Poole’s Cavern
Poole's Cavern or Poole's Hole is a two-million-year-old natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England.Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
- Type: Cave
- Description: 2 million year old, natural limestone cave on the edge of Buxton in the Peak District, in the county of Derbyshire, England
- Also known as: “Poole’s Cavern, Buxton”, “Poole’s Hole”, and “Pooles Cavern”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buxton Community School and Solomon’s Temple.
Buxton Community School
School
Buxton Community School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. The school was officially opened on 19 October 1993 achieving the consolidation of four former Buxton schools on the site of the previous Buxton College. Buxton Community School is situated 1,200 feet east of Poole’s Cavern.
Solomon’s Temple
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Solomon's Temple, also known as Grinlow Tower, is a Victorian folly on the summit of Grin Low hill, near the spa town of Buxton in the Derbyshire Peak District. Solomon’s Temple is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Poole’s Cavern.
Buxton Pavilion Gardens
Park
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buxton Pavilion Gardens is a Victorian landscaped public park in the spa town of Buxton in Derbyshire. The River Wye flows through the gardens, which are a Grade II* listed public park of Special Historic Interest. Buxton Pavilion Gardens is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Poole’s Cavern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burbage and Buxton.
Burbage
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.
Buxton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.
Harpur Hill
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church.
Poole’s Cavern
- Categories: show cave, archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.25011° or 53° 15′ 0″ northLongitude
-1.92632° or 1° 55′ 35″ westElevation
1,286 feet (392 metres)Open location code
9C5W732F+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 361061810OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Poole’s Cavern” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pooles Cavern”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف بول”
- French: “Poole’s Cavern”
- Swedish: “Pooles Cavern”
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