Attraction · near Austwick · North Yorkshire

Gaping Gill

Gaping Gill is an attraction; it lies 4.2 km northwest of Austwick. Our list has 10 more places within 15 km; first among them is Ingleborough Cave, at 1.6 km.

Where

4.2 km

northwest of Austwick

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Attraction near Austwick

Just outside Austwick

Gaping Gill is 4.2 km northwest of Austwick. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

June to August are the warmest in Austwick, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°131 mm

Feb7° / 1°114 mm

Mar9° / 2°99 mm

Apr12° / 4°67 mm

May15° / 7°70 mm

Jun17° / 10°81 mm

Jul19° / 12°91 mm

Aug19° / 12°109 mm

Sep16° / 9°107 mm

Oct13° / 7°127 mm

Nov9° / 4°131 mm

Dec7° / 2°145 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Austwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Austwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Austwick’s full climate →

About

Gaping Gill

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 4.2 km northwest of Austwick

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Gaping Gill and nearby

The places near Gaping Gill are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns near Gaping Gill

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1Austwick
2Ingleton

1 · 4.2 km southeast of it

Austwick

520 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 4.9 km west of it

Ingleton

1,751 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Gaping Gill is	People	Places to visit
Austwick	4.2 km southeast of it	520	2
Ingleton	4.9 km west of it	1,751	2

Make a day of it

Close to Gaping Gill

Also close at hand are 4 attractions, 2 museums and a castle, among 10 within 15 km.

AttractionIngleborough Cave1.6 km away 2

AttractionWhite Scar Cave4.3 km away 3

CastleThurland Castle14 km away 4

Historic houseHipping Hall11 km away 5MuseumMuseumSettle Station Signal Box11 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of North Craven Life11 km away 7AttractionAttractionScaleber Force13 km away 8AttractionAttractionVictoria Cave12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Gaping Gill

Where is Gaping Gill?

Gaping Gill is 4.2 km northwest of Austwick, North Yorkshire.

What is Gaping Gill?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Gaping Gill?

June to August are the warmest months in Austwick, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gaping Gill?

Within 15 km: Ingleborough Cave (1.6 km), White Scar Cave (4.3 km), Thurland Castle (14 km) and Hipping Hall (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Ingleborough Cave: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
White Scar Cave: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurland Castle: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hipping Hall: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of North Craven Life: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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