Gorge Walking and Canyoning in Yorkshire
Scramble and Swim in a Fresh Water Ghyll in the Eastern Yorkshire Dales
Explore an ancient gorge, carved out over millions of years in the heart of Yorkshire. Water twists and turns its way through smooth limestone channels, cascading over waterfalls and running down natural chutes.
You’ll be jumping, scrambling, swimming and boulder hopping into exhilarating rapids and clear waters.
Whilst included in the gorge walking, the jumping, climbing and swimming are optional and there are options to walk around these obstacles. There are no tight squeezes or caves to go through.
We have showers and changing facilities on site
We tailor our sessions to your aims and objectives, so whether you’re looking to try out gorge walking for the first time or you’re an experienced adrenaline junkie looking for your next thrill, we’ll make our gorge walking session fit you perfectly.
Gorge walking takes around 3 hours and can be done in the morning or afternoon, rain or shine!
After boulder hopping your way up the gorge why not continue the adventure with a half-day of rock climbing, abseiling or caving?
Stag and Hen Parties or Group Bookings
Gorge walking is incredibly popular with stag or hen parties, school and youth groups, team building and other large groups looking for something different and exciting. To make things easy as we know large groups are hard to organise, all we need is a £50 deposit to reserve the date.
The final balance is not due until 30 days before the activity takes place. Deposits are non-refundable but the date can be changed with 30 days notice, subject to availability.
Safety
At Lost Earth Adventures we take safety very seriously. We have full public and product liability insurance, write risk assessments for every activity we offer and use highly experienced and qualified instructors with a good client to staff ratio. Lost Earth Adventures also holds an AALA license for the provision of gorge walking. This is the highest accreditation that is available from the British Government and means that we meet the high standards set for providing adventurous activities. Read more about our safety policy.
Children under 18 and older than 7 are most welcome to join us gorge walking but please let us know when booking how many and what ages they are. We have no upper age limit, as long as you have the determination and a sense of adventure!
Call us on 01904 500094 or email us at info@lostearthadventures.co.uk to discuss what we can do for you.
ADDITIONAL INFO
We will provide you with all the equipment you need and our qualified instructors will take care of everything else. You simply need to bring:
- Comfortable and warm clothes to change into after we come out of the gorge
- Spending money for tea/snacks
- Towel and shower gel
- Pair of shorts to wear over the wetsuit to protect it
- Old boots or shoes you don’t mind getting wet (must be closed toe)
- If you wish to wear something under the wetsuit please make sure it is non cotton (rash vest, technical hiking ‘T’ shirt or similar)
- Camera*
*We hope you remember your adventures for years to come so it is okay to bring suitable cameras on our activities. However, please be aware that due to the nature of our gorgewalking and canyoning activities, there will be times where we are wading and swimming. Cameras and phones are very likely to get wet and damaged so do try to waterproof and protect them sufficiently. We cannot be held responsible for damage of valuables.
Weekends Away
Fancy a whole weekend of adventure? Combine rock climbing with mountain biking, gorge scrambling or hiking throughout the peaks and hills of Yorkshire and the Peak District. If you are interested please read what’s on offer on our weekends away page.
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Where to Meet
Studfold Activity Centre, Lofthouse, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5SG
Distances to the gorge:
Leeds – 1 hour, Harrogate – 40 minutes, York – 1 hour 15 minutes. The gorge is also within close proximity to Settle, Skipton, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Northallerton, Thirsk, Otley and Bradford.
We also provide gorge walking and canyoning in other parts of the UK and Asia. Read more about our destinations.
Map of Yorkshire Gorge Walking Locations
Photos
Click on the arrows to take a photographic journey through the canyon.
Group Experience Days
Prices
This activity takes 3 hours, and can be enjoyed in the morning or afternoon.
There are Two Options
- Join one of our open group events that take place at different times throughout the year (please see our group events calender)* or
- Have your own personal instructor for the day.
*The open group events vary in price depending on the course and duration and the prices are listed with the courses on the open group activities page.
| Number of People | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| Price for 1 person (Open Group Event) | £49 Book an Open Event |
| Price for 1 person (private guided) | £189 |
| Price for 2 people (private guided) | £109 |
| Price for 3 People (private guided) | £89 |
| Price for 4 People (private guided) | £69 |
| Price for 5 People (private guided) | £59 |
| Price for 6-7 People (private guided) | £55 |
| Price for 8-19 People (private guided) | £49 |
| Price for 20+ people (private guided) | £45 |
| School and Youth Groups | Prices from £25 Contact Us |
These prices do not include transport to the venues. If your group requires transport please contact us for more information.
How to Book
Booking your place is easy! To get the ball rolling, all we need from you is an email to confirm the dates and activities as well as an initial £50 deposit to reserve your spot, then you’re on your way. The total participant numbers and the final balance isn’t due until 30 days before the activity takes place. To pay the deposit click Pay Now after reading our Terms and Conditions.. Please note that if there is persistant heavy rain before the gorge walk takes place we may have to cancel the trip but we will provide you with another activity. This happens rarely but due to the nature of the activity it can happen. Please see our Terms and Conditions for details.
For your safety and security credit/debit card payments are processed through Paypal. YOU DO NOT NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT to pay via credit or debit card.
If you do not have a PayPal account, simply click on the Pay Now button below and get directed to the secure PayPal site, ignoring the option to log into PayPal. Look to the bottom of the page where you can click to use a credit/debit card.
Pay your £50 deposit to secure your exciting adventure
Additionally, you can buy an adventure as a gift certificate for a friend or relative to be redeemed whenever they like. You need to give at least 2 weeks notice when using a gift voucher and be aware that we can be quite busy in the summer months.
Pay by Other Methods
Other payment options are to: send us a cheque, bankers draft or postal order made payable to Lost Earth Adventures Ltd.
Or you can pay by BACS payment to: Lost Earth Adventures LTD, Barclays bank, account number 63070883, sort code 209956 Please state your full name with the BACS reference. You can also pay at any UK branch of Barclays giving these details or come and visit us to pay cash.
Children under 18 and older than 7 are most welcome to join us gorge walking but please let us know when booking how many and what ages they are. We have no upper age limit, as long as you have the determination and a sense of adventure!
Call us on 01904 500094 or email us at info@lostearthadventures.co.uk to discuss what we can do for you.
Why Us?
As an outdoors provider, we have been doing this for many years, not only in Yorkshire, but we have also explored gorges in France, America, Canada, Australia and the Himalaya.
Our equipment is new, clean and the best available for gorge walking, which includes the warmest wetsuits in the industry along with neoprene gloves and socks that will keep you toasty when we’re swimming and scrambling our way through the gorge.
