Yorkshire sinkhole becomes tourist attraction with five star reviews on Google

Apparently it’s a great family day out (Picture: Youtube/Wandering Turnip)

A sinkhole in Yorkshire has turned up on Google Maps as an unlikely tourist attraction with a string of tongue-in-cheek five-star reviews.

The hole appeared on the A646 Halifax Road, between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge in mid December after an underground pipe collapsed.

As a result, a section of the road has been closed for weeks, causing chaos for drivers, according to local Youtuber Wandering Turnip, who spoke to frustrated locals.

Now in an unexpected turn of events, the sinkhole has appeared on Google Maps as a tourist attraction called The Hole.

It comes with several rather amusing five-star reviews.

One visitor Matt Paling wrote: ‘This is the best Hole this side of Hebden bridge! I mean I’ve been to Tod side and the view is nothing compared to Hebden. Five stars! Fantastic, needs a Costa or other chain coffee shop.’

Jo Olive added: ‘Rumour has it it can be seen from space! Amazing hole! Good job hole!’

According to 24Barney The Hole is a great family day out. ‘Brought my kids. Absolutely loved it. Would come again,’ he posted.

The ‘tourist attraction’ on Google Maps

Hudson Ray said they would have called it ‘unmissable’ but ‘you can’t get anywhere near it in a car’.

For Keleman Tahin, meanwhile, losing two guineapigs down the hole didn’t put a damper on the visit.

‘We went to the hole for a nice day out and we brought my pet guinea pig called test subject. Test Subject decided to fall into the hole and was never seen again.

‘Nevermind though, Versüchskaninchen, my other pet guinea pig was still here! However, he missed Test Subject and decided to jump after him. Nevermind though still a great day out, 5 stars.’

We trust no guineapigs were actually hurt.

The ‘attraction’ was shared on Reddit where the post has already racked up more than 4,000 likes.

On a more serious note, motorists will unfortunately have to wait longer than planned for the road to fully reopen.

The repairs were due to finish today, but the recent extreme weather, including snow and rain, has caused delays, reports the BBC.

A Yorkshire Water spokesperson apologised earlier this month, saying they would keep residents and local businesses up-to-date with ‘anticipated timelines’.

Yorkshire Water and Calderdale Council said they planned to reopen one side of the road from today and operate a traffic light system so vehicles could run from both sides while the repairs were completed.

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