Description
Wookey Hole Caves is a magical place of caves, legends, and adventure for all ages. It’s an experience millions of years in the making with plenty to do inside and out. Enjoy vintage penny arcades, museums, adventure golf, and soft play zones, and of course the famous, beautiful caves.
Wookey Hole Caves & Attractions
Wookey Hole Caves and attractions lies In the heart of Somerset. A magical place of caves, legends, and adventure for the young and young at heart.
When you visit Wookey Hole, you’ll enjoy an experience millions of years in the making. There is plenty to do inside and out, from vintage penny arcades to museums, adventure golf, and soft play zones, to name but a few of the attractions. Not forgetting the breathtakingly beautiful caves, for which Wookey Hole is renowned.
Your visit will take you through 8 chambers. Each with a unique beauty and story. You’ll also pass our cheese tunnel, home to the delicious Wookey Hole cheese.
The cheese is not the only resident of the caves. Over the years, Wookey Hole has been home to giant hyenas, bears, Neanderthals, and many local people. It has even been a site of pagan and Roman worship.
You’ll find Wookey Hole holds a surprise around every corner. You might even get to meet our most famous resident, the Witch of Wookey Hole. We have found she most likes to visit during school holidays!
The world-famous Wookey Hole Circus School performs at Wookey Hole at weekends and in School Holidays.
Every year over 250,000 people visit Wookey Hole and take-home cherished memories of a great day out. Whether it is your first time or your fiftieth, there is always something new to discover. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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Opening Hours
Peak season
First admission: 9.30am
Last admission: 4pm
Site closes: 5.30pm
The peak season is February half term, and weekends and school holidays from April to October, and during our Winter Wonderland opening in December. We follow the Somerset school holiday timetable.
Off peak
First admission: 10am
Last admission: 3pm
Site closes: 4.30pm
We only open at weekends from November to March (excluding February half term, and Winter Wonderland in December).
We also operate off-peak hours from April to October mid-week, and outside of school holidays.
ALWAYS check ahead to avoid disappointment if you are coming off-peak. Please take note of Wookey Hole closure times below.
Wookey Hole closure dates
We are closed midweek (Monday – Friday) from 7 November 2022 up to February half term 2023. However during December we are open everyday during the School holidays for Winter Wonderland. Please note we follow the Somerset School Holiday timetable.
Facilities
ACCESSIBILITY
CATERING
CHILDREN & INFANTS
ESTABLISHMENT FEATURES
KEY FEATURES
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PARKING & TRANSPORT
PAYMENT METHODS
ROOM & UNIT FEATURES
SPECIALIST FEATURES
TOURS & DEMONSTRATIONS
TRAVEL & TRADE
WEDDING
Available for wedding receptions
Blue Badge Guides admitted free
Business facilities (eg. Fax/ modem)
Cater for groups
Celebrity connection
Coach parking
Conference facilities
Demonstrations Given
Educational Visits Accepted
Event venue
Facilities for children
Family Fun
Film or TV location
French printed material
German printed material
Gift Shop
Groups accepted
Guide dogs permitted
Guided Tours Compulsory for Groups
Guided Tours Compulsory for Individuals
Haunted
In countryside
Indoor Attraction
Licenced for civil marriages
Maestro accepted
Marketed towards children
Marketed towards families
Marketed towards senior citizens
MasterCard accepted
Min group size
Of historic, literary or architectural interest
On Bus Route
On site parking
On-Site café/restaurant
Open All Year
Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
Picnic Site
Shop
Special group rates
Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
TIC Staff Admitted Free
Toilets
Toilets for disabled visitors
Village Location
Visa accepted
Road Directions
Leave the M5 at junction 22 and follow the brown and white tourist signs for about 18 miles via Axbridge and Cheddar to Wells.
If coming from Bath, take the A39 to Wells.
Contact
Wookey Hole Caves & Attractions
Wookey Hole
Wells
BA5 1BB
United Kingdom
T: (01749) 672243
F: (01749) 677749
E: witch@wookey.co.uk
W: wookey.co.uk
Facebook: @WookeyHole
Twitter: @WookeyHole