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in the county of Hampshire

Baldock High St, Hertfordshire

Baldock

in the county of Hertfordshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Knaresborough

West Park United Reformed Church

Harrogate (190 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction SW)

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

Ripon Cathedral from Kirkgate

Ripon (205 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

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

Bridge Avenue, Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley (45 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction SW)

Otley is a beautiful old town with attractive buildings in medieval courts and alleyways and a lovely parish church that dates back to Norman times...

The Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Tadcaster (4 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SE)

Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape...

Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NW)

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......

Final approach to Leeds Bradford Airport

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction S)

In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....

The Calf viewed from The Cow, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

Ilkley (39 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction SW)

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York houseboat

York (1057 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction E)

One of the most historic cities in Britain with overs 2000 years of history.....

Town square, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Thirsk (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction N)

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."..

Coxwold, Shandy House, 1991

Coxwold (13 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction NE)

Coxwold is one of those villages that appear to have changed very little with the passing of the centuries...

Bolton Priory

Bolton Abbey (135 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction W)

The Bolton Abbey Estate covers 30,000 acres of beautiful countryside in the Yorkshire Dales.There are medieval buildings to explore and 80 miles of moorland, woodland and riverside footpaths...

Saltaire the Mill Town

Saltaire (54 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction SW)

This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century.....

Bridge in Burnsall, North Yorkshire

Burnsall (24 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (19.9 miles, 32.1 km, direction W)

Viewed from the surrounding grassy fells, this gorgeous stone village with its striking walls softened by rich green foliage, presents a picture of timeless charm...

Harden Waterfall near bingley, West Yorkshire

Harden (4 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction SW)

Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford...

Castleford

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (20.5 miles, 33.0 km, direction S)

This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...

Old Mounting Block - Cliffe Castle - Keighley

Keighley (47 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction SW)

This is an industrial town in West Yorkshire. It lies in a fold between the fine countryside of Airdale and Keighley Moors...

The River Wharfe south of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales

Grassington (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction W)

This is Upper Wharfdale's principle village. It is a place of quiet charm with a lovely old bridge spanning the River Wharfe and cobbled lanes with pretty stone cottages descending towards the attractive village square...

Santa Special

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (23.2 miles, 37.3 km, direction SW)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

The Black Swan, Helmsley

Helmsley (172 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (23.3 miles, 37.5 km, direction NE)

The town itself is very pretty with lots of interesting stone buildings set around a market square where visitors can find attractive craft and gift shops, as well as cafe's and no less than four former coaching inns...

Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (25.1 miles, 40.3 km, direction SE)

This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire...

Recommended attractions near Knaresborough

Knaresborough, The Petrifying Well

Mother Shiptons Cave & Petrifying Well (28 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)

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

Ripley Castle, Yorkshire

Ripley Castle (12 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NW)

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

Fountains Abbey.Ripon,North Yorkshire

Fountains Abbey (159 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction NW)

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Harewood House in West Yorkshire - Terrace Gardens, June 2005

Harewood House (25 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction S)

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Ripon Cathedral, Ripon, Yorkshire.

Ripon Cathedral (28 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction N)

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.....

Brimham Rocks Country Park, North Yorkshire.

Brimham Rocks Country Park (78 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NW)

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

Beningborough Hall

Beningbrough Hall (19 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction E)

18th-century house with interactive galleries and National Portrait Gallery paintings. Grounds and working walled garden...

The Entrance to Lightwater Valley Park, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Lightwater Valley Park (11 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Abbey (14 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction SW)

Kirkstall Abbey is one of Yorkshire's finest ruined Cistercian abbey's. It was founded in the 12th-century from which much of.....

Cow and Calf, Ilkley.

Cow and Calf Rocks (21 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SW)

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Armley Mills Industrial Museum near Leeds.

Armley Mills Industrial Museum (4 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction S)

Formerly the largest woolen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum that explores the rich industrial past of.....

National Railway Museum in York, Yorkshire. The largest railway museum in the world

The National Railway Museum (76 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction E)

The City of York is where you will find the largest national railway museum in the world. It is full of railway memorabilia,.....

1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....

Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

This is a stunning house set in magical grounds. It began life hundreds of years ago but the oldest part of the house we see.....

The Yorkshire Wheel in York. April 2006

The Yorkshire Wheel (6 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction E)

What a way to enjoy a fantastic view over the amazing city of York! The new Norwich Union Yorkshire wheel is vast, it measures.....

St Mary's Abbey, York

St Mary's Abbey, York (22 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)

The idyllic ruins of St.Mary's Abbey form an eye-catching centrepiece in the grounds of the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens. These.....

York, England, 2006 - Micklegate Bar

Micklegate Bar Museum (4 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction E)

This is a museum that fully celebrates the stirring deeds of the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil War and much, much more......

The Wheel in York

Yorkshire Museum & Gardens (16 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction E)

The Yorkshire Museum stands in spacious gardens on the banks of the River Ouse. It contains rich finds from the Roman city and.....

Lendal Tower, York, Next Shot is Lendal Tower Plaque

Lendal Tower (3 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.8 km, direction E)

This is a beautiful riverside medieval building dating back to the 1300's or beyond. It was originally mentioned in Yorl's.....

Inside the Wight Home. - Heriott Museum

The World of James Herriot Museum (15 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction N)

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