Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden and medieval deer park. One of the most remarkable places in Europe, this World Heritage Site comprises the spectacular ruin of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey and monastic watermill, an Elizabethan mansion (tw...

Jervaulx Abbey

Founded in 1156, Jervaulx Abbey was once a great Cistercian monastery. Plundered and pillaged during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the Abbey now stands as an enchanting, charming and atmospheric ruin, allowed to flourish by ...

Lightwater Valley

Lightwater Valley Theme Park is one of the leading theme parks in the UK, jam packed with over 40 thrilling rides and attractions for all the family. Why not ride our world famous rollercoaster The Ultimate, still the longest rollercoaster in Europe...

Markenfield Hall

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 Eng...

Newby Hall and Gardens

25 acres of stunning gardens, a sculpture park, an exciting children's adventure playground and miniature railway are just a few of the delights that await you at Newby Hall and Gardens this year. Newby Hall, the family home of Mr and Mrs Richard Com...

Norton Conyers

Norton Conyers is a mid 14th Century house with Tudor, Stuart and Georgian additions. The mid 18th Century walled garden is five minutes walk from the house. It retains the essentials of its original design, combined with sympathetic replanting in ...

Ripon Cathedral

For over 1300 years people have been coming to worship and pray at Ripon. 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, a...

Ripon Prison and Police Museum

The museum is housed in a building which formed part of the former House of Correction and Liberty Gaol and which is now an integral part of the overall attraction of the museum. The building's origins go back to the late 17th Century but the part no...

The Black Sheep Brewery Vistor Centre

Black Sheep Brewery Visitor Centre is the ideal place for an interesting day out. 'Shepherded' tours involve a fascinating trip around the traditional brew house and fermenting room. Guests experience the traditional brewing process and sample the ...

The Courthouse Museum

The museum is housed in the former Quarter Sessions Courthouse built in 1830 to replace its mediaeval predecessor and the interior of the courtroom has not changed much since then. After Quarter Sessions ceased in 1953 the court continued as a Magist...

The Workhouse Museum

'Hush-a-bye baby, on a tree top. When you grow old, your wages will stop. When you have spent the little you made. First to the poorhouse and then to the grave.'
This rhyme tells the story of many a working man's life in the 19th Century. The rath...