Brimham Rocks is owned and managed by the National Trust. Naturally formed over 320 million years this amazing collection of weird and wonderful millstone grit rock formations makes a great day out for families, climbers and those wanting to enjoy the simple pleasures of fresh air and magnificent views over Nidderdale. Let your imagination run wild as you explore the labyrinth of paths through this unique landscape and keep an eye out for some fantastically shaped rocks. Spot the Dancing Bear, The Eagle and The Gorilla, crawl through The Smartie Tube and balance on the Rocking Stones.
Cache is a clip lock box looking towards a rock called Druids Writing Desk (from a distance it has also been likened to the alien ET).
The weird and wonderful names for some of the rocks came about during the Victorian period. When the railways ran to Pateley Bridge people would take a horse drawn coach to Brimham and, by 1862, they would pay sixpence for a tour of the rocks and Refreshments at Brimham House. In order to earn extra tips tour guides would make up elaborate and whimsical tales of how the rocks were formed – the better the story the bigger the tip! As far as we know no druids, aliens, dancing bears or giant eagles have ever actually been found at Brimham!
Access is via footpaths which are uneven in places and can be muddy.
Parking can be found at N 54° 04.586 W 001° 40.955. Parking is free to National Trust members, non-members pay and display.
Please abide by any geocaching guidelines and note that attempting geocaches on this property is undertaken entirely at your own risk.