Detourmap
Caves in United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 124 caves on Detourmap — caves, caverns, grottoes and the karst underground. The best known is Gorham's Cave. All of them are below.
- Caves
- 124
- Of nature
- 124 of 1,381
- Little known
- 116 of 124
- Oldest
- Shell Grotto 1784
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1.Gorham's Cave
Nature · Renowned
Natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe
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4.Creswell Crags
Nature · Notable
Limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England
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16.Shell Grotto
Nature · Hidden gem
An ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building
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28.Poole's Cavern
Nature · Hidden gem
2 million year old, natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England
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56.Saint Roberts Cave, Also Called Saint Roberts Chapel, Approximately 120 Metres South West Of Grimbald Bridge
Nature · Hidden gem
Architectural structure in Knaresborough, Harrogate, England, UK
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57.Drury Hill Caves
Nature · 21st century · Hidden gem
Caves at Drury Hill in Nottingham, now under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and operated as a visitor attraction called City of Caves
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74.Lud's Church
Nature · Hidden gem
Deep chasm on the hillside above Gradbach, Staffordshire, England
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81.Hellfire Caves
Nature · Hidden gem
Network of man-made caverns in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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83.Scott's Grotto
Nature · Hidden gem
Grade I listed building in Ware, East Hertfordshire, England, UK
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92.Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag
Nature · Hidden gem
Chapel in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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98.Shell Grotto
Nature · 18th century · Hidden gem
Grade II* listed building in Pontypool. Grotto in Pontypool, Wales
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108.Long Kin East Cave - Rift Pot System
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave system in North Yorkshire, England
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109.Piper's Hole
Nature · Hidden gem
Sea cave on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
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114.Windmill Hill Cavern
Nature · Hidden gem
Cave and archaeological site in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
Questions about this page
How many caves are there in United Kingdom?
124 on this map, out of 1,381 nature & landscapes in United Kingdom. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known cave in United Kingdom?
Gorham's Cave. Natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe.
Which caves in United Kingdom are the least visited?
116 of the 124 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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