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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

Events

May 1st - 3rd

Bullpot Farm Joint Weekend with SUSS

May 29th - 31st

NPC Weekend

More events in the diary...
 
Trip Reports

27 April 2026

Rat Hole

Roe Pye-kendall wrote...

It was an early rise for my caving trip, as I was about to embark on my coolest caving adventure yet. Totally not because we failed to find a driver, me and Alfie were setting off on a 2 hour train journey followed by a further 2 hours walking towards what would be my first time in Gaping Gill, through no other entrance than Rat Hole. It was certainly an unconventional first route into this epic chamber. I never quite realised how much gear is used until I was required to put a 40 litre bag of kit with 95m of... read more

 
Photos & Videos

18 April 2026

The Connection by Adrian Turner

More photos & videos...

For more info on caving for the first time, check out the New to Caving website...

New to Caving