Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves

89-91 Ilsham Road, Wellswood, Torquay, Devon, TQ12JF

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Kents Cavern is one of Europe's top Stone Age caves, with an extensive labyrinth of spectacular and easily accessible caverns open daily all year. Our entertaining guides will take you on an underground adventure in this award winning attraction, once home to Britain's earliest humans and Ice Age beasts. Explore fascinating passageways and stunning chambers where you can get up close with spectacular cave formations, around 2 million years old.

Kents Cavern is widely known as Britain's Oldest Home due to a discovery of a jaw fragment dated between 41,000-44,000 years old - the oldest find of a modern human in North-West Europe.

Not only that, Kents Cavern is unique on a global stage too. There are only two caves in the world where three or more different species of humans are found, and only one is open to the general public - us!​​​​​

All of the Ice Age animal statues have a real connection to Kents Cavern: bones and teeth from each have been found in the depths of the caves. These include a woolly mammoth, a cave bear, a scimitar cat, a wolf, an Irish elk, and a wild horse. Today, you can still see a Cave Bear leg and other bones which remain in the cave wall.

There's loads to do outside the caves, with fun family activities throughout the school holidays. Head to the Woodland Trail and discover our life-size Ice Age statues, including a huge woolly mammoth!

Guide Prices

£18.95 Adults / £16.25 Child /
Group of 5 £80.00

Save £2pp by booking at least one day in advance!

Opening Times

Season (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:00 - 16:00

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  • Gift Shop

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  • Ramp/Level Access

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  • Picnic Site

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Nearest bus stop is at St Matthias Church and is just a 5 minute walk

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