Discover beautiful lakeside woodland en-route to Ingleborough Cave& Ingleborough Mountain

The gateway to the U.K’s finest limestone scenery, including Ingleborough Cave, Trow Gill gorge, Gaping Gill pothole, Norber Erratics, Limestone Pavements and ultimately the summit of Ingleborough.

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Discover beautiful lakeside woodland

The gateway to the U.K’s finest limestone scenery, including Ingleborough Cave and ultimately the summit of Ingleborough.

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The Old Sawmill Café

Situated at the entrance to the trail, the heritage & history of this listed building has been beautifully preserved, providing a fascinating backdrop for visitors to immerse themselves in whilst enjoying use of the café. Expect great coffee, delicious tray bakes, and an ever changing menu using a range of seasonal, fresh & local food.
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Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail

Discover 1.3 miles of beautiful Yorkshire Dales woodland, en route to the imposing entrance to Ingleborough Cave. The trail is the gateway to some of the U.K’s most stunning limestone scenery including Trow Gill gorge, Gaping Gill pothole, the limestone pavements, Norber Erratics and ultimately the summit of Ingleborough. Click here to access walking routes for a variety of abilities.
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Ingleborough Cave

Ingleborough Cave was first discovered in 1837 by brave Victorian explorers. Today, the cave is well lit, and you can follow in the footsteps of those brave pioneers on an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery and exploration that journeys 500m beneath Ingleborough!
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Climb Ingleborough

The finest of the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks, the great guidebook author & illustrator Alfred Wainwright once said that it is every Yorkshire persons duty to climb Ingleborough at least once in their lifetime, and described the route from the trail as “the finest of all, a classic”. En route, take a trip into Ingleborough Cave, to complete a classic “overground, underground” Yorkshire day out!
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Hercules Open Air Theatre Production

Travel back in time to the land of heroes, monsters and myths and join Hercules as he labours for beauty, truth and love! Come along on a legendary adventure as Athena guides our hapless hero to success.
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Ingleborough's gateway

The Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail wends it way past a lake, along a steep river valley through beautiful woodland to Ingleborough Cave. It is the gateway to some of he Yorkshire Dales National Park’s most stunning limestone scenery including Trow Gill gorge, Gaping Gill pothole, the limestone pavements, Norber Erratics and ultimately the summit of Ingleborough Fell. It was established in 1970 to mark European Conservation Year which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the death of one of Clapham’s most famous sons, the plantsman, plant collector and writer Reginald John Farrer (1880-1920).

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Getting here

How to find us

Located on the south side of Ingleborough, just above the picturesque village of Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, we are easily accessible by road and rail. Select below for more details on how to get here.

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