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Deep beneath Ingleborough Hill, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, lies a hidden world which has been sculpted by nature over thousands of years.
The tour begins near the original entrance found by Christopher Long, a student who discovered the cave in 1923. The path winds its way past cascading waterfalls, between massive banks of flowstone, and through galleries decorated with cream and carrot coloured stalactites and stalagmites.
Under the steel-grid walkways you can see the stream rushing and foaming on its way. Your guide will show you curious cave formations, including the Devil's Tongue, the Arum Lily and the remarkably lifelike Judge's Head.
The highlight of the tour is the 200,000 year old Battlefield Cavern. Over 330 feet long, with its roof soaring in places to 100 feet, this is one of the largest caverns in Britain. It contains literally thousands of delicate stalactites, which hang from the roof in great clusters. A special feature of the cavern are the prehistoric mud pools, which have never been disturbed by man. See Strategy Aven, Spirit Aven, and the extraordinary formation known as The Face.
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Large on-site car park
Cafe and shop
Toilets
Grassy picnic areas with benches
Eco-friendly Visitor Centre with living grass roof
The tour begins near the original entrance found by Christopher Long, a student who discovered the cave in 1923. The path winds its way past cascading waterfalls, between massive banks of flowstone, and through galleries decorated with cream and carrot coloured stalactites and stalagmites.
Under the steel-grid walkways you can see the stream rushing and foaming on its way. Your guide will show you curious cave formations, including the Devil's Tongue, the Arum Lily and the remarkably lifelike Judge's Head.
The highlight of the tour is the 200,000 year old Battlefield Cavern. Over 330 feet long, with its roof soaring in places to 100 feet, this is one of the largest caverns in Britain. It contains literally thousands of delicate stalactites, which hang from the roof in great clusters. A special feature of the cavern are the prehistoric mud pools, which have never been disturbed by man. See Strategy Aven, Spirit Aven, and the extraordinary formation known as The Face.
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1½ miles from Ingleton on the B6255 road to Hawes.
Satnav: LA6 3AW |
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White Scar Cave Postcode for SatNav: LA6 3AW
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Days Out near White Scar Cave
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Docker Park Farm Visitor Centre and Owls Cafe (10 Miles)*
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Malham Tarn and Moor (11 Miles)*
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Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (13 Miles)*
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Leighton Hall (13 Miles)*
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Levens Hall (15 Miles)*
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Sizergh Castle (15 Miles)*
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery (16 Miles)*
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Kendal Museum (16 Miles)*
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Lancaster City Museum (17 Miles)*
Places to Visit near White Scar Cave
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Austwick (5 Miles)*
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Ingleborough (5 Miles)*
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Clapham (5 Miles)*
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Horton in Ribblesdale (6 Miles)*
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Lower Bentham (6 Miles)*
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Dent (6 Miles)*
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Kirkby Lonsdale (7 Miles)*
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Settle (9 Miles)*
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Hawes (12 Miles)*
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Cotterdale (13 Miles)*
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