The Grampian Speleological Group is the oldest and largest caving club in Scotland. Its members have discovered and extended caves all over Scotland and the British Isles. See our About page for more.
Caving in Scotland
There are over 3000 known natural caves in Scotland. Usually caves form in areas where the soluble rock such as limestone is gradually dissolved by water over time. This is referred to as karst.
For more information about Scottish caves, including information about the database of caves kept by GSG, visit the Caving in Scotland page.
Caving with the GSG
You do not need to be a member of the GSG to cave with us, but you do need insurance. We can provide this for your first four trips as a non-member if you are unsure you wish to take up caving.
Membership ensures that you are able to book spaces on trips and training sessions, and comes with BCA insurance.
See the Join Us page for more information about the benefits of membership.
Upcoming Events:
- White Scar Cave – 29-30 August
- Peak District 12-13 September
- Yorkshire, 23-25 October
- Annual Dinner / Christmas Dinner, GSG Hut 20-22 November
2027 Ideas (interest welcomed). This year I think we need to focus more on Scotland and raw adventure which I feel has been neglected. (In 2028 we will continue more trips across the UK and beyond):
Preliminary ideas are as follows (but feel free to contact me with suggestions, or sadness in not doing stuff elsewhere)
- Long Walk Cave, Highlands – Expedition with cycling and hiking to reach one of the most remote caves in uk, and walk over remote limestone areas
- Applecross, to see new discoveries by Toby/etc and visit Liar’s Sink to travel beyond the waterfall stemple climb
- Appin, a classic trip of Claig-ionn (SRT – deepest cave in Scotland) + Hugo boss/Glenamuchrach pot (extreme adventure to get to the end (tight challenge)
- Schiehallion – All caves plus potential adventure to south-west side.
- Wellhouse, Bridge of Allan + curry at end (SRT through trip)
- Arbroath sea caves – More fulfilling coasteering (swimming, deep sea caves and cliff jumping (optional) adventure))
- Assynt – All the classics, plus digging above Claionaite 1
- Tyndrum Mine + Glen Dochart caves (central Schotland)
- Raasay (near Skye). Trip to rarely visited deep fissure caves including Moonmilk and other adventures missed recently.
The full calendar of social events, including our weekly pub meets, is listed below.
Members can also view the hut booking calendar here.