Chislehurst Caves
Chislehurst Caves are a series of intersecting man-made tunnels and caverns covering some 22 miles in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. Today the caves are a tourist attraction and, although they are called caves, they are entirely man-made and were dug and used as chalk and flint mines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Secretlondon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
public holidays and Wednesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
December 25th: closed
January 1st: closed - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: chalk quarry tunnels in Chislehurst, Bromley, London
- Address: Chislehurst, BR7 5QX
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chislehurst railway station and Christ Church.
Chislehurst railway station
Railway station
Photo: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chislehurst railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line, serving the neighbourhood of Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley. It is 11 miles 19 chains down the line from London Charing Cross and is situated between Elmstead Woods and Petts Wood stations. Chislehurst railway station is situated 790 feet south of Chislehurst Caves.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Chislehurst Caves.
Chislehurst Common
Pitch
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chislehurst Common is an open space in Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London. It is jointly managed with St Paul's Cray Common. Chislehurst Common is situated 1,900 feet east of Chislehurst Caves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bickley and Chislehurst.
Bickley
Suburb
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bickley is a district and a local government electoral ward in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 10.4 miles south east of Charing Cross, bordering Elmstead to the north, Chislehurst to the north-east and east, Petts Wood to the south-east, Southborough to the south, Bromley to the south-west and west and Widmore to the north-west.
Chislehurst
Suburb
Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chislehurst is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, 10 miles south-east of Charing Cross.
Elmstead
Suburb
Elmstead is a residential district in south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located north-east of Bromley.
Chislehurst Caves
- Categories: show cave and tourism
- Location: Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40732° or 51° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
0.05785° or 0° 3′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F32C345+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 693728457OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5102117
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Vietnamese—“Chislehurst Caves” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف تشيسلهيرست”
- German: “Chislehurst Caves”
- Vietnamese: “Hang Chislehurst”
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Highlights include Chiselhurst Caves and Chalkpit Wood.
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