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 May 2025
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu 2 (top) Top to Northern Lights
Erika Lang wrote...
Since the very first friendship bracelet I gave Sophie, with ‘Long Churn’ written on it instead of a Taylor Swift song, pretty much every trip I have gone on since has been commemorated by making a new bracelet for each caver I went with. It’s great fun, but it has rather backfired on me in some ways and was very much the instigator of the ridiculous endeavour me, Sophie and Viki undertook on our last day in Wales. I’d been assured by Viki when she suggested taking me to Northern Lights that she definitely only asked me along for the pleasure... read more
For more info on caving for the first time, check out the New to Caving website...
