City of Caves School Visits

Nottingham has the UK's largest network of caves - over 800 are hidden beneath its streets.

At The City of Caves, you can discover the largest publicly available section of this vast underground network. Enjoy a memorable adventure in history at the heart of this subterranean wonder.

Discover fascinating stories about these underground dwellings including Victorian slums and how thousands sought refuge during WWII.

Discover how the caves were created. Who lived there and who worked there. Visit the only medieval underground tannery in the UK, then experience how people found refuge in caves during WWII air raids. And, see the footprints of Victorian slums – remains of a bygone world above ground.

The caves are about a ten minute walk from Nottingham station

City of Caves School Visits