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Cave City 2019 : Nottingham Underground Festival
Various Venues, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 7LS
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Cave City – Nottingham Underground Festival
Friday 5 – Wednesday 10 April
Various locations across the city
Head underground for Nottingham’s annual celebration of all things cave.
Did you know that Nottingham has over 800 caves beneath its streets?
This year, Cave City invites you to explore what lies beneath your feet with an extended five-day festival crammed full of fun and intriguing events. Discover Nottingham’s hidden landscape through a series of tours, talks, activities and experiences.
Take your pick from a series of fun and intriguing events across the city, including tours, talks, activities and experiences, and discover more about this hidden landscape. The programme includes talks and guided tours at some of the city's lesser known cave locations which have never before been explored by the public.
The Peel Street Cave Tours are back by popular demand, and we are very excited to announce that the Rock Cemetery Catacombs will be included in this year’s line-up. Businesses such as The Malt Cross and Cave Escape will be hosting unique events throughout the festival, and keep your eyes peeled for news of our Underground Cinema and Cave Yoga!
Keep checking for the latest events and updates on the festival - Search this site with 'Cave City 2019'
Full list of this year's events:
5 April
- Cave Escape
- City Of Caves Ghosts of the caves tour
- City of Caves Tours
- Deckchair Barbers
- Malt Cross Beer Tasting
- Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs SOLD OUT
- Underground Wollaton SOLD OUT
- Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours
- Yoga in the Tunnel
6 April
- Access Archaeology
- Cave Escape
- Cave Pétanque in Peoples Hall
- Caves Hub
- City Of Caves Ghosts of the caves tour
- City of Caves Tours
- Deckchair Barbers
- Fine Ales and Strange Tales (Story telling in the Salutation Caves)
- Malt Cross Heritage Tour
- Malt Cross Gin Tasting
- Mortimers Hole Cave Tour with A Touch Of History
- Peel Street Cave Tours SOLD OUT
- The Caves of Nottingham Talks SOLD OUT
- Tour of People's Hall SOLD OUT
- Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs SOLD OUT
- Underground Wollaton SOLD OUT
- Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours
7 April
- Access Archaeology
- Andy's Drum Circle at the Malt Cross
- Cave Escape
- Cave Pétanque in Peoples Hall
- Caves Hub
- City of Caves Tours
- Mortimers Hole Cave Tour with A Touch Of History
- Tour of People's Hall SOLD OUT
- Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs SOLD OUT
- Underground Wollaton SOLD OUT
- Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours
8 April
- Brewhouse Yard Cave Tour
- Deckchair Barbers
- Mortimers Hole Cave Tour with A Touch Of History
- Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs SOLD OUT
- Underground Wollaton SOLD OUT
- Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours
9 April
- BeatFeet African Drumming in the Park Tunnel
- Deckchair Barbers
- Fine Ales and Strange Tales (Story telling in the Salutation Caves)
- Mortimers Hole Cave Tour with A Touch Of History
- Peel Street Cave Tours SOLD OUT
- Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs SOLD OUT
- Underground Wollaton SOLD OUT
- Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours
10 April
- Andy's Drum Circle at the Malt Cross
- Fine Ales and Strange Tales (Story telling in the Salutation Caves)
- Peel Street Cave Tours SOLD OUT
- Yoga in the Tunnel
To follow all the subterranean happenings use #CaveCity on social!
For all ticket prices, please see individual events as they are announced
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Yoga in the Tunnel at Cave City 2019 : Nottingham Underground FestivalTry yoga in a most extraordinary location as part of Cave City : Nottingham Underground Festival
Malt Cross Heritage Tour at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalA guided tour of the Malt Cross music hall and the old sandstone caves below. Learn about the people who built the music hall in 1877 and the performers who graced its stage.
Mortimers Hole Cave Tour with A Touch Of History at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalBeneath Nottingham Castle, a labyrinth of man-made caves and tunnels continue to tell the turbulent story of this historic site. Enjoy a memorable tour discovering the secret passageway named Mortimer’s Hole, and hear tales from the site's 1000 years of history. This is a unique opportunity to...
Underground Wollaton at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalVisit Wollaton's Historic Hauntings, dark, damp rooms & tunnels. Walk in the steps of those who in ages past toiled below the Great House. Hear their stories and feel their presence on our guided tour.
Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem Tours at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalTake a tour of the cellars and caves beneath England's oldest pub, Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem and discover a rich chapter of Nottingham history and a world of ales and beers.
Fine Ales and Strange Tales (Story telling in the Salutation Caves) at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalAs Part of Nottingham's Cave Festival 2019 we bring you this unique venue for telling a mixture of Local and Gothic Stories all of the strange and ghostly nature. And of course the Visit would not be complete if you could not take one of the fine ales on offer from the award winning cellars
City Of Caves Ghosts of the caves tour at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalDelve deep into the City of Caves and discover the mysterious hidden stories of the past which lurk under the streets of Nottingham.
City of Caves Tours at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalDiscover a hidden world beneath your feet and tour the ancient network of caves at your leisure. You will be given a hand-held audio set to guide you on your way.
Peel Street Cave Tours at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalNottingham City Museums and Galleries are pleased to present an exciting opportunity to explore Nottingham's largest cave system, which has not been open to the public in many years.
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Deckchair Barbers at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalA hair cut with a twist! For the weekend of Cave City: Nottingham Underground Festival Deckchair Barbers are offering a view of their caves when you book in for a haircut quoting 'Cave Cut'
Peel Street Cave ToursNicknamed the Mammoth Cave because of its vast size and winding passages, which make this cave system a labyrinth, this is a unique experience unlike any other cave tour in the city.Malt Cross Beer Tasting at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalTake a step back in time to the historic Malt Cross caves where you will discover the wonderful, entertaining and downright tasty story of beer.Malt Cross Gin Tasting at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalJoin us in the depths of our historic sandstone caves for an atmospheric gin tasting experience. Explore up to 5 different gins with complementing tonics, learn about the heritage of gin and its distillation process as well as how to make the perfect G&T garnish and all.
Tour of Rock Cemetery Catacombs at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalThis is a unique opportunity to visit the fascinating catacombs beneath Rock Cemetery. Open to the public for the first time, these intriguing tunnels lie ready to be explored. Guided tours will provide an introduction and background to the Cemetery itself followed by a tour of the catacombs
Tour of People's Hall at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalA rare opportunity to take a tour of the Grade II* Listed People's Hall in Nottingham's Lace Market. Learn about the colourful history of this wonderful building, and hear of the plans to transform it thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.Cave Pétanque in Peoples Hall at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalEnjoy exclusive use of one of the People's Hall caves for a game of Pétanque! Groups of up to 6 people can access this unique space beneath the Grade II* listed People's Hall in Nottingham's Lace Market. Equipment will be provided.
Cave Escape at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalVisit Carfax - a super immersive escape room: full of unique puzzles, twists and turns
The Caves of Nottingham Talk at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalHear about the history of Nottingham's fascinating caves, including their previous uses and why we have so many!
Access Archaeology at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalSee some of the archaeological finds uncovered across Nottingham.
Caves Hub at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalCome along to the Caves Festival Hub to get all the info on events taking place across the city.
Brewhouse Yard Cave Tour at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalHear stories of how parts of the caves were originally used.
Malt Cross Andy's Drum Circle at Cave City 2019: Nottingham Underground FestivalThe unique experience of drumming in the caves below the historic Malt Cross in Nottingham's city centreBeatFeet African Drumming at Cave City 2019 : Nottingham Underground FestivalJoin BeatFeet for a unique group drumming experience in one of Nottingham’s most distinctive landmarks.jpg&action=MediaGallery)
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