Eastwater Cavern

Location
Grid Reference: ST 5388 5062

Altitude: 250m

Situated in a a deep depression where stream sinks 80m east of East Water Lane.

Access
Eastwater Cavern is not gated, but a goodwill fee is payable at Eastwater Farm which is £1 at the time of writing

Description
The cave entrance immediately leads on to the top of a boulder choke where a guide rope leads the way through. Carrying straight on from the bottom of the boulder choke leads to Morton's Pot via the 380 foot way. A hidden turning on the left, at the bottom of the boulder choke, leads to the top of the Upper Traverse, also called the Rift; which is a narrow traverse angled at 60 degrees to the horizontal. This difficult section of passage is best passed by keeping as high as possible and wedging yourself against the roof with your knees. Over the years, several chocolate bars and other assorted pieces of caving gear have collected at the bottom. At the end of the upper traverse, a junction with a sloping passage is reached. Heading Down leads the way to Primrose Pot. Heading Up leads to a climb down onto the the top of the Canyon. Following the vadose passage down until a passage can be seen on a shelf on the left-hand side; this leads to the Crossroads and turning left here leads to Dolphin Pot (15m Handline), the 35ft Pitch (12m Ladder) and the Lower Series. Carrying Straight on down the vadose passage or at the crossroads leads to the S bend. Further on leads to the Verticals and the Rift Chambers