Museums & Galleries · Monmouthshire
Clearwell Caves
📍 GL16 8JR
Photo: Jaggery (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore atmospheric mine workings dating back thousands of years
- Deep Level caving excursions into remote caverns and passageways
- Meet a working Freeminer still mining ochre pigments today
- Lamproom Café serving cakes, snacks, teas and coffees
- Filming location for Doctor Who, Willow and His Dark Materials
Clearwell Caves is a natural cave system in the Forest of Dean that has been mined for ochre and iron ore for thousands of years, and you can explore atmospheric mine workings once worked by Freeminers. On Saturdays in October, there are Deep Level excursions for those wanting a more demanding caving adventure into remote caverns and passageways, while the Lamproom Café above ground offers cakes, snacks, teas and coffees. The site has also featured in productions including Doctor Who and Willow. It suits families, groups, school trips and curious explorers alike. Located in Newland, Forest of Dean, with Lydney station 5.3 miles away, and 55 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it makes a memorable stop if you're basing yourself in the area.
Practical details
- Open
- Open on dates and times shown on the booking calendar
- Booking
- Booking available online via the booking calendar
- Best for
- Curious visitors wanting a more demanding caving activity
From the attraction's own website on 8 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Clearwell Caves into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Lydney 5.3 miles
- Chepstow 9.4 miles
- Cam & Dursley 11.5 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page