Venue Description

Poole's Cavern & Country Park is proudly owned & managed by Buxton Civic Association, a non-profit organisation. Our Visitor Centre with gift shop, toilets, cafe and exhibition is a hub for our guided tours of our natural limestone showcave as well as our woodland trails in Grinlow Woods. We are dog friendly. Our Café serves local coffee and homemade soups & cakes. Our Gift Shop stocks local artisans and gems. Guided tours of our 2 million year old natural limestone cave run regularly. Pre-booking advises. Open 7 days a week, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Please phone 01298 26978 for any enquiries. We run SEN guided Sensory Tours of Poole's Cavern on the first Saturday of the month at 9:30am, accompanied by a quiet hour until 10:30am.

Accessibility

Disabled car parking spaces on-site Drop off area at front of car park Access from car park to Visitor Centre and Cave Tour is step free Automatic doors & meet and greeter at entrance One Accessible Toilet on-site Baby change in accessible toilet Dog friendly Hearing Loops Tour translation sheets Tour sheets Video playing in exhibition Background music in cafe Seating available in exhibition and at 2 points during the guided Cavern tour Wheelchair accessible picnic benches Café serving Gluten Free, dairy free, nut-free, vegan and vegetarian food. Please note the Guided Cavern Tour can be dark in places and we offer the opportunity to turn off all the lights at the end of the tour. Wheelchair users can access around 1/3 of the cave, seeing our Main Chamber, Dome and Roman Chamber. Assistant Dogs and carers, free of charge. Although we ask for you not to touch the wall of our cave as they are precious, our exhibition had examples of stalactites that can be touched. Please do not hesitate to call us on 01298 26978 or email info@poolescavern.co.uk for more information.

Awards List

PEAK DISTRICT ENVIRONEMNTAL QUALITY MARK VISIT ENGLAND: Quality Assured Visitor Attraction

Toilets

Our accessible toilet & baby chance facility has: - Right transfer toilet - Hand rails - Emergency Pull Cord -Pull Down Baby Change -Hand Dryer

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Other assistance dog facilities

-Water Bowls -Dog Treats