Short answer: Yes, book a time slot in season. The tours run to a timetable with limited group sizes and the car park is small. It is entirely underground, which makes it the most reliable wet-weather attraction in Devon.
In season, yes — book a slot. Kents Cavern runs guided tours to a timetable rather than letting people wander in, group sizes are limited, and the car park is small. On a wet day in August it is exactly where everyone else has decided to go.
It is Britain's oldest prehistoric cave system and it is entirely underground, which makes it the most weatherproof attraction in Devon. The moment the forecast turns, demand goes up.
Around fifty minutes to an hour, underground, on uneven ground with low ceilings in places. The guides are consistently described as funny as well as knowledgeable, which is what lifts it above a walk through a cave.
It is cool underground year-round, so take a layer even in summer. Sensible shoes — the floor is uneven.
Not on the tour. There is a woodland trail and a restaurant above ground, so one of the party can stay out with a dog for the hour. Do not leave a dog in the car — the car park is small and Torquay gets warm.
The car park is small whatever the season. Torquay's wider parking is easier out of season, and Babbacombe Downs is free to walk with the cliff railway down to the beach.
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