Visitor Info

The Old Sawmill Cafe is open daily, excluding Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Boxing Day when we are closed. Opening times below.

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th November: 930-430.

Mondays to Fridays BEFORE Christmas (excluding Friday 22nd – see below): 10-330.

On Friday 22nd & Saturdays & Sundays BEFORE Christmas (excluding Christmas Eve), we are open from 9-530, and we run a different menu to allow us to cope with the additional visitors attending Santa’s Grotto at Ingleborough Cave.  

Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th & Friday 29th December: 10-4.

Saturday 30th, Sunday 31st & Monday 1st January: 930-430.

We will open from 930-430 every weekend in January, and will update our midweek opening times in due course.

Why not combine your visit with a walk and perhaps an underground adventure at Ingleborough Cave?

Check out our walking guide, where all four of the walks start from The Old Sawmill Cafe!

Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail opening times can be found by clicking here.

Ingleborough Cave opening times can be found by clicking here.

Dogs are more than welcome in The Old Sawmill Cafe, on Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail (a.k.a doggy paradise) and in Ingleborough Cave, providing they are well behaved and are kept on a lead.

We can take cash or card, including American Express.

The Old Sawmill Cafe is wheelchair friendly. We have two disabled parking bays right at the entrance. For info on disabled access for Ingleborough Estate Nature Trail, click here. For info on disabled access for Ingleborough Cave, click here.

The Old Sawmill Cafe is located at the head of the picturesque village of Clapham, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Parking can be found in the Yorkshire Dales National Park car park (Sat Nav LA2 8EA), and a charge is applicable. Alternatively, limited roadside parking around the village can be found, but please park sensitively with residents in mind, and leave enough width for emergency vehicles (I.E fire engines or ambulances) to pass.