Name: Creswell Crags
Rating: 5.0

Creswell Crags

Crags Meadow, Holbeck, Leeds, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LH, UK

1-90 Years

Paid

Description

Explore Creswell Crags, a stunning magnesian limestone gorge straddling the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border, home to significant prehistoric caves and Ice Age rock art. With nine major caves, this archaeological site offers a unique glimpse into the past, showcasing ancient human and animal activity. Discover the Robin Hood Cave, site of legendary stories, or marvel at the oldest cave art in the UK found in Church Hole. Visitors can enjoy a range of guided cave tours, including the Life in the Ice Age, Witch Marks, and Art in the Ice Age tours. The Creswell Crags Museum displays prehistoric fossils, tools, and more, highlighting the site’s rich history.

The ticket prices for Creswell Crags are as follows: Museum admission is £5 for adults, and under 18s can enter for free. For those looking to explore the caves, the Ice Age Cave Tour, Witch Marks Cave Tour, and Art in the Ice Age Cave Tour are available at £15 per adult and £10 per child.

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Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Caves at Creswell Crags: Creswell Crags offers a fascinating array of caves, each with its own unique history and archaeological significance:
- Robin Hood Cave: Legendary hideout of the famous outlaw, Robin Hood, offering rare insights into the area's rich history.
- Church Hole: Home to the UK's oldest known cave art, featuring bison, reindeer, birds, and abstract symbols with possible religious meanings.
- Pin Hole: Famous for the discovery of some of the earliest portable art in the UK, including engraved bones, which are over 12,500 years old.
- Mother Grundy’s Parlour: Once believed to contain treasure, this cave revealed interesting finds, such as horse teeth from the Ice Age.
- Boat House Cave: A 19th-century boating lake, which was later excavated by archaeologists using explosives to uncover its history.
- The Arch: Contains animal remains from woolly rhinoceroses, reindeer, and other Ice Age creatures.
- Yew Tree Shelter: A sunny rock shelter with evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, showing that Creswell Crags was occupied well after the Ice Age.
- Dog Hole & Dog Hole Fissure: These mysterious caves have yielded bones of various prehistoric animals, including spotted hyena and woolly rhinoceros.
Museum Exhibition: Explore globally significant fossils, prehistoric tools, and Ice Age art at the Creswell Crags Museum. The permanent exhibition showcases the highlights from archaeological investigations of this world-class heritage site
Tours at Creswell Crags: For tour bookings, please visit the website or call 01909 720378 for assistan
- Life in the Ice Age: Journey through Robin Hood Cave’s three main chambers, where archaeologists have pieced together the lives of Ice Age people and animals.
- Witch Marks: Visit Robin Hood Cave’s first chambers, where protective symbols (witch marks) were discovered in 2018, offering a glimpse into the superstition and fear of early modern Creswell.
- Art in the Ice Age: See ancient engravings and learn how Ice Age art found in caves across Europe fits into the larger picture of prehistoric creativity.

Facilities

Parking onsite.
Toilets, Accessible toilets and Baby changing facilities.
You can bring a picnic.
Onsite restaurant and snacks are available.
Pets are allowed.

Website

Contact

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Museum: Adult: £5 & Under 18s: Free
Ice Age Cave Tour, Witch Marks Cave Tour, Art in the Ice Age Cave Tour: £15 per adult & £10 per child
Private Tours: Available on request. Please email info@creswell-crags.org.uk for pricing.

Pricing URL: http://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

January - March: Weekends Only: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
February: Daily: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
March - September: Daily: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
October - November 3rd: Daily: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
November 5th - December: Weekends Only: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

Address: Crags Meadow, Holbeck, Leeds, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LH, UK

Post Code: S80 3LH

Council: Bolsover

County: Derbyshire

By Car: Located on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Creswell Crags is 5 miles from the M1 (exit 30) and easily accessible from Nottingham, Sheffield, and Doncaster. Follow brown tourist signs on the A60 or A616.

By Train: Creswell Crags is 1 mile from Creswell Railway Station (Robin Hood line). Turn left onto Elmton Road, right at the junction, left at the mini-roundabout, and follow the path through the gorge.

By Bus:

Stagecoach 77: Runs between Worksop and Chesterfield, stopping on Elmton Road. Walk 1 mile to the Crags.
Stagecoach 209: Runs between Worksop and Edwinstowe, stopping at Nursery Lodge. Walk 0.4 miles to the Crags.

Parking: The venue offers dedicated parking for the museum, visitor centre, and easy access to the gorge. Blue Badge holders: Free parking in dedicated bays outside the Visitor Centre with badge displayed.