SHOW CAVES

Of the many caves in the Yorkshire Dales, three of them are show caves. These national show caves are open to the public to explore, a cave guide is on hand in Ingleborough Cave and White Scar Cave.

Caving in the Yorkshire Dales has always being popular, and a few former showcaves can still be visited.

For the more intrepid, joining a dales caving club will enable you to discover more of the extensive network of dales caves.

INGLEBOROUGH CAVE - CLAPHAM CAVE

Ingleborough Cave
Clapham
LA2 8EE
Tel: 015242 51242

Ingleborough Cave was once the outflow for the streams that flow through the famous Gaping Gill cave system, it has long been abandoned by the main stream, allowing it to be explored safely by visitors.

WHITE SCAR CAVE

Ingleton
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA6 3AW
Tel: 01524 241244

Beneath Ingleborough, one of the famous Yorkshire 3 peaks lays White Scar Cave, the longest showcave in Britain. The guided underground tour includes the Battlefield Cavern.
Cafe, cave shop, picnic areas.

STUMP CROSS CAVES AND CAVERNS

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Pateley Bridge
Nidderdale
North Yorkshire
HG3 5JL
Tel: 01756 752780

Lying between Grassington in Wharfedale and Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, Stump Cross Caverns have in addition to the caves and a twenty minute film presentation, gift shop and tearoom.

Further caves to visit in the Yorkshire Dales

Tom Taylor's Cave & How Stean Tunnel

How Stean Gorge
Lofthouse
Pateley Bridge
Nidderdale
North Yorkshire
HG3 5SF
Tel: 01423 755666

Tom Taylors Cave and How Stean Tunnel can be explored when visiting the limestone gorge at How Stean in Nidderdale, torch hire available.

Yordas Cave

A former show cave, the entrance to Yordas cave consists of a stone archway where steps lead directly to the great hall.

The main chamber has a stream running through it and is approximately 50m wide, 15m deep and 15m high, with stalactite formations. A smaller chamber called the Chapter House that contains a superb waterfall.

Boots and a good torch are necessary to visit this cave, which can be found hidden in a small plantation just of the west side of the Thornton to Dent road in Kingsdale, north of Ingleton.