Time Café at Stump Cross Caverns in North Yorkshire

Time Café sits at Stump Cross Caverns beside the B6265 between Pateley Bridge and Grassington.

The café overlooks the Dales countryside beside one of North Yorkshire’s best-known underground attractions.

Stump Cross Caverns has a visitor centre, cinema, shop and family activities including fossil digging and gem panning.

Time Café sits at Stump Cross Caverns beside the B6265 between Pateley Bridge and Grassington (Image: TRIPADVISOR)

Visitors do not have to go underground to use the café.

Time Café offers indoor and outdoor seating with views across dry-stone walls and Dales fields.

Inside, another detail hints at the attraction’s theme.

Clocks decorate the café, echoing its name and the geological history beneath it.

The menu includes meals, cakes, drinks, afternoon teas and children’s options, as well as vegetarian and gluten-free choices.

One menu item has proved especially popular with visitors.

A Tripadvisor reviewer who visited Stump Cross in September 2026 praised its standard and UV cave tours before stopping for food.

They singled out the café’s Yorkshire pudding wrap for particular praise.

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Stump Cross also offers food-and-cave packages.

Visitors can book a cream tea or afternoon tea with a self-guided cavern tour.

Time Café has a 4.8-star Google rating, while Stump Cross Caverns scores 4.6 on Tripadvisor from almost 1,000 reviews.

Time Café at Stump Cross Caverns

The attraction is well suited to families, with gem panning, fossil activities and a 40-seat cinema alongside the caves.

Its position on the Dales road makes it an unusual stop for travellers between Nidderdale and Wharfedale.

The café is at Stump Cross Caverns on Greenhow Hill, between Pateley Bridge and Grassington, with free parking.

The café is listed as open daily from 9am to 6pm, but check before travelling as seasonal hours can change.