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Wookey is a village and civil parish 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Wells, on the River Axe in Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Henton and the nearby hamlets of Yarley and Bleadney where the River Axe travels the length of the village.
Wild Wookey is a multi-award-winning, challenging caving experience designed for people who have an active and healthy lifestyle and who love action, confined spaces, heights, climbing, crawling and more!
Wookey Hole Caves ( / ˈwʊki /) are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England.
Expert archaeologists have determined that Wookey Hole Caves were occupied by cave hyenas (now extinct) and humans alternately between 35,000 and 25,000 BCE. Bones of tropical and ice age animals – such as rhinoceros, bear, mammoth, and lion – have been discovered in the Enchanted Valley.
Wookey Hole is currently open every day with Peak Season hours until Sunday 14th April. Peak season. First admission: 9.30am. Last admission: 3.30pm. Attractions close: 5.00pm. Peak season hours are in place during Somerset School Holidays and at weekends. Please check our special events page for what’s on when you are planning to visit.
Wookey Hole is located in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Out. It is one mile north-west of the city of Wells, and lies on the border of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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.
