ROCK SPORTS:
Rock Climbing  |  Caving

AIR SPORTS:
Hang Gliding & Paragliding  |  Gliding & Microlighting  |  Ballooning & Parascending

WATER SPORTS:
Waterways  |  Canoeing & Kayaking  |  Sailing  |  Surfing  |  Fishing  |  Watersports Centres

ON FOOT:
Distance Walking  |  Festivals  |  Geocaching  |  Orienteering  |  Fell Running  |  Activity Centres  |  Safety Information

ON WHEELS:
Beginners Cycle Routes  |  Longer Cycling Adventures  |  Mountain Biking

HORSE RIDING:
Trails  |  Riding Centres

EASY ACCESS:
Routes & Experiences

Week 30 - Rock Sports

Level of Fitness
You need no experience, just some warm clothes as all necessary equipment is supplied. Green

The Experience

Beneath the Yorkshire Dales lies a hidden world of subterranean passages, waterfalls and beautiful formations.  These cave systems are an intrinsic part of the area and what makes it a special place.

If you want to try caving but not quite sure where to begin, then you could always visit a show cave.  These offer guided underground adventures that don't involve crawling around on your hands and knees.  The Yorkshire Dales has three to try including the longest in Britain at White Scar Caves, near Ingleton.

Ingleborough Cave is reached from Clapham by a lovely scenic walk through a nature reserve, and Stump Cross caverns are situated high on the moors above Grassington.

You need no experience, just some warm clothes as all necessary equipment is supplied.  The tours are informative as well and you get to find out about the geology of the area as well as how caves form and how the formations come into being.

Have a go
The show caves are generally open week round between March and October, and at weekends in winter. The temperature underground stays at 8'C all year round so if you go in cold weather it is often warmer below ground than above

Find out more
White Scar Cave, near Ingleton
Ingleborough Cave, near Clapham
Stump Cross Caverns, between Grassington and Pateley Bridge