Swinsto Cave, Yorkshire Dales

Name: Swinsto Cave
Address: Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales

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Swinsto Cave is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Kingsdale Master Cave and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill. It is part of a 27-kilometre long cave system that drains both flanks of Kingsdale. ()

Coordinates: 54°11'34"N, 2°28'14"W

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Yorkshire Dales United Kingdom

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Swinsto Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jingling Pot, Yordas Cave, Rowten Pot, Gragareth.

0.6 miNE
Cave
Jingling Pot, Yorkshire Dales
16 min walk • Jingling Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. Located adjacent to Jingling Beck, it is a lenticular-shaped 45-metre deep shaft that descends straight from the surface.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Yordas Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park
31 min walk • Yordas Cave is a solutional cave in Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It has been renowned since the eighteenth century as a natural curiosity, and was a show cave during the nineteenth century.
0.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Rowten Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
10 min walk • Rowten Pot is one of several entrances into the 27-kilometre long cave system that drains Kingsdale in North Yorkshire, England. Its entrance is a shaft some 27 metres long, 10 metres wide, and at the southern end 72 metres deep.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gragareth, Yorkshire Dales National Park
30 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.
0.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Aquamole Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
16 min walk • Aquamole Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was originally discovered by cave divers who negotiated 168 metres of sump passage from Rowten Pot in 1974, to enter a high aven above the river passage.
~1310 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Simpson Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park
7 min walk • Named after Eli Simpson, Simpson Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England.
0.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Kingsdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
11 min walk • Kingsdale is a valley on the western edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern England. The name Kingsdale derives from a combination of Old Norse and Old English which means The valley where the cows were kept. Humans were active in Kingsdale from 6,700 BC onwards.

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Which popular attractions are close to Swinsto Cave?

Nearby attractions include Simpson Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (7 min walk), Rowten Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (10 min walk), Kingsdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park (11 min walk), Aquamole Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park (16 min walk).

Swinsto Cave, Yorkshire Dales

Facts and practical information

Yorkshire Dales plan & book

Swinsto Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Jingling Pot, Yorkshire Dales

Yordas Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Rowten Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Gragareth, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Aquamole Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Simpson Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Kingsdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Swinsto Cave?