Clapham

Clapham is a village in the parish of Clapham cum Newby in North Yorkshire.

Get in

By bus

• 581 from Kirby Lonsdale in Cumbria to Settle
• Malham DalesBus 881 from Lancaster (8:40AM) to Malham Su and BH 15 Aug- 17 Oct.

By car

Just north of the A65 between Settle and Kirkby Lonsdale.

By train

Go to Kirby Lonsdale Station.

See

1 Ingleborough Cave, Ingleborough Cave, LA2 8EE (Walk up Clapham Beck a toll path). 10AM–5PM. Adults £9.50, family (2 adults + 2 children) £27.00. (updated Aug 2021)

2 Falls on Chapham Beck. (updated Aug 2021) 3 Trow Gill, LA2 8EE. A steep sided rock value on the path to Inglebough (peak). (updated Aug 2021)

Do

Be winched down into: 1 Gaping Gill (North of Trow Gill where Fell Beck disappears). 100 m (330 ft) as Britian's longest single drop waterfall into Main Chamber Britian's largest underground cavern. The Bradford Pothole Club set this winch up for a short time in the summer. (updated Aug 2021)

Gaping Gill together with several other Shake holes nearby (including: 2 Bar Pot.  , 3 Disappointment Pot.  , 4 Flood Entrance Pot.  , 5 Stream Passage Pot.   and others) are in depressions in the ground - deep enough to kill or seriously injure those who fall into them.

There is the 1 Cave Rescue Organisation, 5, Church Lane, LA2 8HH, ☏ 999, toll-free: 999. Ask for the police when you call. (updated Aug 2021)

Buy

1 Clapham Community Shop Ltd, The Village Store, LA2 8DP, ☏ +44 1524 251524. 8:30AM–5:30PM. A community-run shop with a garden at the back to drink your coffee or eat your ice cream. (updated Aug 2021)

Drink

1 The New Inn Hotel, Old Rd, LA2 8HH, ☏ +44 1524 748500. (updated Aug 2021)

Cope

2 Public toilets, Church Lane, LA2 8EQ (next to the Lake House and car park). (updated Aug 2021)

Go next

• South east to Settle 6.5 mi (10.5 km) via A65.
• North east to Kirkby Lonsdale 11 mi (18 km) via A65.