Clapdale

Clapdale is a locality in Austwick, Craven District, England. Clapdale is situated nearby to the locality Thwaite, as well as near Herningside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ingleborough Cave and Gaping Gill.

Ingleborough Cave

Cave

Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England, adjacent to where the water from Gaping Gill resurges. That part of the cave that is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres.

Gaping Gill

Cave

Photo: Bob Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it.

Bar Pot

Cave

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system being located about 340 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft, on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clapham and Wharfe.

Clapham

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.

Wharfe

Hamlet

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Wharfe is situated 2 miles southeast of Clapdale.