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Ripon Cathedral
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Ripon
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Ripon Cathedral

Ripon Cathedral is a medieval marvel boasting a fascinating history all the way back to the 7th century. Serving the City of Ripon and the stunning county of North Yorkshire, worship is the heartbeat of Ripon Cathedral: with no fewer than three services each day including Choral Evensong (5.30pm/3.30pm Sunday) sung five times weekly by the nationally-acclaimed cathedral choir. Open to visitors daily (8.30am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 12pm-5pm on Sunday), a visit offers the chance to...

How Stean Gorge
Family Attractions
Pateley Bridge
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How Stean Gorge

How Stean Gorge is well-known as one of the best North Yorkshire attractions and with good reason. Featuring so...

Black Sheep Brewery & Tours
Food & Drink Producers
Masham
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Black Sheep Brewery & Tours

Experience Black Sheep beer at the source with a tour of the Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre in Masham...

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
Garden Attractions
Ripon
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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden

Surrounded by beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, this World Heritage Site has a lot to offer for a thoroughly enjoyable...

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A broad and fascinating array of unique attractions is waiting to be discovered when you visit the Harrogate District.

Historic abbeys, castles, country houses and monuments tell the ancient stories of politics, religion and power. From Roman mosaics and medieval strongholds to 18th Century showpieces, generations have left their mark for us to see today.

No visit is complete without a trip to the World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal or the lovely Ripon Cathedral, believed to be a source of inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

Stockeld Playhive

As you would expect from the home of the prestigious Harrogate Flower Shows, this part of the world is a garden lover’s paradise. We have an extraordinary range of almost forty parks and gardens to enjoy including the Royal Horticultural Society’s most northerly gardens, magnificent formal and public gardens and some more exotic surprises too!

There is plenty among our attractions to keep the whole family entertained with a variety of visitor attractions offering anything from nature trails and adventure playgrounds to miniature railways, ice-skating and boating. With the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on our doorstep there is every opportunity to experience the outdoors with a little adventure or just take some time to explore the wonders of the natural world. 

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Museums and galleries are peppered across the District, each different to the next and our lively theatres and cinemas and rich programme of leading arts festivals mean that there is always something to entertain you.

Whatever your age, whatever your passion you will always find something memorable to do when you visit this District.

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RHS Garden Harlow Carr
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr

Stockeld Park
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Stockeld Park

Beningbrough - National Trust
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Beningbrough - National Trust

Studfold Adventure Trail
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Studfold Adventure Trail

Kitchen Garden, at Rudding...
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Kitchen Garden, at Rudding...

The Himalayan Garden &...
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The Himalayan Garden &...

Stump Cross Caverns
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Stump Cross Caverns

Spirit of Harrogate - Unique...
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Spirit of Harrogate - Unique...

Royal Pump Room Museum
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Royal Pump Room Museum

Ripon Workhouse & Garden...
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Ripon Workhouse & Garden...

Ripon Prison & Police Museum
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Ripon Prison & Police Museum

Newby Hall & Gardens
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Newby Hall & Gardens

Whittaker's Distillery Tours
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Whittaker's Distillery Tours

Mother Shipton's Cave and...
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Mother Shipton's Cave and...

Ripon Courthouse Museum
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Ripon Courthouse Museum

Harewood House
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Harewood House

Markenfield Hall
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Markenfield Hall

Skipton Castle
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Skipton Castle

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Behind the scenes of  Attractions

Curiosities of the Museum
Attractions
12th May 2020
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Curiosities of the Museum

The Harrogate Museums and Arts collection holds a lot of famous treasures, from Faberge and Grimshaw to unique ancient...

An exhibition to celebrate at the Mercer Gallery
Attractions
4th Aug 2022
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An exhibition to celebrate at the Mercer Gallery

Celebration is the current exhibition on show at the Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate and it is just that...

Further curiosities from the museum
Attractions
27th May 2020
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Further curiosities from the museum

It always brings great excitement and even after 11 years there are still always new surprises for me, with...

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