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Clapham is a village in the parish of Clapham cum Newby in North Yorkshire.

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Just north of the A65 between Settle and Kirkby Lonsdale.

By train[edit]

Go to Kirby Lonsdale Station.

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Map
Map of Clapham

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1 Ingleborough Cave, Ingleborough Cave, LA2 8EE (Walk up Clapham Beck a toll path). 10AM–5PM. Adults £9.50, family (2 adults + 2 children) £27.00. Ingleborough Cave (Q1663064) on Wikidata Ingleborough Cave on Wikipedia

2 Falls on Chapham Beck. 3 Trow Gill, LA2 8EE. A steep sided rock value on the path to Inglebough (peak). Trow Gill (Q108159133) on Wikidata

Do[edit]

Be winched down into: 1 Gaping Gill (North of Trow Gill where Fell Beck disappears). 100 m (330 ft) as Britian's longest single drop waterfall into Main Chamber Britian's largest underground cavern. The Bradford Pothole Club set this winch up for a short time in the summer. Gaping Gill (Q1493828) on Wikidata Gaping Gill on Wikipedia

Gaping Gill together with several other Shake holes nearby (including: 2 Bar Pot. Bar Pot on Wikipedia, 3 Disappointment Pot. Disappointment Pot (Q16246327) on Wikidata Disappointment Pot on Wikipedia, 4 Flood Entrance Pot. Flood Entrance Pot (Q16246477) on Wikidata Flood Entrance Pot on Wikipedia, 5 Stream Passage Pot. Stream Passage Pot (Q16248218) on Wikidata Stream Passage Pot on Wikipedia and others) are in depressions in the ground - deep enough to kill or seriously injure those who fall into them.

There is the 1 Cave Rescue Organisation, 5, Church Lane, LA2 8HH, 999, toll-free: 999. Ask for the police when you call. Cave Rescue Organisation on Wikipedia

Buy[edit]

1 Clapham Community Shop Ltd, The Village Store, LA2 8DP, +44 1524 251 524. 8:30AM–5:30PM. A community-run shop with a garden at the back to drink your coffee or eat your ice cream.

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1 The New Inn Hotel, Old Rd, LA2 8HH, +44 1524 748 500.

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2 Public toilets, Church Lane, LA2 8EQ (next to the Lake House and car park). Public Toilets Clapham (Q108159231) on Wikidata

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