Gaping Gill Winch

Winch Booking

The Bradford Pothole Club Winch meet now operates a prebooking system. All winch descents must be pre booked.

*SOLD OUT*

Advanced tickets for the Gaping Gill Winch are now sold out. We’re busy preparing for the event and remaining tickets will be released midnight before each day of the event.
 
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Click here to book your tickets via Fienta.com

Pre-booking is only available via the button above. No other agent or website sells tickets.

Dates

Saturday 24th to Friday 30th May 2025

Price

£30 per person

Opening Times

Saturday 24th to Thursday 29th – 8am with the last descent at approximately 6pm

Friday 30th – 8am with the last descent at approximately 11am

Location

Gaping Gill is located at w3w.co/negotiators.cabbies.supply the most direct route is from the village of Clapham, North Yorkshire and starts at the Ingleborough Cave Nature Trail

The walk to Gaping Gill can take from 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on your fitness. Please allow enough time for the walk late arrivals may miss their descent.

The walk beyond the show cave to Gaping Gill is far more challenging than the walk up the nature trail and is unsuitable for people with mobility issues, pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Visitors booked to descend into Gaping Gill will need to be able to climb up and down a short ladder to access the chair.

Please see links below for more details on the walk*:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM39j9alcQk

https://www.thereluctantexplorers.com/gaping-gill

https://www.walkmyworld.com/posts/gaping-gill

*The Bradford Pothole Club is not responsible for content on external sites.

Important / Advisory information

Please read our Terms and conditions

You are booking a ticket for a return trip on the BPC winch which also allows access
through the Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail (just show your booking
confirmation at the trail hut)

A booking confirmation will be sent to the email address you use at the time of booking.
You must have this booking confirmation with you either electronically or
printed by you beforehand.

The ticket you book is for a specific hour time slot; your descent could be anytime within this time slot.  

To descend, children must be at least 6 years old, be able to follow instructions, and be able to sit still for at least 90 seconds, as they will descend/ascend in the chair solo.

All descents are individual – 1 person per chair.  

The Weight limit is 150kg / 23 stone.

You should arrive at Gaping Gill approximately 30 minutes before the hour time slot you
have booked.

The walk to Gaping Gill can take from 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on your fitness. Please allow enough time for the walk late arrivals may miss their descent

When you arrive at Gaping Gill please go to the large white tent at the bottom of the steps and show your booking confirmation. You will be issued a numbered tag, helmet, and further instructions.

Appropriate clothing is required. This should be warm thermal base layers or similar, insulated warm jackets, waterproof trousers and waterproof coat, hat and gloves are recommended and sturdy suitable footwear. Anyone not wearing suitable
clothing may be refused a descent.

Once in the cave chamber you may spend as long as wish before returning to the surface. When you are ready to return join the queue in the middle of the chamber, a Marshall is on duty should you have any questions or issues.

Example itinerary

Ticket booked for 0900-1000hrs

Arrive Gaping Gill 0830hrs report to the booking in tent, receive further instructions and your numbered tag.

Descent of Gaping Gill will be anytime between 0900-1000hrs

Enjoy the Main Chamber and return to the surface when you are ready

Other Information

Download your Guide to Gaping Gill here Guide to GG

Gaping Gill main chamber
Gaping Gill main chamber