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On Brimham Moor you'll find a labyrinth
of intriguing rock formations
this area is also designated as a
biological site of special scientific
interest due to its globally significant
plant life
now owned by the national trust this
area is open to visitors all year round
in this video we will show you why brimham
rocks is an amazing place to go if
you're looking to spend a few hours in
the yorkshire countryside
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today we're at brimham rocks which is
an area of amazing giant rock formations
that were created over 100 million years
ago
before the first dinosaurs even existed
it's a really popular spot with walkers
climbers and photographers
people used to think that the rocks were
made by the druids but now we know they
were naturally formed
over time ice wind and rain sculpted the
rocks into really interesting shapes and
a lot of the formations have been given
nicknames based on what they look like
so it's kind of like cloud spotting but
with rocks
i like this pattern running through the
rock it's banded i'm guessing it might
have been caused by water at some point
we've downloaded a free map which shows
you where to find some of the more
prominent rocks
this trail highlights 12 interesting
rock formations
we will include a link to the map in the
description down below just in case
you'd like to use it on your visit
we won't show you all 12 of the
formations in this video but we will
share a few of our favorites
look at the view from up here that's
amazing
you can see so far need to check the map
but i'm guessing this will be the
surprise view
yes i think that lumber rock there is
that one just
this one's called the dancing bear
although it says on the map do you think
it looks more like a dancing bear or a
begging dog
what do you think i think the closer i'm
getting into it the more it looks like a
dog's head yeah i think it looks like a
dog like a labrador
yeah we think this one through the trees
is another one for on the map we're just
going to see if we can find a way to get
closer
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this one is called druid's writing desk
although i read that some people also
think it looks like e.t
and i can see it and that's his head
sort of looking off
over nidderdale what do you think think it
looks like e.t
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look at this one here it's so strange so
there's these huge rocks
all balanced on this tiny little rock at
the bottom
it doesn't look like it should be
possible apparently it's been like that
for ten thousand years at least
rock climbs aren't allowed to climb on it
anymore in case they knock it over
oh
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what is it i don't know
that's dangerous no it's either is it a
blueberry or a bilberry. It's definitely not a dingleberry
It's definitely something
that's safe
yeah okay
see this big lump of rock that's like
stuck in here a little bit
oh yeah
i mean there's not a lot holding that in
place
probably don't stand right underneath it
then let's give it a little wiggle
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the story behind these rocks goes that
there was a couple who were madly in
love but the father of the girl wasn't
having any of it and said they couldn't
see each other anymore so they jumped
off the rock
rather than falling to their deaths they
floated to the ground some people say it
was a witch or a fairy that saved them
and some people say the rocks themselves
are magical
is it a bat? where?
you could hear it a second ago
he's hidden down the little rock can you
see him this way
i don't know if you can really see him
on the camera but we've just spotted
down this crack there's a tiny bat
this one's called the smartie tube
because as you can see there's this tube
right through the middle of the rocks
absolutely no idea how this is formed
the map suggests that the hole could
have been formed by sediment covering up
a large tree
and then when the tree's gone somehow it's left a hole
you can bring your own food or there is
a small kiosk selling refreshments over
there
and there are some toilets you can use
admission into brimham rocks is free
although unless you're a national trust
member then you do need to pay to park
you have two options six pounds for four
hours or nine pounds for the day
if you're thinking hey surely i don't
need longer than four hours to look at a
bunch of rocks then we would say this is
a huge site and is easy to spend a long
time scrabbling around and exploring
we spent well over four hours there and
that was without even taking advantage
of any of the other walking routes in
the area
on the national trust website it says
that parking is limited and fills up on
sunny days and we definitely found this
to be the case
we arrived a little before 9 a.m on a
saturday and we had the car park pretty
much to ourselves
but by the time we left the car park was
absolutely packed so do try to get there
early
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