Ingleborough. Yorkshire Dales.

Fell Beck.

Fell Beck falling into Gapping Gill.

Trowl Gill.

Ingleborough nature trail.

Fell Beck stream.

I have been to Ingleborough a few times, though for various reasons never made it to the summit. Ingleborough is the second highest mountain in the beautiful area of the Yorkshire Dales, and is one of the three peaks of Yorkshire. It is a lovely place to visit, even If like me you only go part of the way up. We started at Clapham and followed the the Ingleborough nature trail. This is a charming walk, which goes through a delightful wooded area, following a stream and travels steady up to Ingleborough show cave. Here you can visit the caves or just grab yourself an ice cream as you continue up. A bit further and you reach Trow Gill, which is a small ravine that is a little tricky to walk up, but has a beautiful views.

As you travel up the hill there are many caves and pothole to look at, some are many mile long and are only recommended to go in if with a trained party of cavers. One of these caves is Gaping Gill, a pothole which the stream Fell Beck falls into, creating a waterfall (the tallest unbroken waterfall in Britain) which falls into the main chamber. On certain days of the year the river is diverted by the local caving club and people (for a charge) can be winched down into the main chamber. This is a fantastic experience and I highly recommend it, the main chamber it floodlit and you can explore some of the entrances from the chamber. The best bit is being winched down the 105 metre shaft.

Unfortunately that is as far as I have venture up Ingleborough, I'm hoping to go back and try again and then I will be able to tell you what the summit look like.