Clearwell Caves

Came on a Saturday afternoon as a second stop on a day out. Plenty of room in the car park and a short walk down the path to the entrance. We booked online and it was very straight forward and easy. No wait at all and was relatively quiet. You enter the caves via a short museum like room with some history and old machinery. Once you enter the cave it is quite impressive and more than what you expect it to be. We liked the touches of having mine carts and bits and pieces of the past dotted around which gave it a bit extra. In places it does get slightly dark for taking pictures so remember your flash. It goes on for quite a distance so took about an hour in total to get around. Near the end there is a pool of water with some light displays in the water and on the wall showing some animals and stuff which my boy thought was great. Nice little usual gift shop at the end. There is also a nice little cafe on site with reasonably priced sandwiches etc which was all delicious. Extra tip get the special suasage roll. It was amazing.

Wow, wow totally blown away, what a fantastic treat, we visited today and tbh honest I thought yeah a couple of trees a few lights but it’s a day out with friends. I was WRONG, just amazing and interactive, a Christmas market at the bottom chamber!! seriously, the trees the story figures, santas grotto swing kids and much more, now sitting in their cafe talking about what we’ve just see and all thoroughly enjoyed. You’ve got to come see this! Photos don’t do it justice at all

Spent about 1.5 hours inside. Little museum at start for context. Lots of little caves/mines to wander through. Nicely lit. Reading the info boards helps understand the history. Shop at end. Free parking up a slope. There is an outside area but couldn't experience it due to dreadful weather.

Well set up and an interesting walk around but probably not worth it for children under 5 unless they're really interested in caves or mines. Looks like a good venue for events.

I was pleasantly amazed!!!There's also a tearoom and shop (and clean toilets)5 minutes before you reach the castle

Really interesting experience, I felt like there was more to explore and see than advertised. You could get up close to it all. The story behind it all was riveting and the museum and items from the mine was very well presented. There's a cafe, toilets, free car park and lovely mining/caves. All you need! Nice to hear the history of mining iron.

We try and go most years ( tickets book up fast so we haven't always managed it) but it's a really magical place to visit to get into the Christmas spirit. As you walk through the caves there are lots of scenes which tell a story, father christmas to visit with a present for each child ( definitely less plastic this year which is a bonus), and stalls and refreshments on the way.As you walk through the caves there are lots of presents wrapped with names on to find ( not to take but to look at). If you're with anyone who has an unusual name I would be tempted to take a tag to pop on one of the blank ones to avoid any disappointment. Obviously not essential but an option.

Lovely visit as ever, the caves are beautifully lit again this Christmas. Well worth the time.Wouldn't take a pushchair, but toddlers on reins are fine.

We’ve just come back from the Christmas experience, and it was really magical! The effort and attention to detail in all the story scenes was outstanding. Both kids and adults loved it! We’ll be back next year for sure! Well worth the money. A totally unique experience we’ll never forget.