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White Scar Cave
Attraction · near Ingleton · North Yorkshire

White Scar Cave

Set 1.6 km northeast of Ingleton, White Scar Cave is an attraction. Within 15 km there are 7 more places to visit, starting with Ingleborough Cave (5.4 km). 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: White Scar Cave, pam fray (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
1.6 km
northeast of Ingleton
How well known
Top 28%
#2,392 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Attraction near Ingleton

Just outside Ingleton

White Scar Cave is 1.6 km northeast of Ingleton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

When to go

The warmest afternoons in Ingleton run June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°120 mm
Feb7° / 1°103 mm
Mar9° / 2°90 mm
Apr12° / 4°62 mm
May15° / 7°71 mm
Jun17° / 9°82 mm
Jul19° / 11°98 mm
Aug19° / 11°112 mm
Sep16° / 9°107 mm
Oct13° / 6°125 mm
Nov9° / 4°127 mm
Dec7° / 1°142 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ingleton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ingleton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ingleton’s full climate →
About

White Scar Cave

Cave in United Kingdom.

Type
Attraction
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
1.6 km northeast of Ingleton
Official site
whitescarcave.co.uk
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

White Scar Cave and what surrounds it

Spot White Scar Cave in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns that count White Scar Cave

Largest of the 6 is Kirkby Lonsdale, home to 1,965. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

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  1. 1Ingleton
  2. 2Burton in Lonsdale
  3. 3High Bentham
  4. 4Low Bentham
  5. 5Austwick
  6. 6Kirkby Lonsdale
1 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Ingleton

1,751 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 6.3 km west of it

Burton in Lonsdale

575 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 7 km southwest of it

High Bentham

1,701 people

4 · 7.9 km southwest of it

Low Bentham

697 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere White Scar Cave isPeoplePlaces to visit
Ingleton1.6 km southwest of it1,7512
Burton in Lonsdale6.3 km west of it5752
High Bentham7 km southwest of it1,7010
Low Bentham7.9 km southwest of it6971
Austwick8.2 km southeast of it5202
Kirkby Lonsdale11 km west of it1,9653
Make a day of it

Pair White Scar Cave with these

Among the 7 within 15 km are 3 attractions, 2 castles and a historic house.

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

What people ask about White Scar Cave

Where is White Scar Cave?

White Scar Cave is 1.6 km northeast of Ingleton, North Yorkshire.

What is White Scar Cave?

Cave in United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit White Scar Cave?

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

What else is there to see near White Scar Cave?

Within 15 km: Ingleborough Cave (5.4 km), Thurland Castle (10 km), Hornby Castle (14 km) and Hipping Hall (7 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)

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