King Arthur's Cave

King Arthur's Cave

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King Arthur's Cave

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Wye Valley National Landscape

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Location: Whitchurch, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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April 23, 2021

Hiking

King Arthur's Cave is a limestone cavern at the foot of a low cliff at the north-western end of Lord's Wood, near Symonds Yat. The cave entrance lies about 285 feet (87 m) above the River Wye. It has a double interconnected entrance and two main chambers. Protected as a nature reserve under the Herefordshire Nature Trust, there is evidence that the cave was occupied by man during the Upper Palaeolithic era. Flint tools and woolly mammoth bones have been unearthed within and around the caves.

Dale

November 2, 2021

Hiking

caves wasn't big and was a steep incline to get to them. i would miss them out next time

Nej

December 4, 2022

Running

This pretty, wooded area with its network of small caves - the result of former quarrying - is a nature reserve with a rich variety of flora and fauna. Horseshoe bats and rare invertebrates such as the cave spider and hibernating herald moths make their homes within the caves.

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Embark on a moderate hike from Symonds Yat East, a 5.9-mile (9.6 km) journey that takes about 2 hours and 43 minutes to complete, with an elevation gain of 713…

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