Otter Hole
Otter Hole is perhaps one of the best decorated caves in Britain. Located on the Wales–England border just north of Chepstow, the cave runs from the banks of the tidal River Wye under the Chepstow Racecourse and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Otter Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Arvan’s Church and The Piercefield.
St Arvan’s Church
Church
Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Arvan’s Church is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Otter Hole.
The Piercefield
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Piercefield is a pub, which is situated 2,100 feet west of Otter Hole.
Wyndcliff
Forest
The Wyndcliff or Wynd Cliff is a steep limestone cliff rising above the western bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, some 1 mile north-east of the village of St Arvans, 2.5 miles south of Tintern, and 3.5 miles north of the town of Chepstow, within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lancaut and Woodcroft.
Lancaut
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lancaut is a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tidenham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, England, located alongside the River Wye, around two miles north of Chepstow.
Woodcroft
Village
Photo: Singinglemon, CC0.
Woodcroft is a small village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, opposite Piercefield House, two miles north of the Welsh town of Chepstow.
Tutshill
Village
Photo: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tutshill is a village within the parish of Tidenham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, which forms the boundary with Monmouthshire at this point and which separates the village from the town of Chepstow.
Otter Hole
- Category: landform
- Location: St Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.66215° or 51° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.68837° or 2° 41′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3VM866+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1760432805OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7109388
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In Other Languages
“Otter Hole” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “اوتر هول”
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