England's oldest attraction turns teddy bears to stone
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3 жыл бұрынIn Knaresborough, in Yorkshire, sits Mother Shipton's Cave. Folks there have been charging admission for nearly 400 years, and the star of the show is a "petrifying well". A few folk legends do actually turn out to be true.
Mother Shipton's Cave: www.mothershipton.co.uk/ - thanks to all the team there, and especially to John!
Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
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Thanks to Jake Robshaw for the suggestion.
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@TomScottGo 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to all the team at Mother Shipton's Cave, and in particular to John, who was lovely to work with! Also, I'm very glad that I got my drone license.
@finnwilde 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to all the Tom at Mother Shipton’s Cave, and in particular to Tom, who is a great guy! Also, I’m very glad that I discovered him on KZfaq.
@donajello 3 жыл бұрын
2 days ago
@zmazn 3 жыл бұрын
No
@fuyuotolyx 3 жыл бұрын
[obligatory “2 DAYS AGO?!” comment]
@shashivallabh7323 3 жыл бұрын
You know that the comment is old......don't you?
@WAVE0025 3 жыл бұрын
"Tours began in 1630, not led by me I should add" Thats exactly what a guy who has been leading tours since 1630 would say
@EgonFreeman 3 жыл бұрын
*THIS.*
@h-Films 3 жыл бұрын
@@EgonFreeman *THAT.*
@Lawsonomy1 3 жыл бұрын
@@h-Films In a little white hat?
@leesiheon8013 3 жыл бұрын
@@Lawsonomy1 made home by a little bright rat,
@ericbarber3420 3 жыл бұрын
This made me genuinely laugh out loud alone, thank you
@voidmayonnaise 3 жыл бұрын
“Tours began in 1630. Not led by me, I should add.” This guy is a delight!
@sarkysuchus8350 3 жыл бұрын
I think i was spiritually transported to yorkshire by him
@ThomasstevenSlater 3 жыл бұрын
That's just what a 500 odd year old time lord would say.
@burritonical2150 3 жыл бұрын
i see, a stardew valley fan. (nice pfp)
@stevensutton4677 3 жыл бұрын
Although if you do miss it there is one at five.
@maryvstheworld3832 3 жыл бұрын
sounds like what someone who‘s been leading tours since 1630 might say
@whynotanyting 3 жыл бұрын
Mother Shipton was just worried about the structural integrity of the bridge and called attention to it, sounds like a true civil servant.
@Kardamitiano 2 жыл бұрын
Kudos to her for pointing out the potential logistical problems if such thing happened.
@pw.70 2 жыл бұрын
They could use the stone teddies to shore up the bridge!
@Wrincewind. Жыл бұрын
I could fully imagine her wandering around the city of london, muttering to herself. "Tsk, I don't know, all this loose straw and all these wooden buildings, one knocked-over lamp and the whole place'll go up like a torch!"
@hwgoblin Жыл бұрын
@@Wrincewind. 1666: (●_ ● ;)
@JamieElli 5 ай бұрын
And yet, it's still collapsed twice apparently. People better learn to listen.
@stockicide 3 жыл бұрын
"This water turns teddy bears to stone." I'm interested. "You can buy the teddy bears in the gift shop." I'm VERY interested.
@armcie5080 2 жыл бұрын
For some reason the online shop is currently closed, but using the way back machine, they were previously £35
@katherine_exe 2 жыл бұрын
they are £45 now x
@ILIKEOTTERS Жыл бұрын
Ok, so: teddy bear mace of death?
@DougalNorges 3 жыл бұрын
I went as a kid and I got splashed from the waterfall. All the next day I was paranoid I was going to turn into stone, I just kept checking my arm.
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44 3 жыл бұрын
For example
@cybergeek11235 3 жыл бұрын
.....and? what happened?
@ahmadalkhateeb1180 3 жыл бұрын
@@cybergeek11235 nothing obviously.
@DougalNorges 3 жыл бұрын
@@cybergeek11235 can't remember, I could have caught cobbles, but I got better
@stephenmatura1086 3 жыл бұрын
You were petrified you were going to be petrified!
@PolicePubliCallBox 3 жыл бұрын
“England’s Oldest Attraction Turns Teddy Bears to Stone” was definitely an AI suggestion that Tom lucked out on being real.
@interesting6436 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought when I read the title! It's so random
@lucasriddle3431 3 жыл бұрын
I agree; that phrasing sounds a lot like the other GPT-3 suggestions.
@camerondenchfield8529 3 жыл бұрын
@@interesting6436 you must be new to Tom's channel if you're surprised by q random video title hahaha
@SamJ. 3 жыл бұрын
I thought that too
@kisbie 3 жыл бұрын
More likely he’s just thumbing through his copy of ‘Bollocks to Alton Towers’. (Which are great books to be fair.)
@julianbailey2749 3 жыл бұрын
Guide: "..and it never dries up." Me: "Of course, it never dries up, it's in Yorkshire. Nothing in Yorkshire ever properly dries up."
@lx6108 3 жыл бұрын
Okey I laughed at this.
@roblamb8327 3 жыл бұрын
Especially the Tykes themselves, no matter how often we ask them "dry up, will you?".
@waynedanielle4112 3 жыл бұрын
Despite all the economic crisis this is the right time to start up an investment
@auxencefromont1989 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnnykayla3982 do you follow the teachings of John Warosa ?
@spaghetti-zc5on Жыл бұрын
@@auxencefromont1989 what about John barosa?
@RustyTube 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a child (I just turned 71 three days ago), my parents used to take me to a spa town in Slovakia called Sliač. We could buy similar petrified items there. I really wanted one, but my parents would not buy me one. I still wish they had, though,
@luziferius3687 3 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday!
@RustyTube 3 жыл бұрын
@@luziferius3687 Thanks 😊
@cosmotect 3 жыл бұрын
Damn that stuck with you!
@ted6361 3 жыл бұрын
Never too late for a trip Sliač and to buy a petrified teddy bear for your inner kid
@roleat 3 жыл бұрын
Knowing tourist spots it was likely very expensive. Hope youre well!
@SnowyMetalNerdDudeDuffield 3 жыл бұрын
Tom's going to be getting the England tourism business back up and running by himself soon enough
@ILoveWomen 3 жыл бұрын
Can confirm, I live half an hour away from knaresborough and now want to see this cave 😅
@glenngriffon8032 3 жыл бұрын
I've never been to england but I have to say, I wanna go see this pool and a few other things he's shown on this channel, not the dangerous places of course.
@TheLoxxxton 3 жыл бұрын
Not from he's not!
@joffff 3 жыл бұрын
I fully expect to see a video on the Wookey Hole caves in the near future!
@Rebelrenaissance 3 жыл бұрын
That was what's left of English tourism...
@Zadster 3 жыл бұрын
Some say that, on the darkest of nights, if you go to Knaresborough and listen carefully, you can hear faint echoes of those Yorkshiremen 400 years ago exclaiming... "HOW MUCH!!!!!" when they see the entry price.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
And the ghost of the owner of the tourist attraction still haunts us, waiting to make more money off of it.
@crocigat0r604 3 жыл бұрын
its daylight robbery
@leerage9278 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! Try telling that to the kids of today, they'll never believe you.
@SirOee 3 жыл бұрын
GaGHAHAHAHahaha I honsetly burst out laughing!!
@royfearn4345 3 жыл бұрын
Well I'm no Yorkshireman but my better half is well used to me exclaiming, "HOW MUCH?" In every shop I'm dragged into!
@Splitsie 3 жыл бұрын
With a title like that I really want to know what the next AI video suggestions are going to be...
@Pisolithus 3 жыл бұрын
Splitsie!!
@johnjhfg3509 3 жыл бұрын
Splitsie!
@IkkeiOdaira 3 жыл бұрын
Splitsie!
@velocivoid7974 2 жыл бұрын
Splitsie!!
@thomasbraeuning1918 2 жыл бұрын
"It's like a spaceship for sharks" in my case
@certainlynotthebestpianist5638 3 жыл бұрын
As a chemist (well, soon-to-be chemistry PhD student, to be precise), I hereby certify, that described process is, indeed, close enough to petrification - and also equally, if not more, amazing
@TheNylter Жыл бұрын
It's the same process that makes petrified wood, isn't it?
@rainbowdroidman Жыл бұрын
Are you a chemistry phd student yet
@FixTheWi-Fi 3 жыл бұрын
"Chemically, maybe not. Linguistically? Sure, I'll take that." Now that's a yearbook quote.
@defensivekobra3873 3 жыл бұрын
A stealable quote
@pedrogonzalez5590 3 жыл бұрын
It's a mineral not a rock! Jesus Marie!
@luuketaylor 3 жыл бұрын
@@pedrogonzalez5590 Best use of this quote I've seen yet
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
It's the correct way to shut down any semantic arguments with pesky prescriptivists.
@JoveRogers97 3 жыл бұрын
@@pedrogonzalez5590 😆😆 So on point
@thepikachin 3 жыл бұрын
"Oh no, the world is ending!" "How did this happen?" "Some bridge fell in England!"
@MauriceGucci 3 жыл бұрын
This sounds like a joke, but everyone went crazy in 2012 because of some ancient maya calendar.
@cryptic2121 3 жыл бұрын
@@MauriceGucci it’s true we died in 2012 after it’s all a simulation 😱
@chimpazoo1143 3 жыл бұрын
"London Bridge is down"
@master007v 3 жыл бұрын
Knowing England's history they would probably bring destruction to the whole world just to make the prophecy true
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
@@chimpazoo1143 Oh no, when the Queen dies that'll truly be the end of the world.
@crispyandspicy6813 3 жыл бұрын
"Oh no can 2020 get any worse!" "The Knaresborough bridge collapsed"
@NIDELLANEUM 2 жыл бұрын
How can 2020 get worse in the middle of 2021? "Unless the laws of physics have changed in the last hundred years"
@wvin1450 Жыл бұрын
I can confirm that 2020 has gotten worse. The laws of physics may have changed in the last two years.
@bighoaxor 3 жыл бұрын
I have one of the teddy bears and I totally love it! It takes pride of place in my living room cabinet! (Yes they are expensive but I was on holiday and given some money by my Nan and told to “spend it on something frivolous that you wouldn’t otherwise get treat yourself to something you want rather than need.” - with a 6 year old son at the time who was fascinated by them it seemed the obvious choice!)
@drum420 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to ask over a year later, but how much did the teddy cost if you remember?
@uapnz0698 Жыл бұрын
@@drum420 yes Im interested
@YochevedDesigns Жыл бұрын
Your Nan is totally awesome.
@niatheelf Жыл бұрын
@@drum420 You can just about see the label of the smallish one at the end saying £45, so I'd presume they're between £40-60? I've never been so I can't be sure ^^
@gorisenke Жыл бұрын
Your Nan is a very wise person.
@wibbers4578 3 жыл бұрын
When the gift shop at the tourist attraction is so old It becomes a tourist attraction it self, you know its old.
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo26 3 жыл бұрын
Do you
@seungkwanbot3203 3 жыл бұрын
@@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo26 I like men
@aaronhughes9814 3 жыл бұрын
@@seungkwanbot3203 same
@roguishpaladin 3 жыл бұрын
So is there a gift shop for the gift shop? Can we get Giftshopception started?
@BonaparteBardithion 3 жыл бұрын
@@roguishpaladin Wanna bet there's giftshop-themed bumper stickers and shirts?
@Heidjnejdihbwjdihnskdhbe 3 жыл бұрын
"I can assure you the bridge is very solid". Famous last words.
@benja_mint 3 жыл бұрын
If the bridge starts to crumble you could just wrap it in blankets and run water over it for 6 months
@kosinusify 3 жыл бұрын
@@benja_mint _Oxford University wants to know your location_
@almostcertainlynotapotato6528 3 жыл бұрын
Ah, studio C
@thany3 3 жыл бұрын
I would be weird, to say the least, if the fate of the *whole* world would hinge on one bridge in a village, somewhere hidden away far away from everything else in the world.
@davidjones332 3 жыл бұрын
@@thany3 Not exactly hidden away. Until it was bypassed fairly recently this bridge carried the A59 Liverpool - York main road; Knaresborough was a notorious bottleneck.
@patheticmortal373 Жыл бұрын
There's a cave like this in Buxton, also. In the 1800's it was turned into a tourist attraction. People would leave a soft item, e.g hat, teddy bear, shoe, and then come back months to years later to retrieve their "stone" item. It was encouraged so that the business would get twice the income 😆
@jameshill2450 3 жыл бұрын
Who else is suddenly looking around their place for things that would look good covered in drippy stone?
@AngieSzavui 3 жыл бұрын
Linguistically turning to stone would totally be one of Tom's signature curses as a wizard.
@charliespinoza1966 3 жыл бұрын
+
@bigdomino6398 3 жыл бұрын
+
@archevenault 3 жыл бұрын
It just covers the target with minerals and calls it a day.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
"Now, you will become figuratively petrified!" [victim gets scared] "Yes! It worked!"
@LordSandwichII 3 жыл бұрын
It would be a good name for a band.
@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 3 жыл бұрын
Can we take a second to appreciate that tour guide and all the other tour guides around the world at little out of the way attractions, that know their stuff inside and out, and can turn a dull trip into a hilarious one. Thankyou sir for your work and to all the others sirs and madams like him. Hats off to you.
@serenkeating7672 Жыл бұрын
If anyone is ever in Kerry, Ireland - more specifically Tralee - during the summer, I highly recommend checking out the Tralee Wetlands Centre. There are tours led by students during internships, and as each student has different interests and focuses, each tour is different, though all of the dozen or so I've been on have been equally fascinating.
@alexritchie4586 3 жыл бұрын
I remember visiting Mother Shipton's Well when I was very young, and honestly, I think it was the surrealness of it more than anything that started my life path of being fascinated by the obscure, the unusual, and the almost magical-realism that nature can appear to posses. Top notch video, Tom 😃
@onmyworkbench7000 Жыл бұрын
You can preproduce the same effect by supper saturating a glass of very warm water with sugar until no more sugar will dissolve in the water. Then you stoke lengths of strings in the sugar water and then the hang lengths of strings in the water and let it sit, and over time the sugar crystals will collect on the string.
@maitremaitre9283 3 жыл бұрын
Tom scott today: How to hide a body by turning it into a statue, pro life-hack.
@kosinusify 3 жыл бұрын
Crazy that this comment hasnt got a response by a bot yet
@doctorwhouse3881 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something which would have fit in the Hannibal TV show.
@sean..L 3 жыл бұрын
Pompeii 2.0
@skylx0812 3 жыл бұрын
Unused places for a Bond villian to die for 500, Alex...
@LeRoiJojo 3 жыл бұрын
Hang it for a year in a tourist attraction?
@big_mood1569 3 жыл бұрын
The park assistant is the epitome of the kind of older guides to historical places there always seems to be in the UK. Reminds me of school trips, a legend :)
@delete7316 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr I feel like I’ve met him many times before
@Moocow2003 3 жыл бұрын
There's always one wherever you go. It's a Nurse Joy kinda thing.
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
You can never really tell whether or not these folk are immortal.
@miristtotallw 3 жыл бұрын
I really wonder how these people are so calm and kind. I would love to have this relaxing radiance too when I am older :( I seriously wonder how these people deal with getting angry or feeling sad. Like I know they are just normal people but does anyone know how these people react when they stand in front of groups of annoying screaming children that don't listen to them and are just ignorant or mean? How do they deal with that while they want to spread information about something that is fascinating to them without getting frustrated?
@raychances6251 3 жыл бұрын
For some reason, this comment thread is the most heart warming thing I've seen in a while.
@danielgoode 3 жыл бұрын
This man's voice matches the attraction so well that it's scary. I want him narrating my life.
@keithlarsen7557 Жыл бұрын
I'm a chemist and I'm okay with people saying this turns things to stone. If you painted your house blue, you would say that your house was blue, even though all you did was add blue paint.
@TheEternalPeanut 3 жыл бұрын
I need to see Tom Scott in an RPG with a spell that's "turning the enemy to stone, linguistically"
@PressA2Die 2 жыл бұрын
Tom throws a stone behind them, they turn and look. Spell successful.
@FictionWriter95 2 жыл бұрын
The spell is just Tom yelling *"You're stone now, you can't move,"* and then they just believe him
@Bjarkenb Жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja Thank you for reminding me of that story, now it's all coming back to me
@barefootkiwi3026 Жыл бұрын
Brings a whole new meaning to "Sticks and stones may break my bones / but words will never hurt me"
@SuperCryptic9 3 жыл бұрын
“Chemically? Maybe not. Linguistically? Sure, I’ll take that.” Meanwhile in the “Is water wet?” debate:
@fazewhite147 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve got to say this is one of my favorite videos. The nice old mans voice reminds me of my grandfather. It’s so heart warming and the story is awesome❤️
@the-thhorseman2484 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, If only I had realized the potential of turning the shower-head at my old place on hard well water into a tourist attraction.
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44 3 жыл бұрын
Video game makers
@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 жыл бұрын
Problem is you're about four centuries too late on that one.
@phinjones1386 3 жыл бұрын
We totally need a spy thriller where the superstitious villain's goal is to blow up that bridge and thus, ending the world 😂
@captainahab5522 3 жыл бұрын
Nuke the bridge cause ww3
@safe-keeper1042 3 жыл бұрын
If it was an American films he'd fight the hero and fall in the pond at the end and turn to stone.
@andyyyz9114 3 жыл бұрын
If we ever get to the stage where Knaresborough bridge needs to be blown up by our enemies, then the end times will be here ! :)
@chrisf6859 3 жыл бұрын
And, to take the suggestion from one of the Technical Difficulties episode, the villain needs to be from Yorkshire and have the name "Steel Member" 😁
@TryinaD 3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisf6859 why not have the steel member shoot things?
@rev.rachel 3 жыл бұрын
It's a nice subtle reference that the kids of Agnes Nutter in the recent Good Omens adaptation mirror the accent of this guy who grew up near Mother Shipton's cave.
@airrogue4428 Жыл бұрын
0:46 well that’s a nice year
@joemc5054 3 жыл бұрын
Went here when I was 5 and heard people talking about her and was terrified and when i saw the statue screamed and couldn’t stop crying for two hours. Looking back , probably was an overreaction but when your that age it’s terrifiying
@varana 3 жыл бұрын
I like that "probably". :D
@foxyshabazz 3 жыл бұрын
I have never been there, but as a very small child I had a similar reaction to simply SEEING THE PLACE ON TV. I went to bed terrified that a witch was going to turn me to stone. Can't imagine what I would have been like if someone had actually taken me there. When I saw the thumbnail for this vid I shuddered inside slightly, just at the memory.
@albond 3 жыл бұрын
joe Mac *you're
@hoofhearted1833 3 жыл бұрын
@@albond 👈🏻 doesn’t get invited to parties
@hippieduck 3 жыл бұрын
Well now you got me "over thinking" this as I sit at home, waiting for my vaccine: Since a reaction is something that happens without logical thought, is subjective and fully dependent on the feelings that arise within - and those never, ever line up with the objective truth... Mix that with being a kid with no actual grasp of your current understanding of reality - was it truly an overreaction, or actually the pure fear that came from seeing something you couldn't understand the nature of? 😱 I'd say give your kid self a break 🍭
@ad3z10 3 жыл бұрын
I love how Warrick Davis decided to leave an Ewok to be petrified.
@miraclesandmoonbeams464 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Karl was with him at the time
@emmysparkles1 Жыл бұрын
@@miraclesandmoonbeams464 Karl was packing socks into a rubber bag on that day.
@beth12svist Жыл бұрын
I didn't even catch it properly, but I saw "Warwick Davis" and thought "that's an Ewok, isn't it?" OF COURSE he left an Ewok.
@Sjalabais Жыл бұрын
Just 3 months to "petrify" a teddy? That’s incredibly fast.
@TheRealGirlWeeb 3 жыл бұрын
When i saw the title, i thought Tom had let the AI come up with something again ... But i guess this actually made sense
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44 3 жыл бұрын
Because the president
@99SuperKiller99 3 жыл бұрын
Very funny and original comment
@kkmac7247 3 жыл бұрын
@@99SuperKiller99 They are spamming
@kkmac7247 3 жыл бұрын
@McFlickers I keep on reporting them
@ZipplyZane 3 жыл бұрын
@@kkmac7247 At least it's a different kind than usual. Not the one where they post a time code and nonstandard URL. I finally got so tired of those that I used the feedback button to ask them why they couldn't detect them.
@MRKapcer13 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the water is only half as hard as the water I had to endure just outside of London. Thanks, Thames Water!
@futurez12 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I had that water for 30 years; my insides are 90% calcified.
@MJ-uk6lu 3 жыл бұрын
@@futurez12 You are turning into stone, mate
@kimgkomg 3 жыл бұрын
It's good when your water filter sounds like a dish washer
@pik-ull-deg5970 Жыл бұрын
You cant beat that bit of crunch at the bottom of your cuppa 😁
@beth12svist Жыл бұрын
@@MJ-uk6lu Linguistically or chemically?
@CatchThesePaws 3 жыл бұрын
Wow that looks like a total fairytale place. Minus the things dangling from string, someone could film a fantasy short entirely within that area! Maybe the stone teddy bears and hats could be an addition if it were a spooky fairytale...
@martyboi5609 3 жыл бұрын
That old guy explaining it seems so wholesome
@kiera5978 3 жыл бұрын
I was SO terrified of this place when I was little, was convinced I was gonna also turn to stone if I touched the water
@MyDearFrodo 3 жыл бұрын
Would you say the mere thought of it was petrifying...?
@alex0589 3 жыл бұрын
@@MyDearFrodo boooo
@anderpanders6210 3 жыл бұрын
@@MyDearFrodo yayyyyy
@kiera5978 3 жыл бұрын
@@MyDearFrodo HAHAHAH yes i certainly would
@applesyrupgaming 3 жыл бұрын
believe its like hard limestone around it
@arlofleenor1838 3 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian, this is exactly how I picture England.
@alex0589 3 жыл бұрын
magical caves, witches and 400+ year old theme parks. Checks out.
@dallasrover5515 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to sit and have Mr Wynne Tell me fairy tales and folk stories all day. His voice and accent just seem to suit the genre for some reason. Listening to him speak was delightful. 💜
@hdjghasgaj 3 жыл бұрын
Tom looks like an adorable 12-years-old elder with a lot of life experience
@yuvalne 3 жыл бұрын
"Not me, I have to add" 2:57 I always like a person with a good sense of self-depricating humour.
@ShadowDemon_4 3 жыл бұрын
He's just trying to hide the fact that he's hundreds of years old. They have actual magic there and just distract people with a "story" and a water mixture that covers stuff.
@anderpanders6210 3 жыл бұрын
That water is obviously the elixir of life
@ShadowDemon_4 3 жыл бұрын
@@anderpanders6210 And the story of it turning things to stone is a cover up so no one uses it! Genius!
@maciejstruski2863 3 жыл бұрын
A tale about this prophet reminds me of Agnes Nutter from Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens". Very similar vibe
@Jojozilla426 3 жыл бұрын
YES! I knew it reminded me of something!
@AndorianBlues 3 жыл бұрын
A surprising amount of stuff in Pratchett's work are directly inspired by weird things, places, or people in real life.
@venusforfran 3 жыл бұрын
OMG YES
@blindleader42 3 жыл бұрын
I was going to post my speculation that this was the inspiration for Agnes, but it turns out there was a real person named _Alice_ Nutter, said to be a prophet, who was hanged as a witch in 1612. Alizon Device, (remember Anathema Device?) was another person executed in the same Witch Hunt.
@BinturongGirl 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't Ursula Shipton give a quote for Agnes Nutter's book jacket?
@shadowmaster9971 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh. This really takes me back. Thanks for bringing this place to light and sharing it with the world!
@stevecraft00 Жыл бұрын
Went there this year. A proper yorkshire attraction. Nothing forced on you. Dont have to go in the shop. Just a nice walk and something worth seeing.
@MrTizzay 3 жыл бұрын
See as an American I’m jealous of this kind of bizarre history tucked into gorgeous little villages. Even in New England we have far fewer things this weird
@jintsuubest9331 3 жыл бұрын
America had plenty. Difference being we destroy most of them.
@tryxdc 3 жыл бұрын
new england is the far worse england
@david8j796 3 жыл бұрын
@@jintsuubest9331 America is far too new of a country to have lots of things like this (the folklore not the stream)
@adamrezabek9469 3 жыл бұрын
from european perspective, USA hardly has any history (local or countrywide) at all
@transtubular 3 жыл бұрын
We had plenty in reality, but we either destroyed it or wiped out the people who could tell us. Try looking up history about the giants that clearly had been living in North America since before any of the European explorers arrived.
@Ozgrin_thewizard 3 жыл бұрын
This guy sounds just like you'd expect the guy standing in front of a cave in order to tell you its bizare story to sound.
@rchaffer 3 жыл бұрын
It's quite weird seeing somewhere that you once lived on KZfaq
@joeb6750 Жыл бұрын
All I know is when I hear how long certain stalactites and stalagmites took to form, I think about stuff like this or places like salt mines having formations near the shaft.
@chandanasarkar1173 3 жыл бұрын
Jay Foreman and Tom Scott uploading at the same time, when my day couldn't get better
@TheHorrorDevotee 3 жыл бұрын
Jay Foreman uploaded??!! Thanks! I'll watch it
@choco_jack7016 3 жыл бұрын
same!
@WaffleSnow_ 3 жыл бұрын
‘Where is America... and why does it turn teddy bears to stone’ (collar of the century)
@EpicGamer-kj1tj 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@manindescript9861 3 жыл бұрын
Those 2 and Bald & Bankrupt are some of the only good content creators left. They're the only thing I look forward to on KZfaq.
@PlutocraticPrecariat 3 жыл бұрын
The people demands more of these obscure histories from the towns of United Kingdom! In all honesty, content like this is pure class.
@slartybartfarst55 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent episode. Thank you!
@whiteroseequestrian1927 2 жыл бұрын
Visited here quite a few times. Thank you for featuring it.
@JonathanElliot 3 жыл бұрын
I thought I recognised that establishing shot. Then I realised I went there as a kid. This video unlocked a core memory.
@orangecat9559 3 жыл бұрын
have you turned into stone yet?
@nat_to_han 3 жыл бұрын
I went there a few years ago, when I was about 9, and I remember one thing at the wishing well, after making her wish, my mum hit her head on the ledge (gently) and my dad immediately said that his wish had come true. Some of you may not find this funny, but just a wholesome story
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo44 3 жыл бұрын
Come on
@rx-7enjoyer893 3 жыл бұрын
i definitely find this funny. what was his tone of voice?
@rx-7enjoyer893 3 жыл бұрын
@@nat_to_han ??
@kaldo_kaldo 3 жыл бұрын
I'm supposed to find it wholesome? "Abuse, LMAO"
@nat_to_han 3 жыл бұрын
@@kaldo_kaldo it's not abuse to make a small joke about something so innocent
@benmcreynolds8581 Жыл бұрын
This is honestly such an amazing piece of nature and I love how we get a chance to interact and explore and find such gems in the environment. That's such a unique and fascinating area.
@jeffthepuppetYT Жыл бұрын
I've been here before, it's cool to see an actual video talking about it, especially from you.
@brianp4438 3 жыл бұрын
"I can assure you it's very solid" My man's out here just spitting in the face of the concept of jinxing
@kwibloupthesomething 3 жыл бұрын
"some people just want to see the world burn"
@williamharper8745 3 жыл бұрын
My god, the nostalgia, I used to live in go to school in Knaresborough, I lived in Starbeck. I remember we went on a trip to see this cave and I was astounded by the sheer number of objects hung from it all turned to stone.
@ghostflame6602 3 жыл бұрын
king james's?
@williamharper8745 3 жыл бұрын
@@ghostflame6602 yup. I still remember that we also had to do a 10 mile walk for its 400th birthday. I hated every minute of it.
@Timmysteve 3 жыл бұрын
Really wonderful and interesting story, Tom! Thanks! It feels nice to be able to travel vicariously through the video.
@imjody 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much for sharing all of your knowledge and the awesome stories with us, Tom. :)
@anonnymousperson 3 жыл бұрын
Tom: "It turns things to stone" Me, a listening chemist: "Rargh ragh garh hrumph bah blargh bunsen burner"
@titrauskuningas 3 жыл бұрын
I will declare 4:01 Chemist Approved. I'd say it's officially "close enough"
@OhighOSkater 3 жыл бұрын
I’m using data to watch this because my internet is off. I’m watching in 144p to save data. I still watched both ads, because I truly appreciate you making great content and having morals about advertisements among other things. I believe you’re a good person and I appreciate you. Thank you for doing what you do
@shader2421 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I wasn’t expecting to see my town when I clicked on this video
@luke-rg9zi 3 жыл бұрын
"don't worry the bridge has already fallen down twice" me: looks outside hmmmmmmmmmmmm
@kimgkomg 3 жыл бұрын
It cancels out
@thomasparker5393 3 жыл бұрын
Waiting for the guide to give Tom some weird side quest involving mysterious noises coming from the cave and recommend the local bards college.
@nihatnl747 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video Tom, thanks for sharing!
@Bromosome 3 жыл бұрын
Been watching your videos for years and then you rock up in my home town! Was not expecting that!
@StuckInVim 3 жыл бұрын
Now i know a little more. Thanks!
@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 3 жыл бұрын
Uploaded within minutes of Jay Foreman uploading, kinda sus. Also the title sounds like it was generated by AI :)
@skyflaks6380 3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAGA ANOGUS GAHAMAAHAHAJAHAGETOUTOFMYHEADGETOUTOFMYHEADIMGOING INSANE SUSUSAMOGUSUSUSUSUSUS
@Subhrajyoti 3 жыл бұрын
i like tom scott's video a lot Hope some Indian youtuber does same type of videos
@Sky-re6ne 3 жыл бұрын
I literally got them back to back as notifications
@evilgn876 3 жыл бұрын
very surprising finding you here iron
@chubski2514 3 жыл бұрын
It’s the depressed guy, cool
@miyounova 3 жыл бұрын
I just loved this. The tour guide was absolutely wonderful.
@schleepy6362 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this tour guide, he’s so fun to listen to😄
@benjacobs574 3 жыл бұрын
Loads of History in Knaresborough, you could still go to see the Castle with talking crows/ravens, St Robert’s Cave, the House in the Rock, and the chapel built into the cliff face. And Harrogate has a lot of history to explore also.
@TheGeekDoesHistory 3 жыл бұрын
People are scared that it can turn you into stone but I'm worried about that fact that that is 400 year old bathwater
@kaldo_kaldo 3 жыл бұрын
By that logic, so are most rivers ponds and lakes. But water moves on, it's not as if it's the same water from 400 years ago.
@esquilax5563 3 жыл бұрын
I'm reliably informed that you never step in the same river twice
@lottiewoo39 3 жыл бұрын
I went there for a day out in 1998 with my boyfriend. We hired a boat, had ice cream and of course visited the cave. One of the tunes we had on in the car on the way home was Perfect Day. It was. We broke up eventually and married other people but I have a lovely memory of that day 😊
@julesdingle 3 жыл бұрын
Tom, it's like reliving Nationwide from my childhood all over again.
@Sykelone 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who lives very close to Mother Shipton's Cave and loves the stories surrounding it, it makes me very happy to learn that Tom has made a video about it ♥
@joebroughton2913 3 жыл бұрын
very good presentation from the tour guide! i feel like I'm being told a story by my grandfather or something
@TheRichardJae 3 жыл бұрын
This whole video is eye candy. It's so visually stunning.
@Tinatortoise 2 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed you didn't talk about this place sooner!x
@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690 3 жыл бұрын
The park assistant reminds me of my grandad, bless his soul
@tyranneous 3 жыл бұрын
"Linguistically, I'll take that" - hah! Knowing full well that Tom's got the knowledge and history to back that up, too.
@rosemakin8405 Жыл бұрын
It’s so great to see a place i visit so often to be visited by my favourite KZfaqr :)
@Inannawhimsey 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Scott for another curation of a world filled with wonder
@donotevenbegintocare 3 жыл бұрын
OK, admit it Tom. This is that one video title the AI came up with
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo26 3 жыл бұрын
Because the
@sire8677 3 жыл бұрын
These bots are getting out of hand
@99SuperKiller99 3 жыл бұрын
So funny and original
@kosinusify 3 жыл бұрын
@@sire8677 Yep, why are there so many suddenly? I try reporting each and every one of them, but it won't help much anyway :/
@kosinusify 3 жыл бұрын
Frankly, all of Tom Scott's video titles sound like an AI came up with them.
@saltytea7367 3 жыл бұрын
Introduced my father to you we now watch one of your videos a day thanks for the memories Tom :).
@MJARTBYDAY Жыл бұрын
My husband and his family used to visit this cave as did myself and my family. There are school trips to see this attraction and as a child I went on one of them. I was fascinated by the items that were hung up that had turned to stone ... Its simply because there are minerals in the water that do petrify those items and in time they do turn to stone. Its science and is very remarkable. Today there are still visitors going to see Mother Shipton's cave ... My husband has fond memories there as it was one of the last places that his father went before, he actually passed away .. Thanks for sharing xx
@DXPedro 3 жыл бұрын
thanks for another amazing place, mate.
@peteranderson037 3 жыл бұрын
Disney would spend untold sums of money to create a waterfall for Disneyworld that tries (and doesn't quite succeed) to look like that and would hire a team of writers to come up with a back story for it that wouldn't be nearly as interesting.
@kaitlyn__L 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the slow evolution of time, picking the best parts of the story (and the even slower geological formation of the landscape). Can’t rush these things.
@kaldo_kaldo 3 жыл бұрын
You're quite a spiteful person
@choo_choo_ 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, who knew it was hard physically and financially to artificially create a natural formation that looks like it's been there for hundreds of years in the middle of a Florida theme park?
@TheOneHistoryGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Video description: *Folks there have been charging admission for nearly 400 years* Hmmm, how did that start? "Sir Charles was a canny Yorkshireman." Say no more! I've heard enough!
@zacmumblethunder7466 Жыл бұрын
When we went, the cave was in pitch blackness. Just as we reached the back, someone took a flash photo and the statue of Mother Shipton appeared for a second. That was fun.
@Ergogeorge 3 жыл бұрын
So nice to hear a Yorkshire accent on a popular youtube video
@mokou8851 3 жыл бұрын
car on't rod
@ChrispyBoiYTP 3 жыл бұрын
Went there only a few years ago, really enjoyed it, even a nice playground there. Always a great day out for anyone living around Yorkshire near knaresborough. Even have some canoes on the river to go along. Highly recommended
@petertr2000 3 жыл бұрын
The playground is back? Last time we went it was under refurb and/or closed (I can't remember which tbh).
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