We are following the Robbie Roams No Fuss Travel Guide, Road Trip Yorkshire, a twelve day ultimate road trip. Yesterday we realized that it is impossible for us to visit every destination listed for each day, especially if you're like us and want to chat with people you meet along the way. So playing catch up on yesterday's itinerary we began the day at Brimham Rocks, formed a 100 million years before the first dinosaurs roamed earth the rocks were shaped by an immense river, ice, wind and rain.
They were certainly interesting, especially the rock known as 'The Idol', which incredibly balances on a rock with a diameter of just thirty centimeters. Brimham Rocks ticked off our list our next stop was Coldstones Cuts, a sculpture from which you can view the immense quarry hole and limestone quarrying operation below.
Next, the charming historic market town of Grassington, famous as being the fictional town of Darrowby in the TV adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small.
The town can certainly draw a crowd, there were die hard fans of the program everywhere. Today was our 'shower' day, which means we needed to book onto a campsite, our chosen one was near to Malham Cove, so we headed over the dales, the roads a little hairy scary, only to be told the main campsite closed yesterday, and the two, yes two spaces they have available all year were taken. Great! After some thought, and research we decided to drive on for a further half an hour to Settle where campervans and motorhomes are welcome. A charge of £6.60 from 6pm to 9am was acceptable to us.
So here we are, Margery is settled by the weeping willow trees next to the rugby club. We took a walk around the town before dinner before settling down for the evening. Tomorrow we will investigate the chance of paying to use the showers at the local swimming pool. Then back on the road. If the onward drive is anything like this afternoons Angela's nerves will be more than a little frayed.
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