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Grab a lantern and get ready for an amazing adventure! Just a short way from central London, close to Bromley in Kent, lay the Chislehurst Caves. Miles of dark mysterious passageways hewn by hand from the chalk, forming a maze covering more than six hectares thirty meters deep, beneath the woodlands and houses of Chislehurst.

Your whole family can travel back in time, as a guide takes you on a 45-minute lamp-lit tour and tells stories of Druids, Romans and Saxons. You'll see the tunnels that were famous as a shelter during the Second World War, the Caves Church, Druid Altar, Haunted Pool and much more!

One of the few places left where you actually have your own guide to escort you around, no boring reading posters on the wall here! Things are explained to you, and you can ask questions if you don't understand something. No two tours are exactly the same, as each of the guides has their own unique style.

Chislehurst Caves should hold the imagination of even the most easily bored child and if nothing else, there are twenty miles of tunnels to wear them out! There is also a Gift Shop where you can buy anything from a pencil to a Dragon, a large free Car Park and a Licensed Café serving Home cooked meals, Breakfasts, Lunches or just Tea and Cakes.

In spite of the modern trend for hustle and bustle the caves are run as a family business, they are not over commercialized, the atmosphere is relaxed and the staff are all helpful and friendly. They can also provide private tours for groups, evening tours, WWII tours for schools and even children's birthday parties. Where else can you carry a hurricane lamp underground? You may even get the chance to experience total darkness if the tour is not too big!

Visit www.chislehurstcaves.co.uk for more information.