Chislehurst Caves - Other Uses

Other Uses

In the 1960s, the caves were used as a music venue. David Bowie, Status Quo, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd all performed there. In October 1974, a lavish media party was held there to celebrate the launch of new UK record company Swan Song Records by the band Led Zeppelin. More recently, some of the tunnels have been used by the live action role-playing game "Labyrinthe".

The caves have appeared in several television programmes including a serial in the BBC programme Doctor Who from 1972 titled "The Mutants". In an episode of Seven Natural Wonders, the caves were presented as one of the wonders of the London area, in an episode presented by Bill Oddie. The caves were also used in the films The Tribe and Inseminoid and in a 2008 music video for Cradle of Filth a metal band. It was filmed for two episodes of Most Haunted.
A 20 year investigation into the hauntings of the caves by author James Wilkinson containing the testimonies of many of the guides and owners over a 50 year period was published in 2011 entitled The Ghosts of Chislehurst Caves.