Attraction · Torquay · Devon

Kents Cavern

Kents Cavern is a show cave. The built-up area of Torquay includes it. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Kents Cavern, Jcg2006 (Public domain)

Where

In Torquay

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Attraction in Torquay

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Torquay

Kents Cavern is inside Torquay’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Torquay has 369 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

The warmest afternoons in Torquay run June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°114 mm

Feb9° / 4°84 mm

Mar11° / 5°75 mm

Apr13° / 6°62 mm

May16° / 9°55 mm

Jun19° / 11°60 mm

Jul21° / 13°51 mm

Aug21° / 13°66 mm

Sep19° / 12°65 mm

Oct15° / 9°113 mm

Nov12° / 6°117 mm

Dec10° / 4°119 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Torquay, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Torquay. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Torquay’s full climate →

About

Kents Cavern

Articles on it exist in 12 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 50 more places, Compton Castle (6.9 km) first on our list.

Torquay’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Attraction
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Torquay
Official site: kents-cavern.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Kents Cavern

Kents Cavern is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

With 67,509 people, Paignton is the largest of the 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Torquay

52,034 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Paignton

67,509 people · 24 places to visit

3 · 6.6 km north of it

Stokeinteignhead

345 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 6.7 km west of it

Marldon

2,073 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kents Cavern is	People	Places to visit
Torquay	It’s in town	52,034	24
Paignton	2.8 km southwest of it	67,509	24
Stokeinteignhead	6.6 km north of it	345	11
Marldon	6.7 km west of it	2,073	13
Kingskerswell	6.7 km northwest of it	3,761	13
Shaldon	8 km north of it	1,717	9
Brixham	8.6 km south of it	17,839	21
Abbotskerswell	9.2 km northwest of it	1,182	9

Make a day of it

Around Kents Cavern

Within 15 km are 50 places, among them 2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 zoos.

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle6.9 km away 2

Abbey or prioryTorre Abbey2.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle9.7 km away 4

ZooLiving Coasts1.9 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustGreenway House11 km away 6

ZooPaignton Zoo7.1 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle15 km away 8

MuseumTorquay Museum1.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Kents Cavern, answered

Where is Kents Cavern?

Kents Cavern is in Torquay, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Kents Cavern?

Show cave in Devon, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Kents Cavern?

June to September are the warmest months in Torquay, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kents Cavern a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Kents Cavern?

Within 15 km: Compton Castle (6.9 km), Torre Abbey (2.7 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (9.7 km) and Living Coasts (1.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Torre Abbey: Jazzamedeo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Living Coasts: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Torquay Museum: William Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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