Join us on a journey through a spectacular underground world, and let us guide you along and through stunning streamways and quiet chambers, admire ancient formations and fossils, and tackle waterfalls, cascades and simple climbs all as part of the fun, with some 'optional' crawling and other fun challenges too! We supply all the kit required for this amazing and unique experience including caving oversuit, helmet and light, belt and wellies.

The day will begin by meeting at our outdoor activity barn near Stainforth at 10am. Here you will be briefed by your highly experienced instructor about the day and then kitted out with all the required caving equipment before following the instructor in your car to the parking location for the caves. It will then be a short walk of around 10-25mins to the caves, depending on venue and you should expect a caving trip in the region of 2hrs duration.

More information will be provided following booking, including directions, kit lists, more information about the day and medical forms.

Please note that the sun doesn't always shine in the Yorkshire Dales, and we cannot offer refunds in the event of a cancellation due to particularly adverse weather conditions. However, we have a range of excellent and exciting venues we can use and so we will do our very best to choose a suitable venue for the day in the event of bad weather.

Minimum age normally 7-8 yrs.

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Join us and let us take you on a journey through a spectacular underground world! Explore stunning streamways and quiet chambers, admire ancient formations and fossils, and tackle waterfalls, cascades and simple climbs as part of the fun, with some optional crawling too! We supply all the kit required for this amazing and unique experience including caving oversuit, helmet and light, belt and wellies.

The evening will begin by meeting at our outdoor activity barn near Stainforth at 5pm. Here you will be briefed by your highly experienced instructor about the trip and then kitted out with all the required caving equipment before following the instructor in your car to the parking location for the caves. It will then be a short walk of around 10-25mins to the caves, depending on venue and you should expect a caving trip in the region of 1-1.5hrs duration.

More information will be provided following booking, including directions, kit lists, more information about the day and medical forms.

Please note that the sun doesn't always shine in the Yorkshire Dales, and we cannot offer refunds in the event of a cancellation due to particularly adverse weather conditions. However, we have a range of excellent and exciting venues we can use and so we will do our very best to choose a suitable venue for the day in the event of bad weather.

Minimum age normally 7-8 yrs.

Our adventure caving trips provide a brilliant opportunity to explore deeper into the underground world, whether you are new to caving, or have been caving before and want to progress to the next level. These caving trips will include a vertical section to be negotiated on ladder and lifeline, with magnificent sights to reward the extra effort! We supply all the kit required for this amazing experience including caving oversuit, fleece undersuit, helmet and light, harness and wellies.

The day will begin by meeting at our outdoor activity barn near Stainforth at 9.00am. Here you will be briefed by your highly experienced instructor about the day and then kitted out with all the required caving equipment before following the instructor in your car to the parking location for the caves. It will then be a short walk of around 10-25mins to the caves, depending on venue and you should expect a caving trip in the region of 3hrs duration. After the trip, you can return to our barn to change before departing.

More information will be provided following booking, including directions, kit lists, more information about the day and medical forms.

Please note that the sun doesn't always shine in the Yorkshire Dales, and we cannot offer refunds in the event of a cancellation due to particularly adverse weather conditions. However, we do have a range of excellent and exciting venues we can use and so we will do our very best to choose a suitable venue for the day in the event of bad weather.

Minimum age normally 12 yrs.

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Our Ultimate Caving trips bring the aspiring explorer on a very special journey indeed, deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Awesome underground streamways, waterfalls, airy traverses, climbs and vertical drops.....you'll encounter everything on this caving trip!!!

Meeting at our premises near Stainforth, your instructor will get you kitted out in all the required equipment before departing for the caves. The caving trip will last much of the day, and whereas our Adventure Caving session tackles one vertical section (called a pitch), the Ultimate Caving trip will descend much deeper into the cave system, taking on several vertical sections and giving a real sense of what 'Potholing' is, within the finest region in the UK for vertical caving!

At one of our venues, you will visit 'The Bridge' - a huge boulder wedged across the spectacular, 60m deep, Alum Pot main shaft, after an impressive journey in via the Long Churn Caves. At another venue called Sell Gill Holes, three pitches up to 14m deep lead to a huge underground cavern with 40m waterfall crashing in! At Heron Pot, a classic through trip can be enjoyed abseiling down two pitches to exit a lower entrance. We are really passionate about caving at Yorkshire Dales Guides, and have a huge range of venues to choose from to suit the group.

For some more advanced venues, the day might start with a quick course in abseiling in our very own purpose built vertical caving training facility (see photo below)!

Ideally you would have tried caving before (and so know you love it!), but its not essential.....all you need to be is fit, up for a challenge, and with a good head for heights!

More information will be provided following booking, including directions, kit lists, more information about the day and medical forms.

Please note that the sun doesn't always shine in the Yorkshire Dales, and we cannot offer refunds in the event of a cancellation due to particularly adverse weather conditions. However, we do have a range of excellent and exciting venues we can use and so we will do our very best to choose a suitable venue for the day in the event of bad weather.

Minimum age normally 16 yrs.

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Come and join us for an afternoon of fun at a local crag, learning how to climb and abseil! Rock climbing is an exciting (and highly addictive!) sport, which is great for developing physical strength. Working out the sequences of moves to get up a climb and reaching the top gives a real buzz and will have you queuing to get on the next climb!

These afternoon climbing sessions are designed for people who have always wanted to have a go at climbing and have little or no experience. This taster session will introduce you to climbing on our wonderful local limestone.

Your highly experienced and qualified instructor will meet you at the climbing venue, which will most likely be in the Settle or Ingleton area. Full directions (as well as more information about the day) will be given upon booking, as well as a kit list detailing what to bring although we will provide all the required climbing kit including helmet and harness. In the event of very poor weather meaning we cant climb outside, there is the option of a coached session at the Ingleton Climbing Wall (additional fee per person), or an introductory caving trip.

Minimum age normally 7-8 yrs.

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Don’t want to be another mountain rescue statistic? Want to avail of the many benefits the great outdoors has to offer but haven't the confidence or knowledge yet to keep yourself and your loved ones safe out on the hill?

Then come and join us for a fun filled day of mountain safety and navigation skills that will literally open a whole new - happier, safer and healthier world to you. Our courses are run by very experienced and super friendly mountain instructors who have years of mountain & rescue experience to learn from.

Every course is tailored to the people on it but you won't need any previous knowledge as we will cover everything from how to read a map and contours to basic compass skills and navigating safely and efficiently using a variety of useful strategies. Our mountain safety aspects will cover what critical steps are needed if you have an accident, how to prevent one and what essential mountain safety equipment you need and how to use it. Be prepared to walk away buzzing and motivated for adventures to come :-)

More info will be provided following booking, including directions, kit lists, more information about the day and medical forms.

Minimum age normally 13 yrs.