Guided Tours of a natural limestone cave below Grinlow Woods & Buxton Country Park. Visitor's Centre with Cafe, Gift Shop, Exhibition & Conveniences. Open Daily. Pre-booked tours. Dog Friendly- please note dogs may be restricted on special events. Woodland walking trails with wooden sculptures on-site; trail maps available from Visitor's Centre. Poole's Cavern & Country Park proudly owned by Buxton Civic Association.
Amazing place and inclusive/acommodating for disability. We wanted to take our children to a cave but most in the area were long guided tours and not very aware of supporting the needs of neurodivergent people. The self-guided tour at Poole's Cavern was perfect for us! So many amazing features to see, but it does not feel claustrophobic and the stairs and handrails make it easier to walk through. It exceeded our expectations and the staff were very friendly. I noticed that they offer SEN sessions and the cave is partly accessible to people using wheelchairs too. It's a good place to take younger children if they will not cope with difficult conditions of other caves or walking/climbing long distances. Highly recommend!
Quite an amazing place. We really enjoyed our visit there. General adult self guided tour was for PS11.A booklet was provided so it was easy to explore. There was people in the cave to help and answer our questions if we have any. Place is quite popular so advance booking is recommended. I still can't believe its 2 million years old. Worth a visit.
Extremely knowledgeable guide who was absolutely fantastic with his presentation of the tour. Really enjoyed the visit. Would highly recommend.
What an interesting place to visit, a must see if you're visiting Buxton. We had a fantastic guide who was extremely informative. We visited as two families and one well-behaved dog. Despite it being a warm day it is only 7degC in the caves (luckily we read this online prior to our visit and had some warmer layers).
Organised with care and passion for the beautiful nature and humen creation! Well Aided throughout for children and less able! Not wheelchair accessible in cave. Nice cafe inside and seating picnic areas outside available. Pay parking facilities with designated disable parking very close. Online booking recommend and not compolsary, if you have time to wait for the next guided tour. Truly enjoyed it and highlight recommend!
Very interesting, tour guide was funny and friendly, knew his stuff. Pictures don't do its beauty justice. Really cool attraction and we travelled an hour to come to buxton and this was our favourite thing. worth the price. Gift shop was really good and quite fairly priced. Theres a cafe too and picnic area outside. Walking trails right outside up to picnic areas and solomans temple etc.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Toilets
Getting tickets in advance recommended
Good for kids
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Amazing place and inclusive/acommodating for disability. We wanted to take our children to a cave but most in the area were long guided tours and not very aware of supporting the needs of neurodivergent people. The self-guided tour at Poole's Cavern was perfect for us! So many amazing features to see, but it does not feel claustrophobic and the stairs and handrails make it easier to walk through. It exceeded our expectations and the staff were very friendly. I noticed that they offer SEN sessions and the cave is partly accessible to people using wheelchairs too. It's a good place to take younger children if they will not cope with difficult conditions of other caves or walking/climbing long distances. Highly recommend!
Quite an amazing place. We really enjoyed our visit there. General adult self guided tour was for PS11.A booklet was provided so it was easy to explore. There was people in the cave to help and answer our questions if we have any. Place is quite popular so advance booking is recommended. I still can't believe its 2 million years old. Worth a visit.
Extremely knowledgeable guide who was absolutely fantastic with his presentation of the tour. Really enjoyed the visit. Would highly recommend.
What an interesting place to visit, a must see if you're visiting Buxton. We had a fantastic guide who was extremely informative. We visited as two families and one well-behaved dog. Despite it being a warm day it is only 7degC in the caves (luckily we read this online prior to our visit and had some warmer layers).
Organised with care and passion for the beautiful nature and humen creation! Well Aided throughout for children and less able! Not wheelchair accessible in cave. Nice cafe inside and seating picnic areas outside available. Pay parking facilities with designated disable parking very close. Online booking recommend and not compolsary, if you have time to wait for the next guided tour. Truly enjoyed it and highlight recommend!
Very interesting, tour guide was funny and friendly, knew his stuff. Pictures don't do its beauty justice. Really cool attraction and we travelled an hour to come to buxton and this was our favourite thing. worth the price. Gift shop was really good and quite fairly priced. Theres a cafe too and picnic area outside. Walking trails right outside up to picnic areas and solomans temple etc.
