Southern News

Save The Date: JRat Digging Award November 25th 2023

The 2023 JRat Digging Award presentation will take place in the Long Room of the Hunter’s Lodge Inn, Priddy, Somerset on Saturday 25th November. The evening will kick off at 7.30 pm and will include ...

Access restored to Singing River Mine, Shipham, Mendip

Access has been restored to a popular Mendip mine. The Council of Southern Caving Clubs (CSCC) has negotiated a new access agreement to Singing River Mine in Shipham, Somerset. The mine has not been accessible ...

Charterhouse goes Paperless.

The Charterhouse Caving Co. Ltd. has gone paperless, exchanging the old paper permits for new electronic ones. And they're free. Since the Dawn of Time (the early 1950s), access to caves in the Charterhouse area ...

Book Launch: Buy your favourite caver a great seasonal gift!

The Mendip Cave Registry and archive (MCRA) is pleased to announce that the third volume of Somerset Underground will be officially launched at the Hunters' Lodge Inn, Priddy, Somerset, on December 10th 2022, starting at ...

Access to Fairy Cave Quarry

The Fairy Cave Quarry management team have asked us to post the following: A reminder to anyone visiting Fairy Cave Quarry. Hobbs the quarry owners have only granted permission for access to the quarry for ...