Royston History

  As part of the Royston Arts Festival this year we are very excited to be offering our visitors something a little bit different. There will be a rare opportunity to attend an art workshop within the unique cave itself. But how will the artists who attend encapsulate this year’s theme of Arts in Motion? […]

We are continually amazed, here at Royston Cave, by the distances that some of our visitors travel, just to visit our town and its unique little cave. We are even more amazed that so many residents of Royston have never been! To try and remedy this, the last couple of years we have invited locals

One of the largest and most prominent carvings in Royston Cave is a figure thought to represent St Christopher, which stands directly below the entrance shaft on the northern side of the cave. St Christopher began life as a man called Reprobus, who was born in Canaan, in the Middle East, and is said to

One of the more intriguing theories about Royston Cave is that it is situated where two ley energy lines cross. Some people, including dowsers, can feel the positive, and sometimes negative, energies given by these lines. Within England, there are said to be two powerful lines, the Michael line, and the Mary line. Royston Cave

Royston has such a wonderful history, and of course one of the most unique caves in the country, however, we have noticed that sometimes when families come into the cave, the children are not always as excited as we are! After the success of our Storytime Special last autumn, we are excited to hold some

On the 23rd April, it will be Saint George’s Day, the patron saint of England. The earliest account of St George comes from the Coptic Church in Egypt, he was a Roman soldier, born in 280AD in present-day Turkey. He denied orders which deprived Christians of their civil rights as well as distributing his wealth