Caves

Kents Cavern is one of the most important Stone Age sites in Europe and one of Britain's best showcaves! On your visit, you'll go back to a time when the cave was home to ancient humans, sheltering from extreme weather, making fires, shaping tools and hunting Ice Age animals. As you walk through the extensive labyrinth of caverns, you'll be surrounded by 400-million-year-old rocks and spectacular stalagmites and stalactites.

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Britain's most ancient secrets!

Tours around the cave are self-guided or hosted by one of our experienced guides. Your visit begins in the Vestibule Chamber, as you enter the cave you'll feel the temperature at a constant 14c.

Journey through the Long Arcade and see how the caves were formed 2.5 million years ago and how stalagmite floors formed, sealing in the evidence of Ice Age occupations.

Silhouette person in a cave, Kents Cavern, Torquay, Devon

Stalagmites and stalactites in the Rockies at Kents Cavern, Devon

Tour guide and child | Kents Cavern, Devon

The caves at Kents Cavern | English Riviera, Devon

Explore Kents Cavern | Prehistoric Caves

Family in a cave | Kents Cavern, Torquay

What to expect

Down in the Rockies you'll see stalagmites and stalactites decorating this pretty chamber.

Return through Clinnicks Gallery into the Cave of Inscriptions and the Labyrinth to see examples of the earliest tools ever found in Britain, along with bones and teeth of ancient Ice Age animals.

Tour guide at Kents Cavern | English Riviera

baz867

Well, this was a real find and we had a wonderful time.

Sue

Absolutely super visit, and our guide Noah was outstanding and so knowledgeable.

Jo D

Brilliant tour around stunning caves in Torquay. Fab day out for the family.

HolidayPenguin

The guide was informative and fun with the right mix of history and facts along the way. Would recommend.

carolinemhill321

Can't recommend enough. Its an excellent place, suitable for adults and children. Go and see for yourselves, you won't regret it.

Keith G

An amazing experience and a must if you’re in the area. Very easy to walk around only a few steps. Definitely visit again and tell friends and family.