Caves · South West England
Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)
In or near Symonds Yat.
Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is a cave in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood · 4.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave), the nearest railway station is Rookwood, located 4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL16 7PH, and entry to the cave is free.
About
Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.8210°, -2.6074°. 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: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Slaughter Stream Cave, also known as Wet Sink, is a cave system in the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean. A series of fixed ladders and two pitches lead to sporting streamways, sandy crawls and fossil passages. The cave also contains some interesting archaeological finds, many historic bones were found in the cave – the most prominent of which is 'Norman', a dog who was trapped in the cave many years ago and whose footprints and skeleton can be seen in Dog's Graveyard passage. An episode of the Channel 4 documentary Extreme Archaeology was filmed in this cave. It is the longest cave system in the Forest of Dean followed by Miss Grace's Lane.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8210, -2.6074
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- English Bicknor
- Postcode
- GL16 7PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood — 4 km
Sources
- osm: n9814378033 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Slaughter Stream Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)?
- Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is in Gloucestershire, South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode GL16 7PH), in the parish of English Bicknor.
- What is Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)?
- Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is a cave in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL16 7PH.
- Is Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) a protected site?
- Yes — Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) free to visit?
- Yes, Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave) is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL16 7PH.