Brimham Rocks

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor

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Brimham Rocks

Brimham Moor Road, Summerbridge, HG3 4DW
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Brimham Rocks
National Trust, Brimham Rocks
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A place for families, adventurers, geologists, photographers and film crews, the bizarre wonder of Brimham Rocks is easy to appreciate. The attraction here is the almost unbelievable balancing rock formations. It was once though that the rocks had been stacked by druids, but in reality, this prehistoric landscape was created by an immense river some 100 million years before the first dinosaurs walked the earth.

The site has been managed by the National Trust for the past half century and visitors eager to learn about the area’s geological or social history can book onto a range of guided tours. There are toilets, refreshments and a visitors centre, and the Trust also run scheduled children’s activities such as tree trails and pond dipping. Of course families can enjoy running, jumping, scrambling or even just a picnic at any time.

Film buffs and literary enthusiasts will appreciate the area’s cinematic bonafides, as the Rocks have been as locations in adaptations of Wuthering HeightsThe Hound of the Baskervilles, and Jane Eyre — why not see if you can find the spot where Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Jane and William Hurt’s Rochester first meet?

What's on near Brimham Rocks

Saltaire Brewery - 58
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Saltaire Brewery Tour

The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.

From £15.00

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Sing Gin

Sing Gin is a family-run distillery, based in Kettlesing, North Yorkshire and distilling the first-ever grape-based gin to come out of Yorkshire.

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Norton Conyers

Norton Conyers is said to be Charlotte Bronte’s inspiration for Thornfield Hall in ‘Jane Eyre’ (including the “mad” Mrs Rochester). Famous gardens, plus a small sales area specialising in “unusual hardy plants” to take home.

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Bolton Abbey, Stepping Stones

Bolton Abbey is one of the most fulsomely preserved English monasteries and sits as Wordsworth wrote “along the banks of crystal Wharf”. A touch northwards is a shallow beach, which is a wonderful spot for families to play and take a dip.

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Hesketh Farm Park is the friendliest place with lots of animals to meet, things to play with and space for running around.

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Ilkley Lido

Incorporating a tennis courts and a bowling green, Ilkley Lido is a grade II listed outdoor pool, with a stunning view of the moors.

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The Wheatley Arms

Standing in the leafy village of Ben Rhydding, the Wheatley Arms offers fantastic contemporary accommodation in a traditional Yorkshire inn.

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Ilkley Cinema

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