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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

March 27th - April 5th

Wales Week 2026

April 17th - 19th

TSG Weekend in Castleton

May 1st - 3rd

Bullpot Farm Joint Weekend with SUSS

May 29th - 31st

NPC Weekend

More events in the diary...
 
Trip Reports

11 March 2026

Brewery Shaft at Midnight feat. Dinosaur Pyjamas

Abbie Heathcote wrote...

I wrote this instead of doing my formatives, sorry Simon. - After a delightful day of descending Brewery Shaft, exploring the Coffin Level Mines below, enjoying a lovely Yellow Thai curry, playing on the local park, bruising our hips squeezing through a tyre and imbibing in part 2 of an awesome cheeseboard… the thrill of descending the shaft lured us in once again. Will and I had been excitedly plotting our fourth descent of the weekend since we had emerged from our third trip earlier that day. As midnight approached, the excitement built and all those in attendance will attest that spirits were... read more

 
Photos & Videos

10 March 2026

Wretched Rabbit - County Pot Via Manchester Bypass by Asher Goodwin

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

New to Caving