Clearwell Caves

Clearwell Caves Discover a hidden world beneath the Forest of Dean, with 4,500+ years of magical history to uncover. Impressive caverns open to visitors, with awesome displays!
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Amazing natural underground caverns that were mined for ochre pigment and iron ore for over 4,500 years. Ochre is still produced on a small scale to make artist's pigment, you see the ochre workshop as you walk through the mine buildings. The Caves make a great filming backdrop and have been used to make episodes for His Dark Materials, DaVinci Demons, Atlantis, Merlin, Dr Who and Brittania to name a few. See website for accurate opening times and details of events.

Bees are loving the wild teasels by our lamp room cafe
19/07/2026

Bees are loving the wild teasels by our lamp room cafe

18/07/2026
18/07/2026
Jonny levigating red ochre before drying
21/06/2026

Jonny levigating red ochre before drying

Jonny opening a red ceramic ball mill pot.
20/06/2026

Jonny opening a red ceramic ball mill pot.

Ball Mill for grinding ochre
20/06/2026

Ball Mill for grinding ochre

Going down 100ft! Look at the angle of the roof, the Whitehead Limestone dips at a gentle 10-15 degrees on this side of ...
31/05/2026

Going down 100ft! Look at the angle of the roof, the Whitehead Limestone dips at a gentle 10-15 degrees on this side of the Forest.

Is there a better place on earth to cool down than 100ft underground with an iced latte from our pretty cafe? ❄️The Cave...
25/05/2026

Is there a better place on earth to cool down than 100ft underground with an iced latte from our pretty cafe? ❄️

The Caves are open to explore from Thursday 4th to Monday 8th June.

Fancy going deeper? Check out dates for potholing, too!

Book online at clearwellcaves.com/events 🦇

Address

Clearwell Caves, The Rocks, Clearwell
Coleford
GL168JR

Telephone

+441594832535

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