SITE GUIDE

GRID REF: SE 2060 6506 POSTCODE: HG3 4DW

HOW TO GET THERE:

The two main roads are the A61 Harrogate to Ripon and the B6265 Ripon to Pateley Bridge. The site is 11 miles from Harrogate, coming off onto the B6165 turning at Summerbridge and 4 miles from Pateley Bridge off B6265 onto a minor road well signposted WHERE TO PARK: Pay & display (coins only). Car park £6 for 4 hours, £9 per day. Minibuses £12 (booking essential), motorhomes (6m and over) £12, coaches (booking essential) £18, motor cycles free. National Trust members free TERRAIN:

The paths are often solid with occasional wet areas. Best to use stout footwear ACCESSIBILITY:

All year round but check online at nationaltrust.org.uk/place-pages/52/ pages/opening-times-calendar FACILITIES:

On site and at Pateley Bridge

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Daily bus 24 from Harrogate to Pateley Bridge passes Summerbridge – 1.5 mile walk to Brimham Rocks. Web: harrogatebus.co.uk / Sundays and Bank Holidays (May – September): 825 Eastern Dales Bus runs between Harrogate, Brimham Rocks and Fountains Abbey: web: dalesbus. org/825.html / details of all local buses online at dalesbus.org or call Traveline 0871 200 2233. Trains from Harrogate LOCAL GUIDE: nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks ORGANISATIONS: National Trust Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2NA CLUB CONTACT: Harrogate and District Naturalists’ Society, web: hdns.org.uk/membership COUNTY RECORDER: Yorkshire North (West), Steve Worwood, email: steve@worwood.entadsl.com Yorkshire North (East), Phil Bone, email: philsarab@aol.co.uk

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