Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club
We are an active and friendly caving club that welcomes both new and experienced cavers. Despite our name, we are mainly a caving club, though some members do climb as well. We are mostly based in Cheshire and Staffordshire, but some members live further away. Our caving and mine exploration takes place locally in the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales and further afield in this country and abroad.
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Tue, Jul 13 2026
Apolgies for the lack of updates. The club has been caving as usual. Since the last update, we have visited P8 in Derbyshire, Ogof Agen Allwedd in South Wales, Gautries Hole in Derbyshire and Fairy Hole Cave in Weardale. Saturday's visit was to Miss Graces Lane Cave in the Forest of Dean. Thanks to the Royal Forest of Dean Caving Club for the key and permit for this fascinating and complicated system. We made a weekend of it, camping at a nearby site. Some of us went mountain biking the following day.
Looking up at the impressive roof of Dome Chamber in Miss Graces Lane Cave. Photo © Ross Campbell
Sun, May 10 2026
Today's club trip was to Cwmorthin Slate Mine, near Tan-y-grisiau in North Wales, exploring the galleries, passages and inclines left by the miners.
Sun, Apr 26 2026
Yesterday, the club were at Giant's hole, near Castleton in the Peak District. The trip included a novice on his first trip underground. The group did the round trip. Down the Crabwalk to the Eating House, then back via the high level route and the Giant's Windpipe.
We can arrange supervised caving trips for individuals, or for small groups, with all equipment provided. Our ability to do this was initially funded through a National Lottery grant. If you are interested, then please get in touch.
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Yordas Pot in Kingsdale, with some club members. Video © Gareth Williams 2024.
As a club we aim to minimise the impact we have on the cave environment by following the BCA Caving Conservation Code.
As a club, Crewe Climbing & Potholing Club (C.C.P.C.) recognizes that the activities undertaken by Club Members may involve a danger of personal injury or death. As participants in such activities, all adult Members of C.C.P.C. (including Temporary Members) must be aware of, and accept, these risks, and must be responsible for their own actions, and for their own safety. [CCPC Risk Statement. 01-01-2015]
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