Cave details
Also known as Gaping Ghyll. A famous tourist attraction as not only is the fossil resurgence cave a showcave (with the current resurgence connecting to it further upstream) but the main inlet entrance holds several British records on its own. It has the highest unbroken waterfall in Britain (102m) dropping into the largest chamber in Britain (140m long, 27m wide, 34m high) with a side passage entering the second largest chamber. Many entrances drop quickly to the main level then run almost level making a network of passages of varying heights. Long sumps connect the main cave network to the showcave, with deeper routes not yet connected. A description of selected routes is available on the Braemoor pages.