Slaughter Stream Cave
Slaughter Stream Cave, also known as Wet Sink, is a cave system in the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean. A series of fixed ladders and two pitches lead to sporting streamways, sandy crawls and fossil passages.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave system in Forest of Dean, England
- Also known as: “Wet Sink” and “Wet Sink (Slaughter Stream Cave)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Christchurch and Coleford Great Western Railway Museum.
Church of Christchurch
Church
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Christchurch is situated 1 mile southwest of Slaughter Stream Cave.
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum is a railway museum located in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. The museum was founded in 1988. Based in the former GWR Goods Shed along the Coleford Railway. Coleford Great Western Railway Museum is situated 2 miles south of Slaughter Stream Cave.
Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Jesus Church at Lydbrook is a Church of England parish church in the English county of Gloucestershire. Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook is situated 2 miles northeast of Slaughter Stream Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berry Hill and Mile End.
Berry Hill
Village
Photo: Forester, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berry Hill is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 1.5 miles north of the town of Coleford. Berry Hill includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east.
Mile End
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mile End is a small village in the English county of Gloucestershire. It belongs to the civil parish of Coleford, which is also its post town. Mile End is 1 mile northeast of Coleford.
Wimberry Quarries
Locality
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wimberry Quarries is a 2-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is held under agreement with the Forestry Commission. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.
Slaughter Stream Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: West Dean, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.82095° or 51° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.60742° or 2° 36′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C3VR9CV+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 9814378033OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q15278182
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In Other Languages
“Slaughter Stream Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف تيار الذبح”
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Highlights include Site of Chapel and Berry Hill Primary School.
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