[Caving Organisations & Information][General Caving][Cave Rescue][Mining][Shops][Caving clubs][Weather][General Info][Other misc]
- Caving Organisations & Information
- BCA – British Caving Association
- BCRA – British Cave Research Association
- CNCC – Council for the Northern Caving Community
- CDG – Cave Diving Group, for those inclined that way. Also have useful weather measurements.
- DCA – Derbyshire Caving Association
- CSCC – Council of Southern Caving Club
- CCC – Caving Wales
- Wildplaces – Caving publications (previously Descent)
- Descent Magazine – The magazine of underground exploration
- David Gibsons site – A few links to select content
- Peak Caving – All the information you could want for the Peak District
- Caving Links – Large no frills, old list of alphabetical links
- Caving Library – The British Caving Library
- New to caving
- Try Caving – Official BCA site with loads of information and a handy club searcher if we are not your cup of tea.
- Start Caving – A fantastic resource for those getting started in caving. Has some wonderful photos too.
- General Caving Sites
- UK Caving – UK Caving forum – A forum for caving discussion etc. A much friendlier place than it used to be.
- uk.rec.caving – the UK Caving newsgroup; an archive of an old antiquated system still available via Google
- OFD Virtual Tour – A cool virtual tour of OFD 1 and 2
- Matienzo caves – The Matienzo caving expedition website, that the club often takes part in.
- Memoirs of a Moldywarp – Large page of caving memoirs, unfortunately no longer online but you can buy the book!
- Braemoor – Caving routes in Yorkshire Dales
- Easegill Guide – Description of Easegill and some of Leck Fell caves
- Showcaves – List of uk show-caves/mines
- UK Caves – A list of UK caves based on longest or deepest
- Caving in UK – Bits of info, more so S.Wales
- Darkplaces – another forum, information and gallery site
- Cave Maps – shows cave locations on map/satellite imagery plus carries a large number of surveys
- Not For The Faint Hearted – The website is gone, but you can still buy the book.
- Peak – Speedwell – general and booking information for this system
- Karst Worlds – general caving news site
- Cave Registry Data – archive for survey material
- Northern Caves – information, guide on Northern Caves and the book
- Cave Rescue & Related
- British Cave Rescue Council – UK based rescue links and information
- Cave Rescue Organisation – Information on the Yorkshire CRO and incidents
- Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association – Upper Wharfedale cave and fell rescue
- Derbyshire CRO – Derbyshires cave rescue organisation
- South & Mid Wales CRT – Formerly West Brecon CRT
- Life on a line – Online book regarding underground rescue work
- Animated knots – Useful knot tying website
- Mining
- NAMHO – National mining organisation
- Milwr Tunnel – Useful information about Milwr Tunnel from Sub-brit
- Buddle Pit – Informative site / forum about UK mines
- Welsh Mines – Information on Welsh Mining
- Yorkshire Dales Mines – Plenty of info
- Subterranea Britannica – Information on other underground sites, bunkers, tunnels etc
- Mindat – Listings of minerals and mine locations
- CATMHS – Cumbrian Mine Society
- Mine Explorer – Roy Fellows site on mining
- Mining basics – Mining basics from the American Geosciences Institute
- Cambrian Mines Trust – particularly Cwmystwyth
- Shops / Gear suppliers
- Caving suppliers UK – A list of all UK caving suppliers.
- Bernies – online caving shop. (Not to be confused with Bernies of Ingleton Cafe)
- Inglesport – Caving shop and cafe in Ingleton
- Caving Supplies – Caving shop in Buxton
- Hitch ‘n Hike – Caving shop near Hope
- Up and Under – Outdoor shop (and caving) in Cardiff
- CaveClimb – Equipment hire in Mendip.
- Starless River – Online / mobile shop
- Other Caving Clubs
- Black Rose Pothole Club 1957-1960 – Reunions and Thursday Club videos (click oldest to see club related)
- Bradford Pothole Club – Dales based club with accommodation
- Chelsea Spelaeological Society – South Wales based with accommodation
- Craven Pothole Club – Dales based club with accommodation
- Orpheus Caving Club – Peak District based club with accommodation
- Northern Pennine Club – Dales based club with accommodation
- Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club – Lancs/Dales based club with accommodation
- South Wales Caving Club / Clwb Ogofeydd Deheudir Cymru – South Wales based club with accommodation
- Technical Speleological Group – Peak District based club with accommodation
- Thursday Night Club – Club that undertakes a lot cave photography (and video)
- Westminster Speleological Group – London based club with South Wales accommodation
- Yorkshire Ramblers Club – Dales based club with accommodation
- Yorkshire Subterranean Society – Dales based club with accommodation
- Weather
- Mountain Forecast – detailed forecasting charts for mountain areas
- Met Office – Weather information for the uk
- Met Check – UK weather
- Accu Weather – Another weather site
- Weather Online – Lots of weather information
- Mountain Weather (MWIS) – Weather for mountain regions of UK
- CDG Vis-bot – Visibility and rain information
- BBC Weather – Five day for north west with maps
- WeatherPro – Another site with weather and radar
- My Local Weather – Useful local weather information
- XC Weather – simple but informative, plenty of locations
- Meteo Radar – Alternative UK rain radar
- Bull Pot Farm – Weather observation
- -Webcams
- Yorkshire dales guides – A comprehensive weather statistics, current weather conditions and webcam site.
- Swaledale webcam / weather – Weather and camera from the area
- Horton in Ribblesdale Webcam – Craven Pothole Club webcam of the Ribble levels
- Horton in Ribblesdale Webcam – Craven Pothole Club webcam of the Brants Gill levels
- Ingleborough Webcam – Useful for getting an idea on the weather
- Pen-y-Ghent Webcam – As above but for Pen-y-ghent area
- pen-y-Ghent Webcam (Railcam) – From the station
- Station Inn – Ribblehead cam – View of the viaduct and Whernside
- General Information
- Recent UK earthquakes – worth checking, just in case
- Yorkshire Dales National Park – The park we visit more than any other
- National Parks – A site with information on all UK national parks
- CRoW Maps – Open access land, map search
- SSSI Maps – Search for a map showing location of SSSIs, NRs etc
- Magic Map – Comprehensive map showing SSSIs, common land, trails and more.
- Other Links
- BRCC caving photo archive – Hundreds of caving trips On Flickr
(see slideshow) - CAMRA – Campaign for proper ale! With pub search feature.