tyning's Barrow Swallet (grid reference ST47135638) is a cave between Charterhouse and Shipham in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is close to GB Cave and also to Charterhouse Cave, the deepest cave in the region. Tyning's Barrow Swallet is 1.29 km (4,200 ft) in length and reaches a depth of 132 m (433 ft).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3041, -2.7599
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Cheddar
- Postcode
- BS40 7XU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 9.8 km
Sources
- osm: n413553756 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tyning's Barrow Swallet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
GB Cave
Mountains & hills · 0.5 km
GB cave
Caves · 0.5 km
Charterhouse Cave
Caves · 0.6 km
WWII bombing decoy complex
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Gorsey Bigbury Henge
Archaeological sites · 1.4 km
Rhino Rift
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Beacon Batch
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Beacon Batch
Mountains & hills · 1.6 km
Blackdown
Mountains & hills · 1.6 km
Longwood Swallet
Caves · 1.6 km
Batts Combe Quarry
Quarries · 1.8 km
East Twin Swallet
Caves · 1.9 km
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Places to eat & drink
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tyning's Barrows Swallet?
- Tyning's Barrows Swallet is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7XU), in the parish of Cheddar.
- What is Tyning's Barrows Swallet?
- Tyning's Barrows Swallet is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tyning's Barrows Swallet?
- The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, about 9.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS40 7XU.
- Is Tyning's Barrows Swallet a protected site?
- Yes — Tyning's Barrows Swallet is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The Cheddar Complex SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Tyning's Barrows Swallet free to visit?
- Yes, Tyning's Barrows Swallet is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tyning's Barrows Swallet?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7XU. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.