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The Top 5 Caves around Windermere

Looking to visit a cave around Windermere on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Windermere’s 5

best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.

Last updated: October 17, 2025

Rydal Cave

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Rydal Cave is actually an old quarry called Loughrigg Quarry. It was used to mine slate tiles for the local buildings around 200 years ago. It now lies dormant and is partially flooded.

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Cathedral Cavern

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Cathedral Cavern is a surprisingly impressive chamber that emerges from the woodland just to the south of Little Langdale. At its centre is a massive pillar that supports the cavern …

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Priest's Hole Cave

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This highlight does not have an established path to but well worth a visit. When the main path flattens from the steep climb veer towards the rock outcrop to the …

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Once you are at "the ford", follow the road for another 100 meters and turn left up. When I was there, the gate was closed, but there is a step …

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Rydal Cave

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This is the cave that Bear Grill's featured in one of his adventure programmes. He spent the night here with the actor Warwick Davies

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