Cox’s Cave
Cox's Cave is in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Cox’s Cave and The Crystal Quest”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheddar Gorge and Gough’s Cave.
Cheddar Gorge
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Great Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.
Gough’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. Gough’s Cave is situated 770 feet east of Cox’s Cave.
White Hart Inn
Pub
Photo: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Hart Inn is a pub, which is situated 720 feet west of Cox’s Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheddar and Draycott.
Cheddar
Photo: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheddar is a large village, with the largest gorge and caves in Britain. It has a population of around 5,800. The village gave its name to Cheddar cheese.
Draycott
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Draycott is a village in Somerset, England, neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is now the larger village in the civil parish of Rodney Stoke. Draycott is situated 2 miles southeast of Cox’s Cave.
Axbridge
Town
Photo: Martin Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axbridge is a town in Somerset, England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. Axbridge is situated 2 miles west of Cox’s Cave.
Cox’s Cave
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.28174° or 51° 16′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.76893° or 2° 46′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C3V76JJ+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 31414695OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5179851
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In Other Languages
“Cox’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كوكس”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cheddar Crazy Golf and Gorgeous Animals.
Nearby Places
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