Wookey Hole Caves
Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England.Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Wells Cathedral.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Church of England church in Wookey Hole, Somerset, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. The church, which was designed by Benjamin Ferrey and his son, was built in 1873-74 and has been a Grade II listed building since 2004. Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 830 feet south of Wookey Hole Caves.
Wells Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells and the mother church of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Wells Cathedral is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wookey Hole Caves.
Bishop’s Palace
Castle
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. Bishop’s Palace is situated 2 miles southeast of Wookey Hole Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wookey Hole and Wells.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves.
Wells
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wells is the smallest city in England, with a population of around 10,000. It is in Somerset in the south-west of the country.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times. Priddy is situated 2 miles north of Wookey Hole Caves.
Wookey Hole Caves
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England
- Categories: show cave, archaeological site, and tourism
- Location: St Cuthbert Out, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22777° or 51° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.67187° or 2° 40′ 19″ westElevation
246 feet (75 metres)Open location code
9C3V68HH+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 1457820552OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Wookey Hole Caves” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wookey Hole Caves”
- Chinese: “伍基洞穴”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف ووكى هول”
- French: “grottes de Wookey Hole”
- French: “Grottes de Wookey Hole”
- German: “Wookey Hole Caves”
- Irish: “Uaimh Wookey Hole”
- Italian: “grotte di Wookey Hole”
- Italian: “Grotte di Wookey Hole”
- Swedish: “Wookey Hole Caves”
- Welsh: “Ogofâu Wookey Hole”
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