Among its earliest activities was the archaeological excavation of Aveline's Hole.
[1][2] The club owns a hut, which was formerly a ladies' cricket pavilion.
It was bought in 1919 for £5 and moved from its original plot to Burrington Combe, where it still stands.
The club maintains one of the largest collections of caving books and journals in the country in its library in Bristol,[3] as well as publishing the long-standing academic journal, Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society.
[6] Notable past members of the club include Professor E. K. Tratman, who gave his name to Tratman's Temple in Swildon's Hole and to the 'Tratman Award',[7] respected Irish spelæologist J. C. Coleman, Edward Fawcett FRS, anatomy professor and first president,[8] and baking star Kim-Joy Hewlett.