Reading University Caving Club 
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Mon 14th Oct 7:00pm 10:00pm | RUCC @ The Hope Tap Another Monday evening, another pub meet-up. This time we'll be grabbing a chair at The Hope Tap, just a short walk from the train station. Join us for a little bit of relaxation at the start of the week. The Hope Tap, 99-105 Friar St, Reading RG1 1EP, UK  |  |
Fri 18th Oct 6:00pm to Sun 20th Oct 10:00pm | Taster Weekend trip, staying in South Wales Join us for another weekend of Welsh caving! We'll be staying in the lovely little village of Ystradfellte (gesundheit) where the major attractions include sheep, a pub, and caves! Although in the same general area as where we stayed on the last trip, we'll be visiting different caves so it's still worth coming along if you went on the previous one. Everyone is welcome, regardless of caving experience. The village is very close to a series of impressive waterfalls which guarantee a fantastic weekend. Hope to see you there! Ystradfellte, Aberdare CF44 9JE, UK | |
Fri 1st Nov to Sun 3rd Nov | FIREWORKS - Weekend trip to Mendip (Somerset) Wessex Cave Club, E Water Ln, Wells BA5 3AX, UK | |
Sun 10th Nov 8:00am 7:00pm | Day Trip to Surrey Mines | |
Fri 22nd Nov 6:00pm to Sun 24th Nov 10:00pm | CHECC Dolygaer Outdoor Education Centre, Dolygaer, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UR, UK | |
Fri 6th Dec to Sun 8th Dec | Mendip Christmas trip | |
Tue 21st Jan | RUSU All Student Meeting | |
Fri 24th Jan 6:00pm to Sun 26th Jan 11:30pm | Re-freshers trip - Shepton Mallet CC | |
Mon 27th Jan 8:00pm 11:00pm | PUB : monks Retreat | |
Fri 31st Jan to Sun 2nd Feb | Trip to the Peak District - Orpheus CC; Chris Yes, Connor Yes, Duncan Yes,Jo Maybe | |
Fri 21st Feb to Sun 23rd Feb | Yorkshire - YSS Booked for 12. Chris yes. Jess Yes (driving), Jo yes | |
Sat 29th Feb 8:00am 9:00am | Bca SRT training mendip | |
Fri 13th Mar to Sun 15th Mar | Wales trip with Irish cavers - Westminster | |
Fri 27th Mar to Sun 29th Mar | Southern CHECC - SWCC | |
Sat 28th Mar to Sun 19th Apr | UoR Easter break | |
About Our Trips
If you want to go on any of the trips, please let our secretary or president know.
For weekend trips, we usually leave Reading in a minibus at approximately 6pm on a Friday evening and return late on a Sunday, so it’s a pretty intensive weekend, but great fun. The weekend trip fee includes accommodation, travel, equipment, breakfast and Saturday dinner. We will usually stop at a service station enroute on Friday.
Trips will start from our tackle store, near Wessex Hall.
If you want to join us or have some questions, then please come to one of our regular pub meet-ups and sign up – please see our Instagram page, our Facebook group or the calendar above for the location of our next pub night. To accompany us you need to have Club membership (£15) and Reading Students’ Union Sports Federation insurance (prices from £18 per year).
What to Bring
Caving Abroad
Our more enthusiastic members sometimes go caving further afield… In recent years, we’ve enjoyed some fantastic caving (along with various other activities such as hiking, rock climbing, via ferrata and swimming) on club trips to Southern France, Ireland, and Austria. If your really keen, there are even opportunities to join expeditions abroad. This year (Summer 2026) we will be visiting Spain.
If you’d be interested in going on one of these trips and/or expeditions abroad, or would like to know more, please get in touch with our committee, and we can provide you with all the details.
In previous years our club has travelled even further afield – travelling as far as Spain, Romania, Slovenia and China to see some truly spectacular caves! To read more about some of these historic expeditions, please see our old site…