Disappointment Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Disappointment Pot
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#56 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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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. Its mainly narrow stream passage descends a number of small shafts to enter the main system as a major inlet of Hensler's Master Cave. It lies within the designated Ingleborough Site of Special Scientific Interest. ()

Discovered: 1912Length: 1640 ftDepth: 361 ftCoordinates: 54°8'55"N, 2°23'1"W

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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Disappointment Pot – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~320 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
2 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
35 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
25 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.
~980 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Bar Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
5 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.
~720 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Flood Entrance Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
4 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
27 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.
~730 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Stream Passage Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
4 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.
~400 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rat Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park
2 min walk • 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.
~350 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Jib Tunnel, Yorkshire Dales National Park
2 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 Disappointment Pot?

Nearby attractions include Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park (2 min walk), Jib Tunnel, Yorkshire Dales National Park (2 min walk), Rat Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park (2 min walk), Flood Entrance Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (4 min walk).