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Church Hole Cave – Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake loop from Clumber and Hardwick

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Church Hole Cave – Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake loop from Clumber and Hardwick

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Church Hole Cave – Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake loop from Clumber and Hardwick

06:46

26.0km

180m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 164 m for 2.36 km

Customers only

After 23.3 km for 1.24 km

Customers only

After 25.1 km for 863 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Aviary Wood

Forest

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Clumber Park Forest

Highlight • Forest

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Duncan Wood

Forest

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Bentinck Lodge and Lord George Bentinck Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Lord George Bentinck was a talented politician who at one point was touted as a potential prime minister. Although this did not come to pass, he did sponsor Benjamin Disraeli's …

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13.1 km

St Winifred's Church, Holbeck

Highlight • Religious Site

St Winifred's Church was built between 1913 and 1916 to designs of Mr. McIntyre, approved with a few modifications, by Louis Ambler for the 6th Duke of Portland.

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14.9 km

Church Hole Cave

Highlight • Cave

You will need to book a tour to see inside Church Hole cave - it isn't open year round due to roosting bats. But if you are able to include …

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15.2 km

Robin Hood’s Cave

Highlight • Historical Site

Robin Hood's cave is the largest cave at Creswell Crags, evidence that animals and people sheltered here during the last Ice Age have been found.

The cave contains 4 chambers linked by 4 passages.

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15.7 km

Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful limestone gorge and world heritage site, Creswell Crags and the caves found here are rich in natural history. As well as the remains of many prehistoric animals, the …

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15.8 km

Creswell Crags Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bike rack next to cafe, ideal place to stop , secure bike and keep in view while getting a cofee and bacon roll!

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20.0 km

Ancient Sandstone Holloway

Highlight • Trail

Perhaps an ancient hollow way. Definitely a nice old footpath cutting through the sandstone bedrock, with trees clinging to the edges. Decades of names and messages carved into the stone faces.

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26.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

5.78 km

4.50 km

1.94 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

10.2 km

4.36 km

4.05 km

3.45 km

2.67 km

1.24 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

23°C

16°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Church Hole Cave – Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake loop from Clumber and Hardwick

Clumber Park Forest

Bentinck Lodge and Lord George Bentinck Memorial

St Winifred's Church, Holbeck

Church Hole Cave

Robin Hood’s Cave

Creswell Crags: Gorge and Lake

Creswell Crags Café

Ancient Sandstone Holloway

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