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National Association of Mining History Organisations
A UK based organisation to promote mining history and act as a central body for all associated organisations.
http://home.btconnect.com/SiliconDale/namh...
British Cave Research Association
Promotes the study of karst features by supporting research, collecting and publishing data, maintaining a library, and conducting meetings and conferences. Lists membership benefits, publications and contacts.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/
Aberystwyth University Caving Club
Located in Northwest Wales. Includes log record, photos, links and contact information.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/club06
Birmingham University Speleological Society (BUSS)
Offers trips to Yorkshire, South Wales, Derbyshire and The Mendips. Includes information for novices, technical tips, photos, glossary, meeting schedule and membership list.
http://www.bugs.bham.ac.uk/caving/
Royal Forest of Dean Caving Club
Offers monthly meetings. Includes descriptions and photos of trips, and contact information.
http://www.gouffre.fsnet.co.uk/
Explosives User Group
A BCRA special interest group for the benefit of cavers using explosives for cave exploration and rescue.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/sig/eug.html
The University of London Caving Club
ULCC offers trips to Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the Mendips. Includes photos and contact information.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/UL_CAV...
Pendle Caving Club
Based in Burnley and caving mostly in the Yorkshire Dales with yearly foreign expeditions. News, meet list, expedition reports, gallery, contacts and members section.
http://www.pendlecc.org.uk
Northern Pennine Club
Based in the Yorkshire Dales, UK and founded in 1946. Includes membership details, a meeting schedule, a roster of officers, archives, resource links, and contact information.
http://www.northernpennineclub.org.uk
Alternative Derbyshire Caving Club
Formed in 1995 and based mainly around Stockport and Manchester. Includes meeting schedule, photos and contact information.
http://pages.zoom.co.uk/adcc/homepage.html
Deep Down Under Caving Club
A small caving club based in the Yorkshire Dales. Offers trips for novices as well as experienced cavers. Includes contact information.
http://www.flaggy.hostinguk.com/dduclub/
Imperial College Caving Club
Based in London. Offers weekend trips in the UK, training sessions, and expeditions to France and Slovenia. Includes trip reports, meeting schedule and contact information.
http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/caving/
Grampian Speleological Group
Formed in 1961 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Includes meeting and membership information, newsletter, calendar of events and contacts.
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/gsg/
Combined Services Caving Association (CSCA)
Founded in 1977 for military personnel in the UK. Includes newsletter, technical training bulletins, expedition reports, meeting and contact information.
http://www.cs-caving-association.com/
Speleo-Art
An informal group of artists, based in the UK, with a particular interest in caves and speleology.
http://www.caves.org/speleoart/
Crewe Climbing and Potholing Club
Cave and mine exploration with membership covering Cheshire and Staffordshire.
http://ccpc.mdryan.net/
Craven Pothole Club
Based in North Yorkshire and offers trips to Yorkshire Dales, Wales, Scotland, and expeditions to other countries. Includes meeting and membership information, photos and contacts.
http://www.cravenpotholeclub.org
University of Leeds Speleological Association
Based in Northern UK. Includes calendar of events, trip reports, a virtual library, publications for sale and contact information.
http://www.ulsa.org.uk/
The Mine Explorer Society
Mine exploration around Nenthead, Cumbria. Advice, contacts, equipment, glossary and trip details.
http://www.mineexplorer.org.uk
Cambridge University Caving Club
Includes calendar of events, photos, equipment list, trip archives and contact information.
http://cucc.survex.com
Council of Southern Caving Clubs
Regional Body for South England and a constituent member of the NCA. Involved in the Mendip Hills of Somerset in negotiation of access agreements and conservation. Includes Constitution and contact information.
http://www.cscc.org.uk/
YUCPC University of York Cave and Pothole Club
Offers trips in the Yorkshire Dales, the Peak District and South Wales, expeditions to other European countries and SRT training sessions. Includes events calendar, photos and contacts.
http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~socs3/
Burnley Caving Club
Formed in 1950 and offers training sessions and trips to Yorkshire Dales. Includes newsletter, meets list, Constitution, membership classifications, photo gallery, archives and contacts.
http://www.burnleycavingclub.org.uk/
CNCC Technical Group
Contains information about safety and testing of Eco-hangers, locations of projects, and contact information.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/andy.mcc...
South Bristol Speleological Society
Established in 1977 and based in Mendip. Affiliated with BCRA, Charterhouse Caving Company, CNCC and CSCC.
http://www.sbss.info
Shropshire Caving & Mining Club
Formed in 1959, Dedicated to exploration, preservation and conservation. Includes trip reports, photos, meeting schedule, extracts from newsletter and contacts.
http://www.serve.com/scmc/
Croydon Caving Club
Based in South Wales and founded in 1964. Conducts regular weekend trips. Includes information about accommodations, membership, photos, events and committees.
http://www.croydoncavingclub.org.uk/
Brynmawr Caving Club
Club in the Gwent, South Wales who hold monthly meetings in the pub. Information on the region's caves, links and news.
http://www.brynmawrcavingclub.btinternet.c...
Orpheus Caving Club
Established in 1949 to promote scientific study and exploration within the Peak District and abroad. Includes meet schedule, photos, cottage information and contacts.
http://www.orpheuscavingclub.co.uk/index.h...
British Caving Association
The national body for caving within the UK.
http://www.british-caving.org.uk/
University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
UBSS. Caving, exploration, geology, archaeology, biology and photography.
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Union/UBSS/Hom...
DUSA
Located at Durham University. Offers trips to Yorkshire and conducts training sessions in vertical techniques. Includes event schedule, list of recommended equipment and contacts.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/speleological.associa...
BCRA's Biological Recorder
A UK based organisation addressomg all aspects of cave biology. Papers, contacts, email discussion list, grid co-ordinates converter.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/biology/
Mendip Nature Research Committee
MNRC is primarily a caving club but also undertaking skiing, hill walking trips and photographic, geological and social weekends.
http://www.mnrc.org.uk/
White Rose Pothole Club
Based in Yorkshire. Offers trips in the Dales area. Includes membership requirements, photos, library holdings and survey list.
http://www.white-rose.org.uk/
Cave Radio & Electronics Group
Special interest group of the BCRA. Encourages development and use of communication and offers field meetings. Publishes quarterly journal. Includes contact information.
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/creg/
Westminster Speleological Group
Formed in 1950 and based in London. Includes exploration articles, newsletter, library holdings, survey maps, photo galleries, meeting and contact information.
http://www.wsg.org.uk/
Oxford University Cave Club
OUCC active mainly in South Wales, Yorkshire and the Mendips, in the UK. Includes archives from expeditions to the Picos de Europa and elsewhere.
http://www.oucc.org.uk
UK Cave Conservation Emergency Fund
Supports projects which further the conservation of caves and cave features including historic mines, caves and other places of speleological interest within the United Kingdom.
http://www.caveinfo.org.uk/ukccef/
Keyhole Caving Club
Affiliated with the BCRA and based in and around St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Includes trip reports, Anglo-French speleo-dictionary, photos, membership requirements and contact information.
http://www.keyhole.org.uk/
Southampton University Caving Club
Web site dedicated to the caving club at Southampton University.
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~succ/
Exeter University Speleology Society
Conducts trips around South Wales area. Includes list of recommended gear, events schedule, photos and committee contacts.
http://xnet.ex.ac.uk/~speleology/
Fell and Cave Club
A student club of the University of East Anglia.
http://www.uniservity.net/clubs_RenderPage...
Manchester University Speleology Club
Offers trips to Mendips, the Yorkshire Dales and South Wales. Contains calendar of events, logbook, photo gallery and contact information.
http://orgs.man.ac.uk/musc/
Cardiff University Caving Club
Situated in South Wales. Offers trips to various locations in the UK. Includes calendar of events, photo galleries, forums and contact information.
http://www.cf.ac.uk/suon/au/caving
TSG
Technical Speleological Group, based in Castleton, in the heart of the Peak District.
http://www.tsgcaving.co.uk
Hydrology Group
A BCRA special interest group currently suspended awaiting a new liaison officer. Contact information.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/sig/hydrology.html
Reading University - Caving Club
Caving Club
http://speleolabs.blogs.com/rucavers/
Brynmawr Caving Club
Located in South Wales. Includes trip information, photos and contacts.
http://www.btinternet.com/~brynmawrcavingc...
Librarians Group
An informal forum for club librarians to exchange views and to further the aims of speleological literature collection. Contact information.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/sig/librarians.html
Liverpool University Potholing Club
Includes descriptions of trips and contact information.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/6...
Derbyshire Caving Club
Formed in 1959. Group is balanced between two branches of the sport, caving and mining trips. Includes Constitution, tackle and expedition equipment resources, articles about Alderley Edge mines, photos, membership requirements and contact information.
http://www.derbyscc.org.uk/caving/index.ht...
Mendip Caving Group
Includes information about the MCG Cottage, projects, expedition reports, publications, picture gallery, song book, meetings and contacts.
http://www.m-c-g.fsnet.co.uk/
William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust
Established in 1962 to further the study of caves and conservation of the cave environment. Includes its history, events, details of cave studies, memberships and a museum.
http://www.pengellytrust.org
Axbridge Caving Group
Includes meeting and contact information, photos and library holdings.
http://www.axbridgecavinggroup.org/
UK Cave Photography Group
Formed to promote an exchange of news and ideas. Features quarterly newsletter and annual field meeting. Includes contact information.
http://www.caves.org.uk/photography/
Derbyshire Caving Association
Access information, handbook updates, publications and events.
http://www.thedca.org.uk/
Hereford Caving Club
Located in South Wales. Offers digging trips and social meetings. Includes trip reports, photos and contacts.
http://www.herefordcavingclub.org.uk/
Speleo History Group
A BCRA special interest group for those who are interested in the historical records of caves. Newsletter and journal available.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/sig/shg.html
Bradford Pothole Club
Based in the Yorkshire Dales. Includes calendar of events, membership requirements, descriptions of explorations and projects, photo gallery and contact information.
http://www.bpc-cave.org.uk/
Black Rose Caving Club
Based in the Yorkshire Dales. Includes trip reports, photos, membership requirements, conservation report, library holdings and contact information.
http://www.btinternet.com/~brcc
Isca Caving and Mountaineering Club
Based in Caerleon, Gwent caving is undertaken in South Wales and the Mendips.
http://freespace.virgin.net/isca
West Sussex Scouts County Caving Team
Includes requirements for participation, list of recommended equipment, events calendar, photos and contacts.
http://www.btinternet.com/~scouts.caving/
Eldon Pothole Club
Based in Buxton, Derbyshire. Events, projects, expedition reports and club history.
http://www.eldon.org.uk
Cave Diving Group
Provides training for exploratory operations in sump conditions. Includes photo galleries, activity reports, chronological history, newsletter index, message board, membership and contact information.
http://www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk/
Sheffield University Speleological Society (SUSS)
Conducts regular trips to the Peaks and Yorkshire Dales. Lists committees, meeting schedule, recommended equipment and contacts.
http://www.shefcavers.co.uk
Morley Potholing Club
Based around Leeds, West Yorkshire and mainly caving in the Dales. Newsletter, gallery, meet information, contacts and club history.
http://www.morleycavers.org.uk
The Quaking Quakers Caving Club
Formed in 1995 in Darlington. Member of the C.N.C.C. Offers trips to the Yorkshire Dales. Includes trip reports, photos and contact information.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scott.heyden/...
Cerberus Spelaeological Society
Based in Mendip. Dedicated to exploration, conservation and research. Includes events calendar, dig log, catalog of publications, membership and contact information.
http://www.caveinfo.org.uk/cerberus/
Masson Caving Group
Established in Derbyshire Peak District and dedicated to discovery and exploration of the underground world. Includes membership information, dig details, photos and contacts.
http://massoncave.tripod.com/massoncavingg...
MUSS Caving Club
Based in Manchester. Includes meets and socials diary, newsletters, message board, photos and contacts.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/muss/
Ghar Parau Foundation
Provides grant aid to expeditions from Britain to all parts of the world. Emphasis is on innovative exploration or scientific study. Lists criteria for judging applications.
http://www.bcra.org.uk/gpf/
Chelsea Spelaeological Society
Meets regularly in London. Offers digging, surveying and sporting trips to South Wales area. Includes newsletter, list of publications, photos and contacts.
http://www.chelseaspelaeo.org.uk
Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club
CCCC Contact information, meet list and photos for climbing, caving, hill-walking and mountaineering.
http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~mrc7/cccc/
Shepton Mallet Caving Club
Founded in 1949 and based in Mendips, Somerset. Includes hut details, meeting schedule, photos and contact information.
http://www.shepton.org.uk/
Red Rose Cave & Pothole Club
Located in Lancaster. Features meets list, newsletter, project reports, library catalog, Ease Fill guide, membership requirements and contact information.
http://www.rrcpc.org.uk/
BCRA Cave Surveying Group
Covers all aspects of cartography including instruments, techniques, technology, data recording, data archiving, software, drawing up and presentation. Sponsors biannual field meets and projects. Includes contact information.
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/surveying...
Plymouth Caving Group
Established in 1963 and based in Devon. Includes trip reports and meeting schedule, articles about equipment and contact information.
http://www.plymouthcavinggroup.org.uk/
Wealden Cave & Mine Society
A caving club with a strong interest in mines and underground stone quarries.
http://www.wcms.org.uk/
Nottingham University Caving Club
Offers trips to Yorkshire, Wales and Somerset. Includes calendar of events, photos and contact information.
http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/~caving/
South Wales Caving Club
Based in Pen-y-bont in the Brecon Beacons. Includes trip and project reports, conservation issues, newsletter, contacts and accommodation booking.
http://swcc.org.uk/
The South Ribble Caving Club
Based around Leyland Lancashire. Offers trips to Yorkshire Dales, Mendip, South Wales, Peak District and occasionally France, and SRT training. Includes activity information and contacts.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/SRCC/index.html
Gwynedd Cave & Pothole Club
A small cave and mine exploration group based around Caernarfon, Wales. Includes contact information.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jorbons/souterrains/...
University of Newcastle Caving Club
Offers trips in the Yorkshire Dales. Includes Constitution, calendar of events, trip reports, message board and contact information.
http://www.societies.ncl.ac.uk/uncc/
Bracknell District Caving Club
Offers trips to Mendips, Wales and Yorkshire. Includes schedule of events, membership details, photos, project reports and contact information.
http://www.bdcc.co.uk/
Wessex Cave Club
Founded in 1939 in the Mendip Hills with accommodations in Priddy. Offers exploration and training weekends. Includes diary of scheduled events, meeting dates, Gouffre Berger Expedition news, photos and contact information.
http://www.wessex-cave-club.org/
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