Explore some of England’s most dramatic caves

Peaceful, beautiful and the same temperature year round, the cave systems in the Yorkshire Dales formed from the limestone that underlies much of the region. The longest cave system in Britain is here: Ease Gill, over 40 miles (65 km) in length. One of the largest chambers, Gaping Gill, is big enough to contain St Paul’s Cathedral.

On May and August bank holiday weekends, visitors can be lowered into Gaping Gill by winch to see the impressive main chamber. Visit the show caves – White Scar Caves, Stump Cross Caverns and Ingleborough Cave – to get up close to the world of stalagmites and stalactites. Above ground, hints of the subterranean world can be seen where rivers disappear underground such as at Alum Pot and Hull Pot.

Gaping Gill and the Ingleborough and White Scar caves are around 20 miles (32 km) from Lancaster, 2 hours 25 minutes from London by train.

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