Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward

Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward is a cave in English Bicknor, Forest of Dean, England. Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward is situated near Symonds Yat Rapids, as well as near the guest house The Saracens Head Inn.

Photo: Peter Dean, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Cave
Description: cave in Whitchurch, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Merlin’s Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: King Arthur’s Cave and The Saracens Head Inn.

King Arthur’s Cave

Cave

Photo: John Thorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

King Arthur's Cave is a limestone cave at the foot of a low cliff at the north-western end of Lord's Wood in The Doward, near Symonds Yat, Herefordshire, about four miles northeast of Monmouth, in the Wye Valley. King Arthur’s Cave is situated 3,500 feet west of Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward.

The Saracens Head Inn

Guest house

Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Saracens Head Inn is a guest house, which is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward.

Church of St Dubricius, Whitchurch

Church

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Church of St Dubricius, Whitchurch is situated 1½ miles north of Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve and The Doward.

Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve

Locality

Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Park Wood National Nature Reserve is a 45-hectare nature reserve straddling the borders of Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. Most of the wood is in Wales – where it forms Wales' easternmost point – but it is managed under agreement with Natural England.

The Doward

Hamlet

The Doward, is an area in the parish of Whitchurch in south Herefordshire, England, consisting of the hills of Little Doward and Great Doward and extensive woodland.

Staunton

Village

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Staunton is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Wales. Staunton is situated 1½ miles south of Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward.

Merlin’s Cave, Great Doward

Category: landform
Location: English Bicknor, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.83388° or 51° 50′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.64589° or 2° 38′ 45″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C3VR9M3+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1760437768

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata ID

Q17674248

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Symonds Yat Rapids and The chalet.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The butterflies of Lord’s wood and Paddocks Hotel.

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