Bakers Pit
Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave system in Devon, England
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reed’s Cave and Buckfastleigh railway station.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Reed’s Cave is situated 430 feet east of Bakers Pit.
Buckfastleigh railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfastleigh railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the town of Buckfastleigh. Buckfastleigh railway station is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Bakers Pit.
Buckfast Abbey
Church
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. Buckfast Abbey is situated 3,100 feet north of Bakers Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashburton and Poundsgate.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Poundsgate
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 4 miles northwest of Bakers Pit.
Buckland-in-the-Moor
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 4½ miles north of Bakers Pit.
Bakers Pit
- Category: landform
- Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.48463° or 50° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.77458° or 3° 46′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2RF6MG+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 552300786OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q4849273
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In Other Languages
“Bakers Pit” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حفرة الخبازين”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity (destroyed 1992) and Disappointment Cave.
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