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Ripon Cathedral

Ripon

(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NE)

Every night Ripons market square is the scene of a 1,000 year old custom when the city Wakeman blows his horn...

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Ripley Show, Aug 2011

Ripley

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

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Scotton

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SE)

Home to the infamous Guy Fawkes whos residence still stands at the end of the village. On bonfire night or 'Guy Fawkes' night, unlike other areas of England where an effigy of Guy.....

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High Street, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire

Pateley Bridge

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

An attractive market town on the river Nidd, set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Twice winner of 'Britain in Bloom' and home to the oldest sweet shop in Britain......

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Out and about in Boroughbridge

Boroughbridge

(7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction E)

Boroughbridge is a pretty market town in North Yorkshire. The town has some interesting history, including the neothlithic ‘Devils Arrows’ standing stones and the site of the.....

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Knaresborough

Knaresborough

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE)

This attractive market town lies in the high reaches of Yorkshire above Harrogate. It is overlooked by the peaceful waters of the River Nidd which is spanned by a magnificent.....

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St Peter's Church

Harrogate

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction S)

One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort...

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Bedale

Bedale

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction N)

A market town in North Yorkshire, granted its Market Charter in 1251 by Henry III...

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Town square, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Thirsk

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NE)

A charming market town in North Yorkshire, Thirsk is famous for being the home of James Herriot, the author of "All Creatures Great and Small."..

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St. John The Baptist Church

Kirk Hammerton

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in North Yorkshire..

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Moon Pond

Studley Royal Park

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

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Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, Yorkshire.

Ripon Cathedral

(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE)

The present Cathedral at the heart of Ripon is built upon the spot of a monastery founded by Bishop Wilfrid of York in the year.....

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Brimham Rocks Country Park, North Yorkshire.

Brimham Rocks Country Park

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)

At a height of nearly 300m, Brimham Rocks give spectacular views over the surrounding countryside of the Nidderdale. . The.....

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The Entrance to Lightwater Valley Park, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Lightwater Valley Park

(4.8 miles, 7.6 km, direction N)

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Ripley Castle, Yorkshire

Ripley Castle

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

Ripley Castle was built more than 700 years ago, it was originally built as the home of the Ingilby family and has remained so.....

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Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park, near Ripon

Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)

The Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park in Grewelthorpe is a private garden owned by Peter and Caroline Roberts, who in 2005.....

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Marmion Tower

Marmion Tower

(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N)

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Nidderdale Museum

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction W)

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Knaresborough Castle grounds War Memorial.

Knaresborough Castle

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE)

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Knaresborough, The Petrifying Well

Mother Shiptons Cave & Petrifying Well

(8.5 miles, 13.8 km, direction SE)

Mother Shipton lived some 500 years ago during the reign of King Henry VIII, and is England’s most famous Prophetess. The cave.....

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