Great tour and tour guide, very knowledgeable. Beautiful caves.
Fairly suitable for toddlers although can be dark in some places which may frighten them. Also 2 place in caves which is too narrow for prams/buggy to pass, also set of 10 steps, had to lift ours a few meters and bump up the steps, doable but exhausting. Overall great place to visit, but carry your young children
I had no idea these existed u till a few days ago. Out guide was enthusiastic and entertained the younger children in our group I learned loads and found the caves amazing to look at. So many beautiful colours textures truly awe-inspiring!
We went last night to the new cinema night at the caves WOW! We saw the horror movie The Descent it was just brilliant good choice of movie for opening night I even jumped a couple of times, atmospheric is an understatement especially with a bat flying past. The acoustics were superb and the deck chairs were very comfortable, staff were so friendly and a nice introduction by the guide who took us into the cave. I highly recommended going along to experience it..fantastic night out. Thank you Kents Cavern.
Fantastic place! Great option for a family day and if you have Ursula as a guide...it will be the best experience ....
Great place, interesting tour with lots to see certainly worth the visit
The family and I loved it really good educational and fun Couple of hours. We didn't get to see the gardens because of the rain. They look amazing. Only a four though the guide was excellent clear and enthusiastic. However other peoples young children made it very hard to hear her all the time. If your in the area though it's a must. (May be they should try and keep little noisy one together)
Very good tour done by an excellent guide. We also got the cream tea and both that and the tour are really good value. Lovely area and staff too.
The caves were a fascinating tour with a really funny and informative tour guide. Great for all the family
Brilliant. Santa was wonderful and the food very good
The prehistoric cave is full of history, very well-guided tour inside in the cave, intresting for the kids age of 8+ and for their adults ;)
Fantastic morning! Tom our guide was great. A fab experience for young and old, very informative and fun. The cool caves were a restbite from the hot weather. And very covid secure. Definitely worth a visit!
Nice interesting tour of the caves with Cara our tour guide. Cara went through the explanation of how the caves were discovered and explored. When the lights went out it was really really dark. Most recommended if you are into this sort of thing, even if you aren't you may find it interesting with the backstory of the caverns.
Very very cool geologic, Paleologic and archeological visit!
My daughter went to a birthday party got looked after very well I waited in the cafe very nice coffee and sandwiches are amazing
Couldn't believe it had been an hour. Interesting tour; knowledgeable guide brings it to life. Went in October, little ones enjoyed hunting for pumpkins too.
Good tour guide nice food. Parking could be better there isn't many spaces
Great place staff very friendly and helpful and knew their stuff
A great experiance. Very informative. Guided tkur lasts for about an hour, definatly worth a visit.
A little expensive but tour guide was very friendly and good with the kids
Worth a visit if you like cave systems, good guide.
Very nice cafe! Very friendly and helpful staff :) Only stopped for a quick drink but very accommodating!
A great guided tour through the enchanted caves, with great stories of our ancestors and more...the guide was ace... Thanks Alan! Happy fathers day to all.
It was interesting an I'd go again cause it was good an it was second time being down a cave. From Steven Hunt
It was a educated tour ..... if u had a question about it the tour person was happy 2 answer
Fantastic visit and mind boggling to think about the time scales involved for the rock formations - brilliant and informed guided tour, plus delicious food in the restaurant :)
Lots to see and do. There is a trail to find different aspecrs of Stone Age life and clues to solve a puzzle for children. The cavern itself is very interesting and made more so by the very knowledgeable guides. Plenty of exhibits to see and an on site cafe for refreshments.
Worth a visit the guide we had was brilliant made all the more interesting .
David was an excellent tour guide, funny and informative.
Nice experience, would recommend to anyone passing through or nearby to go view.
Excellent! The guide knew his stuff and made the tour really interesting.
The cafe had a varied menu and the staff were friendly and efficient
Just amazing to look around, the guide was very informative there was plenty to see. I would recommend this place if you're in the area.
Interesting place to visit and alot of history in the caves and thank you to our tour guide Dave for the fascinating facts about the caves.
Really enjoyed our visit. Our guide "Joe" was great. Knowledgeable and funny. The tour was a good length and the gift shop is decent too!
Great experience, the tour guide was really engaged with the audience and was really knowledgeable. Our son is 8 and thoroughly enjoyed himself.
Really enjoyed and a surprise to find this in town. Tour guid new so much and was very interesting to listen to. Wear trainers and dont bring a buggy or pram. Its a little cold as its caves. Plenty to see and wear a jumper dont need a jacket. Well worth a look even for the kids
Loved this place. Guide was very informative. Restaurant was good. Down side is the parking
Stalactite caves are beautiful, tickets are expensive, it is recommended to eat at a nearby Kents restaurant
Amazing place
Good food
People who take you on your are funny and very good at their job
Interact with crowd while on your tour
Excellent visit to see Santa Claus. Beautiful caves and a lovely welcome
Fab place we even got a personalised fridge magnet thanks to the wonderful staff in the gift shop.
Very interesting and enjoyable trip with my children aged 6.
Its got a cafe at the bottom of the hill. Nice little cove.
Not as big as I thought it would be but the fab tour guide made it fun (David)
Went on a Santa tour, staff were great, it was our first trip to the caves amazing, food was excellent and not expensive. Thank you for a great visit.
We totally enjoyed seeing the Caverns was truly amazing, Had a lovely guide named Jo was great at explaining things and also funny , We didn't realise we had to book online , So we did it while there and had 2 hrs to kill b4 our time to go in , we sat at a table on the trail below the cafe, We could hear a lady constantly coughing in the cafe area , we could hear the constant coughing for at least 15 minutes , Well that then put me on red alert because of Covid, I don't know if the Lady actually went in or was refused entry as it said on the door if you have any symptoms please do not enter ? It made me a little paranoid as I didnt no if she had gone in or not ? But was a lovely visit except for the lady coughing , Defo recommend anyone to visit
Fantastic place. The Guide (Elliot) really knew his stuff and made the whole experience fascinating.
Cafe and shop great too, kids got to spend some pocket money and we enjoyed a cream tea
All of the staff were fantastic ! The tour was interesting and well done, our guide Holly was comedic, friendly and incredibly knowledgeable. Overall a brilliant experience and would happily return !
David was a brilliant tour guide. He's funny and very knowledgeable. Definitely recommend a visit, when you can have a tour around the caves.
Great food and drink! The caves are wonderful and great for the family!
Very interesting , the tour guide was very knowledgeable
Lovely place to go with the family and a must see place.
Although the caves are interesting and the guides very knowledgeable, the tour only lasts around 50 minutes at most, so the entry fee is rather high, in my opinion
Don't waste your money, only good if you have small children I suppose, or wait for the groupon offers to get it cheaper, prehistoric caves with a guide telling prehistoric jokes wasn't worth the full adult price...shame :-(
The entrance fee is quite expensive for what you see. Only possible with a guide. You see very little. The staff is friendly. Unfortunately only in English.
Really fascinating. Guide was Cara, lovely and friendly. Knew what she was talking about and seemed to enjoy her job. Well worth the visit even though I was scared incase it was to dark it was well lit and it was fun.
Excellent! My only tiny complaint (which applies to the majority of tourists attractions) is the mass of random unassociated rubbish in the gift shop. Need more Kents Cavern specific bit n bobs!!
This is a fantastic place and very informative as the guided tour tells you the history of the caves
Nice place to visit but very short tour inside the cave.
We really enjoyed the caves the tour guide was really good..
interesting place to visit for a few hours knowledgeable staff
Very interesting limestone caves under Torquay. The tour was well led and made interesting for both adults and children.
This is a great place to visit bones and teeth from dinos and early man 32 pound family 4
Lovely historic caves so interesting, will go back.
Worth seeing! A cave with an interesting history. Our guide Meg led us great and the service was great!
Excellent experience. Really informative guide, kept us entertained and interested for an hour.
Have been here 3 times now over the years and had different tour guides, each of whom were excellent. Really interesting place. Tours last about an hour and there is a nice restaurant at the end.
Kents cavern is a nice place to find some history of Devon and the UK.
The guide that showed us the cave was very friendly and very playful with the kids. The tour felt more like a lesson with one of those teachers that tries to engage with the classroom, and it definitely worked. I was engaged and curious throughout the tour.
Luckily we were a small group so we didn't spent too much time waiting for the group.
over all was a fun experience.
If I have to be picky, the only small bothering thing was that we had to pay for the parking that was just outside the cavern, instead of making me pay twice, increase the price of the ticket and make me pay once. but guess this can be more a preference thing.
over all amazing experience and btw the pictures that i took was of a bear skull.
Very disappointing experience on two counts . First of all our tour included a very discontented baby who cried a lot and a small child who regularly gave ear piercing screams - Kent's Cavern really need to restrict access and state that it is unsuitable for small children. In addition to this - when you could hear the tour guide she was hard to listen to as she spoke far too fast and run all her words together. They obviously want to get as many people through as fast as possible!
We were very impressed with this attraction - a good place to go when you're feeling beached-out! The tour guide (Alan) was interesting and great with the kids in the group, and when our youngest was afraid of going in the staff were great with her.
AND they have a good cafe as well! What more could you ask for?
Great caverns with a great guided tour...a little rushed at times for people wishing to take photos
Awesome place , the staff are really friendly and the cave tour was a joy as the tour guide was funny and entertaining, lovely day out and would recommend to anyone.
Completely worth it! And if you get the guide Simon, it will be the best!
Very interesting place. Loved the tour. Definitely worth a vist.
Had a good time here with my dad, girlfriend and sister.
Staff were all very friendly, Ursula in particular very chatty.
Guide was very entertaining, unfortunately there were a lot of children when we were there who wouldn't stay quiet during the tour but I can't fault the guide for that lol. Had a good time, some very cool local prehistory
Glad to see they are back open. Handling Covid well with good organisation of social distancing. Honestly a good time to go as restrictions are keeping groups to small sizes giving you better opportunity to see everythi g and take photos.
Wonderful guided tour by Tom
Kents Cavern Ltd: Discover the Wonders of Prehistoric Life
Kents Cavern is a prehistoric cave located in Torquay, Devon, England. It is one of the most important and well-known archaeological sites in Britain, with a history that dates back over 400 million years. The cave has been home to ancient humans for thousands of years and is now an award-winning visitor attraction that offers tours, a shop, cafe and visitor centre.
The History of Kents Cavern
The story of Kents Cavern begins over 400 million years ago when the area was covered by a shallow sea. Over time, layers of sediment built up on the seabed and eventually formed limestone rock. Around 2 million years ago during the Ice Age, glaciers advanced across northern Europe and caused sea levels to drop dramatically. As a result, rivers cut deep valleys into the limestone rock creating caves such as Kents Cavern.
The first evidence of human occupation at Kents Cavern dates back around 500,000 years ago during the Lower Palaeolithic period. Archaeological excavations have revealed stone tools made by early humans who used them for hunting and butchering animals.
During the Middle Palaeolithic period (around 250-40 thousand years ago), Neanderthals lived in Kents Cavern. They left behind evidence such as flint tools and animal bones which suggest they were skilled hunters who used fire to cook their food.
In more recent times (around 10 thousand years ago), people from Mesolithic times visited Kents Cavern to collect water from its underground streams which were believed to have healing properties.
Visiting Kents Cavern Today
Today visitors can explore this fascinating cave system on guided tours led by knowledgeable guides who will take you through narrow passageways lined with stalactites and stalagmites that have formed over millions of years.
As you walk through these ancient chambers you will learn about how early humans lived here during different periods in history including how they hunted animals using stone tools or cooked food using fire pits inside the caves themselves!
In addition to guided tours there are also interactive exhibits at our visitor centre where visitors can learn more about prehistoric life including hands-on activities like flint knapping or making fire using traditional methods!
Our shop sells souvenirs such as fossils or replica stone tools while our cafe serves delicious locally sourced food including cream teas made with clotted cream from nearby farms!
Why Visit Kent's Cave?
Kent's Cave is an award-winning attraction that offers visitors an unforgettable experience exploring one of Britain's most important archaeological sites! With its fascinating history dating back millions of years it provides insight into how early humans lived here during different periods throughout time - something not found anywhere else in Devon!
Whether you're interested in archaeology or just looking for something fun to do with family or friends Kent's Cave has something for everyone! So why not come along today?
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