Gough's Cave
Cave and mine diving in South Wales and Mendip · about 11 km from Wells
- Max depth
- 60 m
- Trimix from
- 45 m
- Type
- Sidemount
- Certification (estimate)
- Full cave
The Somerset Sump Index rates this site as diveable. Famous show cave with a huge underwater system: Skeleton Pit, Lloyd Hall, Bishop's Palace and sump 3.
The Somerset Sump Index rates this site as diveable. Famous show cave with a huge underwater system: Skeleton Pit, Lloyd Hall, Bishop's Palace and sump 3.
- Depth and profile
- Down to -60 m in sump 3.
- Configuration
- Sidemount, helmet and hand-held lights; CCR for the deep sections.
- Access
- Private land: ask the CDG Somerset Section about access and the current arrangements.
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- Cave Diving Group (CDG) ↗
The British cave-diving club (Somerset and Welsh sections): access, conditions and temporary membership for overseas cave divers.
- Cave Diving Group (Facebook) ↗
The CDG's page with news.
- UK Mine/Cave Diving and Exploration (UKMC) ↗
Club for mine and cave divers (Intro Cave/Mine minimum), with BCA insurance via the club and a private members' Facebook group on conditions and trips.
- UK Caving forum ↗
British caving forum with Wales, Mendip and Forest of Dean sections; diving topics too.
- FoDCCAG – Caves & access ↗
Forest of Dean access group: permits for BCA members.
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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from public sources (Cave Diving Group, InDEPTH 2020–2021, TDI/Scubaverse 2019–2021, UKMC, ogof.org.uk, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority 2009, Wikipedia, aditnow, Coflein, Natural Amenities Ltd, cave-dive-make, FoDCCAG, mindat, Martyn Farr/Vertebrate 2024, British Caving Association, British Hyperbaric Association, DDRC, NDAC, divernet, Vobster Quay and Cardiff Scuba; Sept 2026). The Mendip sites with a page number come from the Cave Diving Group's Somerset Sump Index (4th edition, 2008), with that book's rating as diveable or of limited diveability; sites the book rates as not diveable are left out. Pins converted from grid references (ogof.org.uk, aditnow, mindat, the Sump Index; ~100 m) or taken from Wikipedia; the Noxon Park pin is accurate to ~100 m. ~ = estimate. Access and rules change — check locally.