Rat Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Rat Hole
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#65 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Rat Hole is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system, located in the north bank of Fell Beck 30 metres upstream of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. A small, awkward, tube-like passage descends into a stream passage, and hence to a 100-metre shaft into Gaping Gill Main Chamber. The sharp and loose nature of the rock, and the quantity of water prevented full exploration for over 80 years, but the current route is described in one guide book as "a technical and exhilarating adventure". It lies within the designated Ingleborough Site of Special Scientific Interest. ()

Discovered: 1909Length: 656 ftDepth: 351 ftCoordinates: 54°8'59"N, 2°22'58"W

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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Rat Hole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gaping Gill, Ingleborough, Ingleborough Cave, Bar Pot.

~110 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
1 min walk • Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it.
1.3 miNW
Flat-topped peak with fortress ruins
Ingleborough, Settle
34 min walk • Ingleborough is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk.
1 miS
Natural attraction, Cave, Park
Ingleborough Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park
27 min walk • Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England adjacent to where the water from Gaping Gill resurges. That part of the cave which is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres. The passage is spacious, and well decorated with stalagmitic formations.
~1270 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Bar Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
7 min walk • Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system being located about 340 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft, on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
~1030 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Flood Entrance Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
5 min walk • Flood Entrance Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system located about 300 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Juniper Gulf, Yorkshire Dales National Park
26 min walk • Juniper Gulf is a pit cave in on the side of Ingleborough in Yorkshire, England. It is a popular single rope technique trip for cavers, especially known for its final 50-metre pitch.
~400 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Disappointment Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
2 min walk • Disappointment Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system, located in a steep grassy shakehole some 120 metres south-east of Gaping Gill Main Shaft.
~1070 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Stream Passage Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
6 min walk • Stream Passage Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill system being located about 320 metres ESE of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. It is a popular and sporting entrance into the system, featuring three well-watered big shafts.
~80 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Jib Tunnel, Yorkshire Dales National Park
1 min walk • Jib Tunnel, also known as Lateral Passage is one of the entrances into the Gaping Gill cave system, located behind a large boulder in the north bank of Fell Beck adjacent to Gaping Gill Main Shaft.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rat Hole?

Nearby attractions include Jib Tunnel, Yorkshire Dales National Park (1 min walk), Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park (1 min walk), Disappointment Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (2 min walk), Flood Entrance Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (5 min walk).