Gaping Gill, Natural cave system in Yorkshire Dales, England
The cave features a main chamber measuring 129 meters in length, 31 meters in height, and 25 meters in width, with Fell Beck water falling 100 meters.
French explorer Edouard Martel completed the first successful descent to the bottom in 1895, using a rope ladder and maintaining surface contact through telephone communication.
Two local organizations, the Bradford Pothole Club and Craven Pothole Club, maintain the cave access traditions through regular winch meet events in May and August.
Visitors reach the cave entrance through a 90-minute walk from Clapham village, following marked paths past Ingleborough Show Cave on the slopes of Ingleborough mountain.
The underground chamber contains the longest unbroken waterfall in the United Kingdom, with enough interior volume to accommodate the entire York Minster cathedral.
Location: Clapham cum Newby
GPS coordinates: 54.14960,-2.38249
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:58
Ingleborough
2.1 km
Ingleborough Cave
1.6 km
Alum Pot
3.7 km
Long Churn Cave
3.6 km
Disappointment Pot
317 m
Bar Pot
372 m
Jib Tunnel
14 m
Great Douk Cave
4.3 km
Flood Entrance Pot
302 m
Game Cock Inn
4.5 km
Austwick Hall
4.2 km
Church of St Leonard
4.7 km
Church of St James
3.3 km
Church of the Epiphany
4.6 km
New Inn
3.7 km
Brokken Bridge
3.5 km
Market Cross
3.6 km
Boundary Stone Circa 200 Metres South East Of Cod Bank Barn
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Base To Market Cross And Pillar
4.6 km
Shaws Farmhouse
4.4 km
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4.2 km
Top Farmhouse
4.4 km
Milestone, Clapham Old Road, E of Ingleton W of Slatenber
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Milestone, W of Clapham at SD73086979
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Milestone, W of Clapham at SD71557015
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4.4 km
Milestone, Clapham Old Road, nr Bleak Bank
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