Ingleborough Cave Christmas Grotto

[Jude]

For anyone who had kids & is going to be in the North over the next 3 weekends:

As many of you will be aware, Ingleborough Cave runs a stunning Christmas grotto for the 3 weekends leading up to Christmas. Its a fantastic adventure for kids, can't recommend it enough.

http://www.ingleboroughcave.co.uk/santa.htm

 

[bograt]

Wonder if this is the best way to introduce 'speliokids'??  I certainly would't be inspired over 50+ years ago!!

 

[Jude]

Have you ever been?

Bah Humbug!  :tease:

 

[JRL]

Bograt,
If nothing else you might just see a few cavers in some very fetching green & red tights! ;-)

 

[bograt]

Have you ever been?

Bah Humbug!  :tease:

Certainly not for a long time

Bograt,
If nothing else you might just see a few cavers in some very fetching green & red tights! ;-)

Do I reeaaly want to see that???

 

[mrodoc]

Does Pitlamp put a long white beard - mioght be worth seeing

 

[graham]

If I went in and asked nicely would Uncle Pitlamp give me a unicycle for Xmas?

 

[Rachel]

Only if you leave him out a glass of Glennfiddich, I hear.

 

[TheBitterEnd]

Wonder if this is the best way to introduce 'speliokids'??  I certainly would't be inspired over 50+ years ago!!

The curmudgeonlyness of cavers never ceases to amaze me.

 

[graham]

Only if you leave him out a glass of Glennfiddich, I hear.

& there's me buying Talisker last week, oops. :

 

[bograt]

curmudgeonlyness

What a lovely word !

 

[glyders]

My eldest still remembers fondly the time the little mine train down at Morwhellam stopped and Santa was there giving out presents. She was completely fine with the train, the mine, the dripping, the dark, but freaked out by Santa. Eventually he gave the present to us as she wouldn't go near.

 

[braveduck]

I only made three children scream to day trying to put Helmets on them.
Elf ' n ' Safety !

 

[Jopo]

Wonder if this is the best way to introduce 'speliokids'??  I certainly would't be inspired over 50+ years ago!!

The curmudgeonlyness of cavers never ceases to amaze me.

Have to agree with you bograt.

Jopo

 

[Maisie Syntax]

Is that ugly little elf going to be there again? - what a mess.

 

[Jude]

That ugly little elf looks better in tights than most women do!  Phwoar!

 

[Maisie Syntax]

Strange, I'd heard he eschewed tights and instead wore only stockings as they allowed him to 'breathe' more. Seems he didn't want another dose of Cat Hole or Clapham Bottoms.

 

[braveduck]

 

[Jude]

Not sure if this photo will work (I'm rubbish at technology)

But...to all that know Johnny Dingle - Happy Christmas from me xx

 

[dunc]

Unfortunately it did work