Definitely worth a visit if visiting the area. The tour was self guided with lots of information in each area and some little well thought out surprises. We really enjoyed the 2 hours spent both in the caves and then at the cafe for drinks.

Amazing!! Out of this World, or should I say “under this World” Loads of free parking, lovely cafe with wonderful staff!! Now to the caves part, I’ve been down many caves / mines in my life and Clearwell Caves are fantastic for all the family to enjoy!! The owner Jonathan makes a special trip down the caves every day to light two 8 hour candles, this gives the feeling of how it would have been for the free miners back in the day. There are two special sections where you can stand and watch the sounds and shadows of how it would have been with the workers, also a pool section where ancient fish swim, this blew me away!! A must visit destination!! Myself and Sophie will be back!! Keep up the amazing work guys and girls, We will return and keep our eyes out for the “old man” who roams the caves.

A fantastic few hours spent in the caves. You go 100ft deep into the original mine, with lots of information boards, audio recordings and very dim lighting to enhance the experience. Be prepared for lots of crouching and squinting in the dimly lit areas, it gives a great experience to the tough conditions in the mine. There are some fantastic light and audio displays throughout the cave. A really enjoyable experience, thank you

We took part in a deep caving experience. Wow! Our guide Nicky was so knowledgeable and supporting. Our tour was only 3 people. My 12 year old got to do the “wormhole” while we adults waited as we didn’t fancy it. Nicky was very understanding of this! It was a tight squeeze in a couple of places on the tour so I wouldn’t recommend it if you don’t like enclosed spaces. We had an absolutely fantastic time and learnt much about mining in the Forest.

After the initial visit my daughter and I decided to go for the deep dive experience. OMG. It was amazing. Found muscle's today I forgot even existed. The guide (Nicky) was brilliant. Totally recommend to anyone. Need a rest before a return visit.

It is really difficult to convey what it is like to be many meters under the ground, surrounded by historical artifacts reflecting the lives of those not all that long ago. If you want to know what The Forest of Dean was really about then you couldn't do better than visiting here. The photos on the site are beautiful but they could never do justice to the actual experience. Thoroughly recommended.

Had a great 1.5 hours looking around the caves and reading about the history. Our kids really enjoyed the pumpkin 🎃 trail and counting how many there were. 28 we think! Definitely recommend this place an inexpensive activity whilst in the area with young children.

We visited Clearwell Caves for the Hungry Polar Bear Christmas special. There were 4 adults and 2 children spanning three generations. We all loved it and commented this is one of the best Christmas events we have done. It was well organised,nicely themed, great Santa . It was a perfect morning and I have no bad comments… we will do this again next year…thank you to all at the caves

Beautifully done as always, we visited the Christmas story (after Christmas). Lovely staff and a wonderful gentle experience. We've been coming as a family for more about 20 years and it never fails to impress, low key, wholesome and not overtly commercial. The stories are beautifully illustrated with amazing models and lighting. I love the way the names on gifts have been keeping up with the times!