Ireby Fell Cavern, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Ireby Fell Cavern
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#110 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Ireby Fell Cavern, Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Ireby Fell Cavern is a cave system on Ireby Fell, Lancashire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is a segment of the Three Counties System, linking the Rift Pot system to the south with Notts Pot to the north. ()

Discovered: 1949Length: 2.86 miDepth: 420 ftCoordinates: 54°11'27"N, 2°30'5"W

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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Ireby Fell Cavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gragareth, Lost Pot, Boxhead Pot, Lost Johns' Cave.

1.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gragareth, Yorkshire Dales National Park
39 min walk • Gragareth is a mountain straddling the border between Lancashire and North Yorkshire in England. At 627 metres, its summit is the second highest point in the post-1974 county of Lancashire.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Lost Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
18 min walk • Lost Pot is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into the top end of Lost Johns' Cave, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87 kilometres cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Boxhead Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
17 min walk • Boxhead Pot is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into the top end of Lost Johns' Cave, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87 kilometres cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Lost Johns' Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park
22 min walk • Lost Johns' Cave is an extensive cave system on Leck Fell, Lancashire, England. With its three major vertical routes it is a popular place to practise single-rope technique because of the opportunity for exchange trips.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Three Counties System, Yorkshire Dales National Park
29 min walk • The Three Counties System is a set of inter-connected limestone solutional cave systems spanning the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire in the north of England.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Death's Head Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park
31 min walk • Death's Head Hole is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. Its entrance is a 64-metre deep shaft. It leads into Lost Johns' Cave and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87-kilometre cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.
~1750 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Notts Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
9 min walk • Notts Pot is cave system on Leck Fell, Lancashire, England. It is described as 'the most concentrated vertical maze in Britain'.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rumbling Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park
29 min walk • Rumbling Hole is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. Its entrance is a 50-metre deep fenced shaft, and it rapidly descends a series of pitches to a low aqueous passage that has been connected to Lost Johns' Cave.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Short Drop Cave - Gavel Pot System, Yorkshire Dales National Park
26 min walk • Short Drop Cave and Gavel Pot are different entrances into the same cave system on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. The main top entrance, Short Drop Cave, is a small hole in a fenced off shakehole near the main stream sink; Gavel Pot, a window into the system, is a large fenced shakehole some 40-metre deep requiring tackle to descend.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Long Drop Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park
30 min walk • Long Drop Cave is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into Death's Head Hole, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87-kilometre cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ireby Fell Cavern?

Nearby attractions include Notts Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (9 min walk), Boxhead Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (17 min walk), Lost Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (18 min walk), Lost Johns' Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park (22 min walk).

Ireby Fell Cavern, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Facts and practical information

Yorkshire Dales National Park plan & book

Ireby Fell Cavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ireby Fell Cavern?