Welcome to York University Cave and Pothole club.
Exploring caves all over the world since 1981.
If you want to experience places few people get to see, wander in caverns six times the size of York Minster and abseil down to 300 metres underground, then come and see US! YUCPC is an ever-growing group of friendly cavers who meet every Tuesday & Thursday in the University Sports Hall at 8:00pm. We go caving every weekend, in the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and sometimes further a field such as Wales and the Mendips. You don’t need to worry about gear as we have all the equipment and clothing you need... read more
1 September 2024
Smeltmill Beck Cave, a pretty cool cave
James Goldberg wrote...
Nominated for the World Book Awards 2024. The day started with me picking up Alfie from the train station, after that we drove for about 45 minutes to the cave. The cave entrance can be found just below the A66 near Brough. We pulled into a small car park and got changed and then set off to the cave. Unfortunately due to a barbed wire fence, getting to the cave involved walking down a steep field to get into the streamway only to then go back up to the cave entrance which is very close to the car park. The cave... read more
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