Pooles Cavern

Pooles Cavern: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pooles Cavern

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pooles Cavern — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.25000, -1.93333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pooles Cavern

• Poole's Cavern · fort · Greater Manchester · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement · fort · Greater Manchester · ~1 km · Must-see
• Buxton Pavilion Gardens · park · Greater Manchester · ~1 km · Must-see
• Solomon's Temple · temple · Cheshire East · ~1 km · Must-see
• Corbar Hill · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~2 km · Must-see
• Parish Church of St Peter · church · Cheshire East · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cheeks Hill · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hollins Hill · viewpoint · Cheshire East · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hollins Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• Shining Tor · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deep Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cats Tor · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~8 km · Must-see
• Parkhouse Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~8 km · Must-see
• High Wheeldon · viewpoint · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eccles Pike · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~11 km · Must-see
• Toddbrook Reservoir · lake · Greater Manchester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tegg's Nose · viewpoint · Greater Manchester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tideswell Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pooles Cavern

Other caves near Pooles Cavern

• Winnats Pass · cave · Greater Manchester · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kinderlow Cavern · cave · Greater Manchester · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cave Dale · cave · Greater Manchester · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carlswark Cavern, Eyam Dale Shaft · cave · Derby · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mossdale Caverns · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~121 km · Must-see
• Ingleborough Cave · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~128 km · Must-see
• Gaping Gill · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~130 km · Must-see
• Alum Pot · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~133 km · Must-see
• Upper Long Churn Cave · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~133 km · Must-see
• Great Douk · cave · York and North Yorkshire · ~136 km · Must-see

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