Cox's Cave
The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. Cox immediately opened it as a show cave the following year and ran it as a private enterprise until the landowner, Thomas Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath, took it over at the beginning of the 20th century. It was connected by a tunnel to the adjacent artificial Pavey's Cave in 1987.
Details
- Length
- 100 m
- Geology
- Carboniferous limestone
- Website
- http://www.cheddargorge.co.uk/explore/coxs-cave
- Lighting
- Electric
- Location
- Cheddar
- Registry
- Mendip Cave Registry
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Show Cave
- 1838
- Grid Ref Uk
- ST46465390
- Photo Caption
- Stalagmites and Stalactites in Cox's cave shown in a reflecting pool
- Height Variation
- 18 m