Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Chislehurst Caves
Chislehurst Caves
Old Hill, Chisleshurst, Kent, BR7 5NB
The cave network underneath Chislehurst goes back some 8000 years and make up old chalk and flint mines. The caves are now a popular tourist attraction and used in many film and television shows.
How to get here:
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Rail: Chislehurst - Exit the station and follow the sign to the caves centre. +
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Bus: Chislehurst Station Bus Map - Routes 162,269; from the station stops (A/B), head along Station Approach and then right into Old Hill and Caves Close to the cave centre. +
Access: visitorStatus: recognisableAlcoves
The Mutants (3)
Filmed: 10-12 Feb 1972
The Doctor, Jo and Ky are lost in the caves.
The Mutants (3)
Filmed: 10-12 Feb 1972
They spot a hatch, and then an arm indicating they should head that way.
Access: visitorStatus: recognisableThe Cavalier's Pit
Photograph taken: 11th October 2009 by Richard Bignell
"The wood at the top of the shaft is from other filming at the caves"
The Mutants (3)
Filmed: 10-12 Feb 1972
Looking for a way out of the caves.
Access: visitorStatus: recognisable"Crevice"
Photograph taken: 11th October 2009 by Richard Bignell
"The crevice isn't actually by the Cavalier's Pit as it appears on screen, but is in reality down another passage"
The Mutants (3)
Filmed: 10-12 Feb 1972
Cotton starts to make his way upwards.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Rivoli Ballroom (An Adventure in Space and Time): 5.23 miles. 
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National Maritime Museum (Dimensions in Time): 5.74 miles. 
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Old Royal Naval College (Dimensions in Time): 5.93 miles.
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Cutty Sark (Dimensions in Time): 5.96 miles. 
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Thames Barrier (The Runaway Bride, Turn Left): 6.28 miles.
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Greenwich Peninsula (Silver Nemesis): 6.64 miles.
Further links about the location:
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Chislehurst Caves - Official website
Related Stories
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The Mutants [10-12 Feb 1972]: The Caves
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