Ingleborough Trail (but no cave)
Ingleborough Trail (but no cave)
So we have a bit of family time set aside and although the weather forecast hasn’t inspired us to break out the shorts and T-shirts just yet, we still want to get some fresh air. So, with that in mind we’re taking a short drive down the road to the Clapham Trail, which leads on to the Ingleton Cave and Ingleborough walking trail.
Clapham itself is a lovely little village with a stream running through it called Clapham Beck, with loads of rural England style buildings and features. It’s popular with cyclists and walkers and the little village shop run by volunteers and local pubs are on hand for the weary-legged.
At the entrance to the trail is a small kiosk (also run by volunteers) who ask for a small fee towards maintaining the route and with that paid, we’re off. As we round the gentle sloping path above the entrance, Clapham Beck opens out on our right hand side with a canopy of trees showing us the route upwards towards Ingleborough Cave. We can’t quite believe we’ve got something so nice on the doorstep but with lockdown in place, we’ve hardly had much chance to explore really. As we’re walking we both make a mental note to start looking up things to do or visit in the local area so as we visit them, I’ll try to post them on here.
It doesn’t take long before the weather turns nasty though and a heavy shower starts just as we approach Ingleborough Cave, forcing us under the shelter of the small cave-entrance building. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, the cave is closed to visitors so we’ll add that one onto the list for our next visit.
The shower doesn’t last long but it doesn’t look like the sky full of black clouds it’s going to pass any time soon either so we double back towards the entrance. We’ve had a nice long walk, found a new place to visit and as we get to the bottom, it has dried up enough for us to let the kids have 5 minutes in the play area (also maintained by volunteers ..you might be sensing a community theme here!). Back at the hall, the log burner is fired up as socks and shoes are placed on the hearth to dry out. It’s been a nice excuse to find somewhere new to explore and next time around, I’m sure we’ll go that little bit more prepared for the Yorkshire spring.
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