Robinsons' Pot (Darnbrook & Cowside)
Issued: 8 November 2017
Ensure to cover cave entrance during visit (the farm cat has a concerning fascination with it) and be aware that a sudden rise in water levels could flood the crawl to MacColls Rift, making entry (or exit) impassible. If the river is flowing at the farm, the crawl is likely to be rather wet; only pass this crawl if confident such high water levels are dropping rather than rising.
Access
This cave has unusual access problems, the entrance being located immediately under the kitchen window of Darnbrook Farm (about three miles south west out of Arncliffe, at the bottom of the steep hill).
Parking location will be supplied with the permit.
The National Trust have agreed to allow a permit to be issued for the first Saturday of May/June/July/August/September and the third Saturday of May/July/September, meaning a total to eight permits available per year.
Permit applications can be made by email or by post.
The landowner and tenant need to be notified near the end of each month of what permits have been issued for the following month. Therefore the latest date for which a permit can be issued will be approximately one week before the start of the month. More advanced notice is appreciated if possible.
On the day of your trip call at Darnbrook Farm (back door, right next to the manhole cover to the cave entrance) and show the permit to the tenant, who will instruct you on the best place to park.
Apply for a permit
Your permit secretary for Darnbrook & Cowside is Ric Halliwell and you can apply by the following methods...
Book Online
Sorry, Robinsons' Pot is not part of the online booking system yet. We hope to expand it to include more areas in the future.
By Email
r.a.halliwell@hull.ac.uk
Where possible, email applications should be sent from an email address associated with your club (e.g. officer@cavingclub.co.uk), or from an address that can be easily validated as being associated to your club (via your club website for example). Other email addresses are fine, but first applications should be accompanied by a letter (an attached scan, or by post), with club letterhead, signed by an officer of the club. This will authenticate the email address for all future permit applications.
By Post
Send a letter on club letterhead paper with stamped SAE stating preferred dates.
Ric Halliwell
23 Hull Road
Cottingham
East Yorkshire
HU16 4PN
Location
NGR: SD899706
Lat/long:
Please note that grid references 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.
Anchors
Robinsons' Pot is not equipped with any BCA approved anchors. Any placed anchors should be treated with extreme caution.
- More information about CNCC resin anchors
- Report a defective anchor or other hazard
Please note that the CNCC only maintains resin anchors installed by an approved installer as shown on the rigging guides and does not maintain any other fixed aids at present. Read our fixed aids information for more details.
Rigging Topos and Descriptions
- Important information on topos and descriptions
- Robinsons' Pot route descriptions (PDF)A short and simple trip with a splendid main streamway, in the most unusual location.
- Report a topo or description error
Surveys
No surveys have been added for this cave yet.
Last updated: 8 Nov 2017
