In the centre of this small village on the side of Whernside is the attractive 17th century chapel. The village lies in a valley gouged through the mountains by an Ice Age glacier over 12,000 years ago, north east of Ingleton. The valley is like an open geological history book with its strata revealed in exposed rocky outcrops, the best example of which is Twistleton Scar.
Chapel-le-Dale's rocks are mostly limestone and there are numerous caves and potholes around, many of which can only be accessed by specialised potholers. The River Doe flows through Chapel-le-Dale before plunging down Beezley and Snow Falls (which you can see on the Ingleton Waterfalls Walk).
There are many waterfalls, potholes, caves, dry bed rivers and river resurgences in and around Chapel-le-Dale, and there is a very large pothole within 100 yards of the village centre. This is a village well worth visiting.
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