Try Caving - Mendip
How to book
To make your booking, call our Take Time Reservations Department on 01565 831 816 quoting your Unique Booking Code and details of where you would like to visitBookings can be made 1 – 28 days in advance
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Availability
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Closed Monday
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Closed Tuesday
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Closed Wednesday
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Closed Thursday
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Closed Friday
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Open Saturday
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Open Sunday
About
Winscombe, Somerset
They will kit you out with a helmet and head torch before taking the short walk to an underground mine shaft. After a scramble through the entrance hole you'll find yourself in a secret underground tunnel with a fascinating history and incredible 350 million year old geology. The abandoned mine was used as a secret weapons base during the second World War. The armoury was discovered by a local boy by accident and was promptly sworn to secrecy under the officials secrets act. The weapons were hidden by the Home Guard to enable us to fight back in case of German occupation. You'll get up close with 350 million year old geology, calcites, gour pools, cave pearls and shark teeth stalactites and stalagmites.
Keep an eye out. Cavers have been searching for the most famous lost cave on the Mendip Hills for decades and an entrance to an underground abyss more than 40 fathoms deep is believed to be somewhere within the mine. Don't worry though their qualified instructor will be with you throughout your adventure.
Aged 8 and over
Please refer to your accompanying correspondence for details of how many admissions your booking code is valid for.
*Should your requirements differ from this standard offering, please notify our Take Time reservations department at the time of booking.
1.5 hour caving session.