(Darnbrook & Cowside)
Hazards and Warnings
Quite a tricky pothole to find; map and compass recommended in case of low visibility on exiting.
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Access
Call at house
A courtesy call at the farm / house of the land owner is required.
Please make a courtesy call to the tenants of Darnbrook Farm (about three miles south west out of Arncliffe, at the bottom of the steep hill), particularly if crossing the non-access land on your approach. They have always been very friendly. Parking is usually allowed a few hundred metres west of here on the roadside verge for a walk up via Darnbrook Pot. An approach via the Pennine Way and Tennant Gill Farm is also possible, however, we have recently (April 2025) received news that the owners of Tennant Gill Farm are not very happy about cars parking on roadside verges flanking their land, and so it may be necessary to park south of the cattle grid (their land boundary), a few hundred metres south of the track to Tennant Gill Farm, if wishing to approach from that direction.
This cave is on access land. Click here for more information.
Rigging Topos, Descriptions & Documents
Cherry Tree Hole.
A guide to a simpler trip around Cherry Tree Hole, as well as details for those looking to venture to the further extremes of the system.
Report a topo or description error
Fixed Aids
Further info:
Workable anchors (non-CNCC) or appropriate natural belays present as required throughout the cave.
More information about CNCC resin anchors
Location
54.12880281394856, -2.1826778748471027
Please note that locations are correct to the best of our knowledge however are often taken from old books so they may not be absolutely accurate and are shown simply as a guide.
Entrance Photos
