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Chislehurst Caves

Chislehurst, London

Twenty miles of chalk tunnels linked to Druids, wartime shelters and rock stars.

Chislehurst Caves are about 20 miles of tunnels dug into the chalk, probably over centuries of mining. In the early 1900s a local antiquarian claimed they had been carved by Druids, Romans and Saxons, and the legend stuck.

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When
From the Middle Ages
Where
51.4120, 0.0640
Group
Unexplained

Visiting

Open for lamp-lit guided tours.

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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

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