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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; Ingleborough Webcam – Useful for getting an idea on the weather; Pen-y-Ghent Webcam – As above but for Pen-y-ghent area; Horton in Ribblesdale Webcam – Craven’s pothole club webcam of the Ribble levels; Horton in Ribblesdale Webcam – Craven’s pothole club webcam of the Brants Gill levels; Yorkshire dales guides – A comprehensive weather statistics, current weather conditions and webcam site.; Swaledale webcam / weather – Weather and camera from the area; 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
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.