Try Caving at Clearwell Caves

16 August – Give caving in the Forest of Dean a go this summer holidays, when Clearwell Caves hold its popular Try Caving taster sessions once again.

If you’ve always wanted to give caving a go but never got round to trying the sport, now’s your chance when Clearwell Caves near Coleford holds its special deep-level, and semi-deep level, visits into its mine this summer holidays.

The two sessions aim to give avid-explorers from across Gloucestershire and beyond the chance to go off the public highways and experience the mine just as the miners left it centuries ago.

The deep-level sessions being held at Clearwell Caves at 2pm on Sunday 2 and Sunday 16 August 2009 will see participants travel down to around 200ft underground for the three-hour trip, and costs £13 for children aged 7 to 17, and £18 for adults.

The deep-level sessions come complete with plenty of crawling and scrambling, cavers will get to see fascinating workings and where iron ore and ochre has been mined for centuries, as well as passing through the ‘Rabbit Run’, seeing the ‘Football Roof’ and possibly trying out the ‘Mouse Hole’.

The semi-deep trips being held at Clearwell Caves at 2pm on Saturday 8 August 2009 consists of a guided tour of the show mine, with a short caving excursion half way through the visit, and costs £9 per person.

Organisers recommend wearing old clothes – which you won’t mind getting dirty, while helmets and caplamps are supplied. Be prepared to get dirty, get on your hands and knees and have fun at this popular Forest of Dean attraction.

Event: Try Caving Taster Sessions
Venue: Clearwell Caves
Dates: Sunday 2, Saturday 8, and Sunday 16 August 2009
Times: Starts at 2pm
Tickets: See above for specific costs. Contact Clearwell Caves on (01594) 832535 for more information and to book in advance.

SoGlos.com
20 July 2009