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3 unusual facts about Alum Pot


Alum Pot

The pot is accessed via a 1 km private track on payment of a small fee from Selside Farm in the hamlet of Selside in Ribblesdale.

Graham Balcombe

During the Second World War, Balcombe was stationed in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where he continued to develop his diving equipment, which was put to use at local sites such as Alum Pot, Keld Head and Goyden Pot.

John Birkbeck

His name is remembered for his involvement in some early explorations of some of the potholes of Ingleborough, especially Alum Pot and Gaping Gill, although the records are sparse.



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