I caught the bus to Butterbusk, near Conisbrough, and walked down into the Don Gorge and spent some time exploring; it can be quite difficult terrain in places; steep, slippery, uneven, overgrown paths and sheer rockfaces. I headed east towards Sprotbrough and then climbed up through the woodland and returned along the Transpennine Trail alongside the river, continuing on the other bank of the river to Warmsworth to catch a bus for the final two miles back to the town centre.
For some unknown reason someone has dumped a temporary bus stop sign in the undergrowth at the base of the steep path leading up to this cave, I couldn't get close enough to photograph it and I didn't attempt to climb up to the cave.
I've just Googled it and the Exon Pride is a 620 ton oil tanker which sails between Hull and Rotherham. Boats up to 700 tons can reach Rotherham and larger boats of a thousand tons can reach Doncaster.
