Hi Folks,
I am looking to dip my toe into some very easy caving with my 9 year old grandson..
Basically I am looking for any easy/walk in caves in NE Wales that would be safe for a complete newby to take his grandson in...I have an interest in amatuer archaeology and he has had his interest piqued about the "stone age" in school, so I would like to show him some caves where artifacts bones ect have recovered.
So far we have been around the BA copper mines ( not "stone age" and not caves, I know!) in Llandudno and he loved it so I was looking for other places to visit.
I used to do a fair of out door pursuits when younger, and tried caving, but didn't really like it as I am claustrophobic to a degree. Add to that I am now the wrong shape for serious caving, and you can see I am looking for caves (or rock shelters?) we can basically walk into and just get back anywhere from a couple of meters to say 20m or 30m max...I am not interested in venturing deep underground so even if presented with a large cave complex I would only venture a short way in...
Please excuse me if these forums is for serious cavers only, it's just I thought folks here might be able to point me in the right direction..
Regards Peter
Ps Given the very gentle nature of what we want to try, would folks recommend helmets for us both? I have a couple of head lamps that should be suitable, plus a couple of suitable handheld torches as back up if required...
I am looking to dip my toe into some very easy caving with my 9 year old grandson..
Basically I am looking for any easy/walk in caves in NE Wales that would be safe for a complete newby to take his grandson in...I have an interest in amatuer archaeology and he has had his interest piqued about the "stone age" in school, so I would like to show him some caves where artifacts bones ect have recovered.
So far we have been around the BA copper mines ( not "stone age" and not caves, I know!) in Llandudno and he loved it so I was looking for other places to visit.
I used to do a fair of out door pursuits when younger, and tried caving, but didn't really like it as I am claustrophobic to a degree. Add to that I am now the wrong shape for serious caving, and you can see I am looking for caves (or rock shelters?) we can basically walk into and just get back anywhere from a couple of meters to say 20m or 30m max...I am not interested in venturing deep underground so even if presented with a large cave complex I would only venture a short way in...
Please excuse me if these forums is for serious cavers only, it's just I thought folks here might be able to point me in the right direction..
Regards Peter
Ps Given the very gentle nature of what we want to try, would folks recommend helmets for us both? I have a couple of head lamps that should be suitable, plus a couple of suitable handheld torches as back up if required...