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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 day out. The magnificent ruins of the once prosperous Fountains Abbey, the largest monastic ruins in the country, sit alongside a Georgian water garden that is sure to delight your senses. This breath-taking landscape is also home to a manor house known as Fountains Hall, Studley Royal medieval deer park, a beautiful Victorian church and Cistercian...

Skipton Town Hall
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Skipton
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Skipton Town Hall

Grade II listed Skipton Town Hall is a modern multi-arts cultural hub, home to the award-winning Craven Museum, an...

Studfold Adventure Trail
Family Attractions
Pateley Bridge
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Studfold Adventure Trail

Studfold Adventure Trail is situated in the stunning countryside of Upper Nidderdale, in the heart of an area of...

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...

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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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Bebra Gardens, Knaresborough
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Bebra Gardens, Knaresborough

Brimham Rocks
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Brimham Rocks

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Mount Grace Priory, House and...

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Knaresborough Heritage Centre
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Knaresborough Heritage Centre

Dunesforde Vineyard
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Dunesforde Vineyard

Ripon Racecourse
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Ripon Racecourse

Crimple Valley Viaduct
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Crimple Valley Viaduct

Butter Market Museum
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Butter Market Museum

Ingleborough Cave
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Ingleborough Cave

Nidderdale Museum
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Nidderdale Museum

Horticap Nature Trail, Cafe,...
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Horticap Nature Trail, Cafe,...

Ripon Courthouse Museum
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Ripon Courthouse Museum

Black Sheep Brewery & Tours
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Black Sheep Brewery & Tours

Harewood House
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Harewood House

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

Whittaker's Distillery Tours
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Whittaker's Distillery Tours

Harrogate Tipple Gin School
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Harrogate Tipple Gin School

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Something amazing is happening at Ripon Cathedral this summer
Attractions
8th Jul 2020
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Something amazing is happening at Ripon Cathedral this summer

Something amazing is happing at Ripon Cathedral this summer Thousands of beautiful, white, paper angels are being created and...

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...

Autumn colours in the Harrogate district
Garden Attractions
28th Sept 2022
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Autumn colours in the Harrogate district

If you’re looking for fresh air to feel good and fun things to do outdoors this October, then look...

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