Clapham

Nestling underneath the distinctive silhouette of Ingleborough, Clapham sits right on the border of the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales National Park and is the gateway to a subterranean network of caverns and passageways extending deep below the stunning limestone scenery of Three Peaks Country. The tightly packed stone-built houses crowd in either side of the swift-flowing Clapham Beck as it tumbles from the

mouth of Ingleborough Cave and the village is the starting point for some of the best hill walks in the area. And if the arrangement of the beautifully proportioned stone properties clustered around the beck seems slightly less haphazard than nearby Dales villages, that’s down to the wealthy Farrer family, who acquired most of the land hereabouts during the 19th Century and invested heavily to create a model ‘estate village’.

Highlights The subterranean spectacle of Ingleborough Showcave is one of the most popular visitor attractions in this part of the Dales. Open every day throughout summer – weekends only in winter. Find out more at www.ingleboroughcave.co.uk / 01524 251242.