Pateley Bridge to York

Nidderdale Museum, Pateley Bridge

Brimham Rocks, Summerbridge

Ripley Castle, Ripley

Fountains Abbey, Ripon  

Ripon Museums, Ripon

Ripon Cathedral, Ripon

Ripon Racecourse, Ripon

Markenfield Hall, Ripon

Newby Hall, Ripon

Aldborough Roman Town, Aldborough

Situated in the picturesque town of Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, this fascinating and friendly museum is housed in the former workhouse and is situated opposite St Cuthbert's Parish Church. Its 11 rooms illustrate the rural life of Nidderdale in the recent and more distant past.  Nidderdale Museum shows how ordinary people lived, in imaginative and realistic settings. There are sections devoted to Agriculture, Industries, Religion, Transport and Costume. The corridors are lined with photographs of local interest.   

An amazing collection of weird and wonderful rock formations which 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.  Marvel at the fantastically shaped rock formations.  Let children run wild in nature's theme park.  Enjoy magnificent views over Nidderdale and beyond.

Ripley Castle and Gardens, situated 3 miles from Harrogate in North Yorkshire on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is an historic attraction open to the  public all year round and makes for a fascinating and entertaining day out, in a beautiful location, with memorable surroundings.  In 2009 the Ingilby Family celebrated residing in the Castle for 700 years.  The Castle also makes the perfect setting for any corporate entertaining event whether it be a conference, high profile business meeting or dinner.   The setting is stunning, the service is friendly and efficient, and the catering is exceptional.

Yorkshire’s first World Heritage Site is a huge estate of beauty, contrasts and surprises including the largest abbey ruins in the country and one of England’s most spectacular Georgian water gardens.  The perfect place to escape from it all and enjoy a great, full day out, there’s so much to see and do at Fountains. Set your own pace to explore over 800 acres of naturally beautiful countryside, with ten historic buildings to discover spanning 800 years of history and acre after acre of open space.  Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the valley of the river Skell, on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales.

Follow the Law and Order Trail around the historic city of Ripon and visit the three museums that together tell the story of law and order in Yorkshire, providing an insight into the harsh conditions our forebears had to endure not so many years ago.  Do 'time' in the Prison & Police Museum, try out the stocks and pillory; sit in the original victorian cells, experience the treadmill, crank and shot drill; see a 'Doctor Who' style police box and gain valuable insight into policing history.

People have been coming to worship and pray at Ripon for more than 1,350 years. The Cathedral building itself is part of this continuing act of worship, begun in the 7th century when Saint Wilfrid built one of England’s first stone churches on this site, and still renewed every day. Within the nave and choir, you can see the evidence of 800 years in which master craftsmen have expressed their faith in wood and stone.

For more than 300 years Ripon has hosted some of the most exciting, most prestigious and most enjoyable racing in the country.  The forthcoming season promises to be one of Ripon Racecourse's finest - with 14 meetings, several special events, hundreds of top runners and riders and over £850,000 in prize money the season adds up to an unbeatable racing experience.  Ripon is the proud owner of a giant screen, which is housed opposite the main stand and combines the excitement and sounds of thundering hooves coming up the finishing straight with crystal clear close-ups of the action.

Markenfield Hall is a spectacular mediaeval house, built mainly in 1310, and completely surrounded by its moat. It has been wonderfully little altered since, and is the most complete surviving medium-sized fourteenth century country house left in England.  The story of Markenfield Hall is one of the saddest and most romantic in English history. Deeply intertwined with the fortunes of nearby Fountains Abbey, this great house was one of the most important centres of the Rising of the North in 1569, which was the cause of its tragic downfall.

One of Britain’s finest Adam Houses Newby Hall, the family home of Mr & Mrs Richard Compton, is one of England's renowned Adam houses and an exceptional example of 18th century interior decoration.  The superb contents of the house, collected by Weddell, ancestor of the Compton family, on the Grand Tour include the magnificent Gobelins Tapestry Room, a renowned gallery of classical statuary and some of Chippendale’s finest furniture.  The House also boasts a rather unusual collection of chamber pots!

For an interesting day out visit Aldborough Roman site among the northern most urban centres in the Roman Empire. Aldborough was the ‘capital’ of the Romanised Brigantes, the largest tribe in Britain. One corner of these Yorkshire defences is laid out amid a Victorian arboretum, and two mosaic pavements can be viewed in their original positions. The site’s fascinating museum has an outstanding collection of Roman finds.

Nidderdale Museum

King Street

Pateley Bridge

Tel: 01423 711225

Summerbridge

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG3 4DW

Tel: 01423 780688

Ripley Castle

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG3 3AY

Tel: 01423 770152

Ripon

Nr Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG4 3DY

Tel: 01765 608888

Sharow View

Allhallowgate

Ripon

HG4 1LE

Tel: 01765 690799

Minster Road

Ripon

HG4 1QS

Tel: 01765 603462

Ripon Racecourse

Boroughbridge Rd

Ripon

HG4 1UG

Tel: 01765 530530

Markenfield Hall

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 3AD

Tel: 01765 692 303

Estate Office

Newby Hall

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 5AE.

Tel: 0845 4504068

Boroughbridge

North Yorkshire

YO51 9ER

Tel: 01423 322 768

Benningborough Hall, Benningborough

This is a friendly house and garden. The grand 1716 Georgian mansion, with impressive baroque interior, is set in a park and gardens. There are more than 100 18th-century portraits and seven interpretation galleries in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery. There is also a fully equipped Victorian laundry, with wet and dry rooms, and a delightful working garden, which supplies the Walled Garden Restaurant. There are many family activities to enjoy and a wilderness play area.

Beningbrough

York

North Yorkshire

YO30 1DD

Tel: 01904 472027