Thackthwaite Beck Cave by Ian Cummins

Thackthwaite Beck: Ian, Team Dudman, Steve and Maud (28th March 2010).  Caving in the Northern Dales has several advantages.  For a start, it’s not too far for me to drive, there’s no gear to carry, little chance of being stuck behind parties of students wrestling with said gear and to pinch a phrase from Tony …

Thackthwaite Beck Cave and Whirley Gill Pot by Ian Cummins

Thackthwaite Beck Cave and Whirley Gill Pot: Ian (29 July & 9th August 2009). A couple of esoteric gems in the wilds of Wensleydale. Thackthwaite has the classic ‘Northern Dales’ feel that aficionados of Cliff Force cave will recognise, with a spacious, yet slow-moving streamway intersected by low canals and block falls, but with the …