Fun fact
Cox’s Cave is the oldest of the two show caves after accidentally being discovered in 1837 when, during work carried out for George Cox, a crowbar was accidentally dropped into a hole on the cliff top.
Cox's Cave
Featuring Yeo's Journey: The Power of Water
Ready for an immersive adventure?
This spectacular immersive multimedia experience tells the captivating story of how our iconic caves were formed and evolved through the ‘Power of Water’. The caves were created over hundreds of millions of years and Yeo is the river that flows through them.
As you walk through Cox’s Cave, your virtual guide ‘Yeo’ takes you on a journey through time where you will be immersed in a fascinating adventure that celebrates one of Britain’s natural wonders.
The story is brought to life with state-of-the-art sound, lighting, animation and colour projected against the cave chamber walls. This is believed to be a UK first for the use of animation inside a cave.
This unique experience is also a reminder of the importance of protecting our natural resources and how we can impact our environment.
A Journey Years in the Making
Yeo’s Journey has been 18 months in the planning and has seen the Cheddar team work with DJW, Audio-visual installation specialists who have also worked on Titanic Belfast, Bletchley Park, Direct from Graceland: Elvis in London and Revenant, an internationally award winning animation studio.
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Did you know?
The River Yeo river system is one of the largest in Britain and rises through 18 separate springs. Its source is a spring at Charterhouse at the top of the gorge and it emerges around 45m below the entrance to Gough’s Cave.
Need to know
- The experience lasts approximately 20 minutes
- We always strive to make Cheddar Gorge and Caves as accessible as possible but as Cox's Cave contains steps and steep gradients, it is unsuitable for pushchairs, wheelchair users and those with restricted mobility.
- Each chamber in Cox’s Cave can accommodate groups of up to 10 people.