Cathedral Cave & Hodge Close Quarry // The Lake District
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- There are two perfect places to go for a stroll on a wet and windy day in the Lake District: Cathedral Cave and Hodge Close Quarry. On this day the forecast was for wind and rain so this location seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Turns out, the weather forecasters got it wrong.....again!
Never mind, It's never a dull moment in these places and I was also joined once again by Dina so we had some good laughs and enjoyed exploring the caves before the crowds appeared. And we managed to fit in a traditional Lakeland pub in the middle. Perfect!
All-in-all, a highly recommended day out for the family!
ROUTE DETAILS
Start: Near High Oxen Fell
Distance: 7.4 km / 4.6 miles
Total ascent: 324m / 1063ft
Exertion: Easy
Technical difficulty: Easy
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Thank you so very much for a wonderful day out. Beautiful place and great company, even a visit to the pub. One of the best films ever! 😊👍💕
Yes dude ,hubba Hubba 😏
Good to see u back 👍
Good to see your new content Glenn. I was wondering why it looked so cold until you mentioned it was early March. Hope you stick with the channel as I love your vids.
Thanks very much Jon...I'm sticking with it 😊
@@BlackCrag good man 👍
The music is so well chosen.
We did this yesterday completely by accident. We parked in the same place and walked down. The kids made it to the bridge and gave up. We walked through the tunnel but didnt make it to cathedral as the wife was scared. Great video and look forward to more escapades.
Loving your friends Winona Ryder facial expressions! Another enjoyable video - thanks Black Crag! I must see that bridge before I die.
Fantastic to see you out and about again albeit from March! Keep on doing what you do best.
Amazing video
Enjoyed the video 👍🏼 great that your back out again. I’m heading on that very walk next weekend… can’t wait 👌
Thanks very much 😊
Brings back some great memories. We used to stay in that quarry hut when I was in the boys brigade back in the 80's. It's where I got my love of the lakes from.
Best way to spend my Friday evening while my husband is away fishing. Love your films Glen - you always inspire me with the walks you do in the Lakes - I’ve followed your footsteps on numerous occasions after watching you. Looking forward to the next one (and Dina was delightful - gorgeous and happy!😍💖) xx
Thanks so much, really chuffed you like the videos 😁 🙌
These caves are amazing. And this girl so in luuuv ❤😊
Good to see a Notification, black crag video posted... one of the best channels about... 👌
Thank you, love that! 🙌
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, Glenn. Was feeling a little bereft having watched, in awe, your entire back catalogue, so was more than happy when this appeared in my notifications. Have never done the caves, but will certainly check them out. Loved the drone footage as always, plus Slater bridge….superb. Outtakes also fabulous. Thanks as ever. Yvette and Mark 🙏
Thank you so much once again 😊 🙏
Thanks Glenn for bringing back wonderful memories. I've done this walk so many times over the last 40 years, usually on bad weather days. Eventually I'll get back!
Awesome video ……… great to see your other half. You should have her in more of the videos! 😀
Good to see you back man :)
Fun video. Loved the outtakes with Dina the Diva 🤗
What a beautiful place !
And... Hello Dina, nice to walk together 👍😀
Thank you.... Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow the walk incredible! Ive just found your channel, you have done some really great walks, do want to come up to the Lake District, shames its thr other end of the country for me!
Missed you so much , hope you know how good you are ,
Thank you 😊
Will have to give it a visit on one of my Lakes visits, keep up the good work 👍
Great video and views as usual
Just watched you guys again , your so funny together,your both brilliant.Watching you is better than anything on television.Two lovely people, in beautiful surroundings, with great natural humour ,just sublime.Life is so short , so these videos are so precious. Carry on with your great work.Great to see Dina , would love to see her photos
Thanks so much, really appreciate that 😊 Dina's photos can be seen on Instagram if you look for @raven_visuals_
Loved it. Keep em coming!
Thanks mate 😊
Love to see you back , it’s been a while 💪🏻
Thank you 😊
Great to see you back out mate, and always lovely to catch Dina again!
Thanks very much mate 😊
Great to see you out 'n about Glenn. Love the Little Langdale area. Used to go scuba diving and remember clambering down into Hodge Close and exploring the depths - boy, it's cold and dark in there !!!
Great walk!. A fantastic alternative to a high level walk when the peaks are covered in cloud. Switched it to start and finish at The Three Shires Inn.
So good to see you guys back thoroughly enjoyed the vlog as a lot of other subs say it's been a long time coming but well worth the wait all the best from Mike the guy that used to work at the DIY store ?!?!?.
Thank you once again 😊 🙌
Great video Glenn. The house you liked, just up from the pub is where we've stayed for the last couple of summer breaks. Brilliant for a nip down to the cavern and a great base from which to set out on foot each day. The pub is a bit too convenient though.
Just did this today, and then saw your video after! We went the opposite way through the tunnel. Good stuff!
Brilliant mate. Great to see this walk as it’s my number 1 in the lakes. I usually stay at the house at the top of the lane right at the beginning of the walk and do a full loop around little Langdale.
Cracking stuff, what a treat to come home to this after a hard week at work 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Will 😊
Camped at this quarry on the ridge on my first camp back to the lake district as an adult, didn't even realise there were caves nearby, will have to make a return trip.
Very enjoyable vlog, been over Slaters Bridge several times but never by that route to see the quarry or caves. See if we can do it next time we are up there.
Good to see you back Glenn ✌️ great vid. Spend a lot of time round that area. It's always a great.
Thanks mate 😊 🙏
Amazing video, really enjoyed it. We walked around there last september but not on all the paths you took! Didn't know you could walk in to the bottom of the quarry, that was epic, and Cathedral Cavern is definitely a not to be missed experience. Your commentary and editing are first class plus all the clips and photos which are outstanding. Regards, Ashley
Brill to see you back on again.
Shame no ghosts on this one... Keep well.
Nice to see you back man, was getting a bit worried about you. Good to see yer happy bint as well. Cheers
Great video, enjoyed that and I’ve added cathedral to my list of places to visit 👍
Nice one Glenn,good to see you back! I've done alot of walking in the Lakes,Wales & Scotland over the years but the way you document the walks fills me with joy.Pure Quality.I thought you might have touched upon why your've not blogged for so long.You provide a degree of escapism that is only bettered by going out & doing it for ourselves.Keep up the good work & don't leave it so long next time👍
Thank you so much 😊 🙏
As others have said, glad to see you back 👍 Love the vids mate
Awesome to see you back out again! Great vlog as always
Thanks buddy 😊 🙌
Good to see you back the outtakes at the end were brilliant
Thanks for watching 😊
Been a long time coming but really enjoyed this. Very interesting and informative. Add to that the wonderful drone footage was superb to watch. Good job you had Dina with you or Hodge Close may have been a little bit too scary! Thanks for posting. It really was a pleasure to watch. Cheers!
Thanks very much 😊
You are a brilliant UA-camr/ storyteller- keep em coming!
Thank you 😊
Brilliant video , very informative. Sad to see graffiti in such a wonderful place. I did a castle tour in Scotland…even the castle had graffiti on it ….sad . Loved the outtakes at the end 👍
I really enjoyed that, thank you.
Nice to see you back buddy, missed your content, and Dina too😃 💯🤘
Thanks 😊
Just finished a week of 12 hour shifts and this is how I’m rewarded….the latest Black Crag vlog 🙌🏻 Great content Glenn 👌🏼 ps thank you very much for my ‘Pike O’Stickle’ giclée 👍🏻 it’s absolutely fantastic mate 👏
Thanks so much for watching and thanks for your order, really pleased you're happy with it 😊 🙏
Great vid mate...
Thanks Pete 😊
Love to go light painting in Cathedral Cave.
Not yet watched the video but great to see another as been posted. As someone else has said, defo the best content on UA-cam. Even my wife was starting to get concerned something had happened to you. MORE PLEASE!!!! Really great content👍
Thanks very much, really appreciate that 😊
I saw the goldfish many years ago. It was quite a surprise because I hadn't heard about them (yes, there were several).
Glad your back out 👍
Loved this one!
Nice to see a new video mate albeit an old new. Keep up the good work
Another awesome hike..
Happy to see you back
Another great video :)
Where have you been man, love your videos but no way enough.
Essex to the lakes on Monday so can't wait myself to get back onto them fells.
Great video and she's a diamond that one, how's the dog ?
Look forward to your next vid.
Thank you.... Would love to make one every week but I've got a full time job 😩
@@BlackCrag would love to see you do a walk with another youtuber called Alan metalman, nice combo that.
Full time job I know the feeling sucks.
Love little langdale often stay at high helgarth national trust cottage.great video guys
Thanks 😊
I did a flip over the fence where it’s closed off
Just downloaded route gonna walk it with the Mrs at the end of October as we have a 2 night stay in the Langdale Hotel
Your back , that’s our New Years day walk we start elterwater park and up to black crag 1st then hodge close ,cave , slaters b ,3 shires over to elterwater to the brit may also do chapel stile and back elterwater park stunning walk
Thank you 😊 Yes, from Elterwater is another fave of mine too. Might film that one some day too. Especially as there's cake at Chesters 🙌
@@BlackCrag Chester’s has gone veggie not that there is anything wrong with veggie ,like the talbot it has a doggy menu for me pooch the Finn Meister would like it
Absolutely love your videos Glen. Myself and my husband are coming to the lake for the first time next week and this is first on our list 😊
Quick question thought, what car park would you suggest?
Making my way through every video and love love love. Really appreciate the time and effort you have put into every video. As a fellow youtuber I know how much of your soul you put into your content 👌👌👌👌
Great vid Glen👍
Boss pal, the content is amazing
Great video as always man, I visited Cathedral for the first time in May on a reconnaissance mission for a vlog of my own. Hodge Close is one of my favourite spots in the lakes. An adventurers playground indeed. Nice to see your perspective on it. If you have time, I'd love to you to watch my own Hodge Close vlog and see what you think but no worries if not. Keep up the good work
I am sure that the creator of TOMP RAIDER, inspired from this caves. Hello from Greece
Great video loved the caves to. Missed dog though. Nice girlfreind . You could do causey pike on next one ? Rave on mate keep them coming.
Thanks very much 😊 Will be doing Coledale Horseshoe at some point 👌
Great Video 😊
Thanks 😊
I have been there many times but never been in the tunnel. Next time I will defo do it. Love the skull not seen that before, did you not see the shouting man in the cavern. Its on your video but you must not of seen it. Haha if you watch my video I point it out. Hope to have a walk with you sometime
That caravan has "I'm making a suit out of human flesh" vibes.
As dark as Black Crag himself in there 😁
Excellent video. Is parking right at the start as per the OS route?
Great to see the videos back, I was gutted when you mentioned you might be knocking the videos on the head when we bumped into you in the Kirkstone Pass Inn.
Just a technical question, on your drone shots the shadows of the clouds seem to move in a stop motion animation type way, is that because the drone takes a series of high res photos rather than actual video footage?
Loving the channel... Shared with a lot of clients... One comment I keep getting back is that they would love to use the GPX files from the OS link but they are annoyed as the only way to use it is to buy a sub from OS..... is there anything you can do about this?
Can you tell me which cave has the tale of giants if you can , I went in it as a kid on school trip but can't remember which cave or what its name was , be awesome if you know , much love from west Yorkshire 🇬🇧❤👍oh wow I remember being in that guarry 🙌🙌
Only 2 videos in the last 3 months?????/. We missed ya!!!
Love the videos mate, means I can be in the lakes even when I can't get out 😁 Will you be doing more merch any time soon?
Thank you 😊 mwrch is still there at via the link in the description but I am working on new designs and other things 😊
I don't know how I missed that 😅 Cheers 👍
Loving the channel Glenn great content hope to keep the vlogs coming 🙌🏽🙌🏽which drone so you use at the beginning of your videos ?
Thank you 😊 I have a Mavic Pro 1. It's ok but not a great camera really 🤔
Thanks for the reply I’m so looking forward to your new series coming up
I go to Langdales a lot do you have the grid references for these 2 places possibly?
Great video to watch... I hope you didn't eat Dina's biscuit from the pub!!
😂
Do you have to use an external Mic with the Insta 360?
Hi we are in Langdales this weekend. We followed a download of your route and found Hodge Quarry however, we couldn’t find Cathedral Cave.you said the entrance was 2 mins down the road from the Ford is it literally 2 mins as we went down there and couldn’t find the entrance. We are here till Sunday so any help would be appreciated. Regards Mike
It's up to the left after the ford. You should be able to see it on the map
Found it what a place.
Where can I get one? I want one. Where did you find her?
I would love to explore these places but I would need the ambient soundtrack to accompany me.
What bag do you use for your chest brother?? 🙏
The brand is on the front in big letters 😁
@@BlackCrag yeah I can see that man, I have tried searching for it but I can’t find them anywhere, just wondered if you had a link to the bag online, you seem to have done it for everything else you’re wearing but not the bag 🙏 love your channel man!
I think ultralight outdoor gear in the Uk sell them
Would you please let me know what county you are in
Cumbria, Northwest England
“I’m Scared”, she said. “You’re scared”, i replied, “I’ve got to walk out of here alone”. Wha ha ha ha ha…
Nice to see you back. Graffiti drives me insane. Why do these morons do it ?
Thanks very much 😊 No idea but hopefully they slipped quietly into that dark cold water after they did it. Never to be seen again. Have I said too much? 🤭
@@BlackCrag One can only hope :)
Have you given up doing your 2 min videos ?