This is Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak, one of three parts of the Peak District in Staffordshire, England.
It is classified as a karst cave.
Located in a steep limestone crag, the cave entrance that comprises of an symmetrical arch 7.5 metres wide and 10 metres high, is prominently visible from the valley bottom, around 80 metres (260 feet) below.
Reached by an easy stepped path from the Manifold Way, the cave with views over the Manifold Valley is a most popular tourist attraction.
The second entrance is known as the "West Window", below which is a second cave, Thor's Fissure Cavern.
Interestingly Thor's Cave was served by a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway from 1904 to 1934 and that disused line now forms the Manifold Way.
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