Have you ever dreamed of visiting a magical place? Then look no deeper than Clearwell Cave in the Royal Forest of Dean, where you and your family can go on a magical cave tour as you explore the hidden wonders of the 4,500-year-old iron and ochre mine that lies beneath the ground! How low can you go? Choose from semi-deep caving or go even deeper with deep caving. Get those light helmets ready as it gets really dark down there, and get ready for an adventure below the surface. So what are you waiting on gear up and explore!

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Clearwell Caves offer lots of exciting bundles for that adventurous day out they offer educational tours perfect for the family and school trips as there is an abundance of information on offer about the accident history of the mines in their own museum!

Grab a bite to eat at The Lamproom Café, another wonder hidden away in the magical forest! Bit of trivia: TV hits like His Dark Materials, Cursed, Britannia, Dr Who, Merlin, The Chronicles of Narnia, Da Vinci’s Demons, Kidnapped and many others were filmed in these very caves!

  • Prices from £6.50 for children and £8.50 for adults with discounts available for students
  • Guide book available at the shop and the entrance to make sure you know what you’re looking at!
  • Opening times are from 10 am till 4 pm
  • Buses to a location available from both Lydney and Gloucester

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