Ingleborough Cave
A show cave beside the village of Clapham, with guided tours of mirror-like stalactite pools, and a walk on to Gaping Gill, a shaft about 98 metres deep.
Ingleborough Cave lies about 2 km north of Clapham village. Follow the Ingleborough Estate nature trail (a small toll applies) through woodland and past lakes to reach it. The guided tour lasts about 50 minutes and shows stalactite pools that reflect like mirrors, stalagmites and underground river channels, with lighting throughout. Continuing up Trow Gill gorge leads to Gaping Gill, where a waterfall plunges about 98 metres into one of Britain's largest underground chambers. In late spring and in August each year, a caving club lowers visitors into the chamber by winch (paid, with a queue). Admission to the cave is about £12, and opening days are listed on the official website.
Opening hours
Mostly open weekends and holidays
Nearby sights
- Ingleborough
- White Scar Cave
- Ribblehead Viaduct
- Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
- Whernside
- Settle–Carlisle Railway
- Pen-y-ghent
- Malham Tarn