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Hellfire Caves

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Secret meetings of the Hellfire Club, and a heartbroken ghost.

Sir Francis Dashwood dug these chalk caves in the 1740s, and the secret Hellfire Club is said to have held wild meetings in them. The caves run deep under the hill, ending at a chamber by a stream called the River Styx.

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When
1740s onwards
Where
51.6460, -0.8100
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

Open to visitors, with a winding underground walk.

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