Black Cavern

Black 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 Black 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 Black Cavern — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.79727, -3.08786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Cavern

• The Blorenge · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~2 km · Must-see
• Coity Mountain · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Abergavenny Castle · church · North Somerset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ysgyryd Fach · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Castell Arnallt · fort · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mynydd Carn-y-cefn · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crickhowell Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cefn Manmoel · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bryn Arw · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Margaret Davies in St. Cadoc's Churchyard. · fort · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• St Illtyd's Church · church · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sirhowy Valley · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pen y Clawdd Castle · fort · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ysgyryd Fawr · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Crug Mawr · viewpoint · North Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pontypool Park · park · North Somerset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Daniel Gilbert in St Michael's Churchyard · fort · North Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Cavern

Other caves near Black Cavern

• Porth yr Ogof · cave · Powys · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dan-Yr-Ogof · cave · Powys · ~52 km · Must-see
• Banwell Hill · cave · North Somerset · ~68 km · Must-see
• Aveline's Hole · cave · North Somerset · ~72 km · Must-see
• Llygad Llwchwr - Source of the River Loughor · cave · Carmarthenshire · ~73 km · Must-see
• Shute Shelve Cavern · cave · North Somerset · ~73 km · Must-see
• Swildon's Hole · cave · Bath and North East Somerset · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ogof Draenen · cave · North Somerset · ~1 km
• Ogof Draenen · cave · Monmouthshire · ~1 km
• Ogof Dwy Sir · cave · Monmouthshire · ~2 km

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