King Arthur's Cave — Attraction in Whitchurch

I really liked this site. My only complaint is that there are no signs along the road and the directions you find online are wildly over-complicated! It is very easy to find and directly off a well beaten path. No scrambling up steep hills. No hour+ long hike. It takes 10 minutes max to get there on a very easy slope.

There is a small, unmarked, unpaved parking area on the right side of the single lane road just before the doward camping parking lot/lord's parking lot (which has signs). If you pull in head first (facing west) the very well traveled path that leads to the cave is visible to the left heading south. There is an information sign about the cave just into this path. Continue down the hill along the path, it will wend to the right, but is not difficult to follow and does not formally split until you reach the cave. You will pass a couple of small caves on your left. King Arthur's cave will be further down, also on the left, identifiable by its double entrance. There are multiple converging paths in front of the cave.

We just went (early May) and the blue bells are out in full force. They combined with all of the new leaves on the trees make for an incredible color combination that is so hard to...

A lovely, freely accessible to the public, area which you can have to yourself during the week (outside of tourist season). Beautiful area for a picnic and fascinating, all be it quite small, caverns. ACCESSIBILITY: NOT really suitable for wheelchair access (an off-road electric mobility scooter would manage - may be better and more open to standard scooters when ground has dried out.). But just about manageable to individuals not limited to a wheelchair with walking sticks/poles. Definitely hard work getting back up the fairly steep hill, but plenty of nice level ground to rest if you take it in intervals. Some of the caverns weren't accessible to me even with walking aids as they are very steep climbs to get into - and uneven and slippy (according to my more able bodied companions). But the largest of the caves was easier to approach and then fine to step inside and have a peer around, again with walking aids. Would recommend to those with mild to moderate...

King Arthur's Cave, The Lord's Wood, Symonds Yat I do love this part of the world. Last time I was here, I totally fell for the beauty of the Forest of Dean. Famed to have been the site of a giant skeleton excavation discovered in the 1700s. Again, much to offer by way of legend and superstition, this huge limestone Cave has separate chambers, was used in both the early and late paleolithic periods, and in which the bones of hyenas, horses and red deer have been found along with a drilled pig's tooth thought to be worn as jewelry and a central hearth near the entrance dated to 12,000 years old.

"Hard to find" was the turn of phrase most often used by reviewers and I was starting to overheat as the day had turned really warm and bright. Happened upon a local lady walking dogs who kindly escorted me right to the entrance. Its safe to say, I would have been unlikely to have found the caves had I been entirely reliant on my nonexistent...