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The Top 7 Caves in Powys

Looking to visit a cave in Powys on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Powys’s 7 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.

Porth Yr Ogof Cave

Chartist Cave

Craig y Cilau Crags and Caves

Dan-Yr-Ogof Showcaves

Deep Cave

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Nature Reserve

Llywelyn's Cave

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Porth Yr Ogof Cave
Hiking Highlight
Porth Yr Ogof (gateway to the cave, in Welsh) boasts the largest entrance of any cave in Wales at over 55 feet (17 m) wide and almost 16 feet (5 …
Tip by Dan Hobson
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Chartist Cave
Hiking Highlight
Chartist cave - discover where they stored their weaponry and where the walk to Newport effectively began!
Tip by Leath1969
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Craig y Cilau Crags and Caves
Hiking Highlight
The walk along Craig y Cilau is a pretty special experience. The imposing rock faces of the limestone escarpment are home to a really diverse variety of rare wild plants. …
Tip by Adie
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Dan-Yr-Ogof Showcaves
Hiking Highlight
The national show caves is a tourist attraction with several ventures including the Shire Horse centre, a life size dinosaur model exhibit, kids play grounds and the three show caves. …
Tip by 51m
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Deep Cave
Hiking Highlight
Torch required if you want to explore a little deeper Into the cave
Tip by Dave B
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Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Nature Reserve
Hiking Highlight
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Nature Reserve is named after a cave that lies under Carreg Cadno's northern slopes. Translating as the Cave of the Black Spring, this is the deepest cave …
Tip by Alex Foxfield
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Llywelyn's Cave
Hiking Highlight
Local legend says that Llewelyn ap Gruffudd spent his last night in this cave. The next day he was caught by Edward I's soldiers and killed in 1282.
Tip by Herdytravels
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