Help your fellow caver and maybe win 100m Spanset Rope!!

Pegasus

Pegasus

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WIN 100M SPANSET PLATINUM 9MM ROPE!!

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(y) (y) Many thanks to SpanSet & Teufelberger for offering this great prize (y) (y)

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http://www.platinum-rope.com/index.php?id=105      www.spanset.co.uk


100's of cavers will be attending Eurospeleo 2016 in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales this Summer.  Many of the areas finest caves will be rigged and many a fabulous caving trip will be had - excellent!

http://eurospeleo.uk/about/caving.php

However, what will folks do on their days off / rest days??  What is there to do in the area for non caving friends and family whilst the cavers are underground??  Here's where you can help - and maybe win yourself or your club/group some shiny new rope!!

Post your suggestion for non caving attractions; places to visit; walks; pubs, cafes, restaurants and ideas for what to do when not underground at Eurospeleo 2016.  Not familiar with area? No problem - do some research and get posting.  Hopefully this thread will help the organisers at Eurospeleo 2016 with some ideas and cavers will come up with some informative and interesting ideas.... :sneaky:

We're looking for photos, information, maps, links etc - more info the better.

Jon Beavan, owner of The Dalesbridge Centre, where Eurospeleo 2016 is being held will be choosing the winner - closing date is on Saturday 14th May (after 10pm)

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http://www.dalesbridge.co.uk

Good luck!!


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ianball11

Active member
http://www.falconryandwildlife.com/  Though closed at present, it might be open by Eurospeleo time.

Also

Skipton Castle  featuring 2 mile wooded walk to the North of the castle and takes in the Springs Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

There is the Grade 2 listed Flascoe bridge east of Austwick tennis courts which is a nice place to sit for a while, and possibly get wet if you let kids do that sort of thing in the sunshine. Same goes for Stainforth Force I imagine.

Ingleton swimming pool is open too.

Being a bit of a geek, I'd also stop at Horton In Ribblesdale station, 17 years on the trot that won best kept station in England.

Not been on the waterfalls walk though, apart from as a short cut to Kingsdale from Chapel le dale.

 
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Hammy

Member
There's more attractions in Blackpool than you can shake a stick (of rock) at!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool
 
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ianball11

Active member
Trying to think of famous things foreign visitors may have heard of before travelling here,  how about the Bronte museum in Haworth?

https://www.bronte.org.uk/

Also York is a pretty city and the Minster is often used as a measure for Gaping gill!  http://www.visityork.org/  fair trek in my book though, Harrogate as a spa town is closer.

The golf balls of Memwith Hill are pretty striking on the way too.]

Craven Museum in Skipton might be worth a look and you could hire a canal boat for a trip there too :)  The museum is commemorating 200 years of the completion of the Leeds Liverpool this year, that appeals to me anyway.


 
andrewmcleod

andrewmcleod

Well-known member
Brush up on those climbing skills with a spot of bouldering at the Ingleton climbing wall (or roped climbing if you prefer!)
 
JoshW

JoshW

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if you're bored of being in the dark, take a visit to morecambe beach for the day and enjoy the (hopefully) sunny british weather.
 
chunky

chunky

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Cheese Gromit!

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Whilst faffing our way out of having to go caving we stumbled upon the Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre.

Wensleydale Creamery
Gayle Lane
Hawes
Wensleydale
North Yorkshire
DL8 3RN

Has a museum, cheese tasting and restaurant and cafe.

A great excuse to stay above ground  :thumbs:

http://www.wensleydale.co.uk/visitor-centre
 
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meanderthal

Member
Not sure if these count as "days off"... There are a few excellent fell races in the area that week.

http://fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=4106 Arncliffe Gala - Sat 13th. From the village gala (probably a very 'British' day out...)
http://fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=4590 Sedburgh Hills - Sun 14th. A bit of a monster route around the Howgills, over 20km and nearly 2000m ascent (and descent  ;))
http://fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=4498 Burnsall - Sat 20th. A classic, one of the oldest (and fastest) fell races, also run from a village gala.
 
Aubrey

Aubrey

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The Lake District National Park is less than an hour away so if anyone should want a change from the wonderful Yorkshire Dales there is a whole new area to explore.
 
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