Between two storms, we decided to go on an adventure and explore a little bit Yorkshire Dales. Our trip started on a Friday afternoon driving to Orcaber Farm Caravan and Camping Park, a wonderful place with plenty of space for everyone. We booked one of the pods as the weather wasn’t suitable for a tent and we wanted to have a nice, warm, relaxing weekend.

The next day, we woke up early as usual and drove 5 minutes to Clapham. The route starts from the car park, with facilities and option to pay by card. We paid 4 pounds for 12 hours and it also has a car charger point ( Pod Point).

The Clapham village is lovely with Chapham Beck river crossing through it and a great countryside atmosphere.

From the car park we turned right on Church Avenue towards the St James Church. At the church we turn right and started to ascend towards Ingleborough.

The ascend is very gradual but the wind was making our climb a little bit more difficult.

A lot of the path is on the rocky road or nice grass path, quite accessible, until we reached the big pile of stones. From there the route started to be more difficult, covered in some areas by ice and snow .

Ingleborough (723 m or 2,372 ft) is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. We have been before to Ingleborough but it was spring and nice weather outside so it definitely looked different covered by snow.

Once we started to get closer to the Ingleborough peak, it started to snow heavily and the wind was blowing in our faces. It was a little bit difficult to walk but we were prepared. We had our Goretex trousers and jacket on, gloves and hats and I even had my overshoes spikes on.

The views from out there towards Pen-y-Ghent was amazing.

Once we reached at the top we couldn’t see anything and started to go down where the wind was milder. I really like walking in the snow if it’s not windy and we stopped for few minutes and play around, making snow angles and enjoy the winter day.

After few miles of walking in the snow, we descended through the valley to Ingleborough Cave. Ingleborough Cave, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, was first discovered in 1837 by brave Victorian explorers who drained away a lake and ventured 1/2km under Ingleborough mountain, with only candles to guide them! More details check the link below. Ingleborough Cave

The cave is beautiful and worth visiting, to see the impressive stalagmite and stalactite ( I never could remember which one is which).

There are only 2 miles from Clapham to the cave so you can just go and visit the cave and have a nice walk through the woodlands of Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail. Please note this route is a toll trail and you need to pay 1£/ person at the main entrance. If you don’t want to pay, there is an alternative route around the estate to get to the cave.

We finished our hike around lunchtime and as we didn’t stop for food due to weather condition we went to a lovely local restaurant called Game Cock in Austwick. Before I talk about the amazing food, let me tell you about this route.

The Ingleborough and Ingleborough Cave route is around 11 miles including the walk within the cave and it took about 4 hours but we didn’t stop much. The paths are quite accessible but it is usually windy and rocky toward the Ingleborough peak. The views are amazing and mostly towards Pen-Y-Ghent, one of my favourite routes in Yorkshire Dales. I do recommend hiking boots and clothes suitable for the weather outside and it can be harsh sometimes.

If you have any questions about our trip or gear please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be happy to help with any queries.

Keep walking, keep moving forward!