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Yorkshire
Yorkshire Tourist Board
The official tourism site for Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Dales
The stunning area west of Ripon
'I know Yorkshire'
Not yet you don't
YorkshireNet
Commercial site but lots of info for the serious link clicker
Ripon City
Ripon Gazette
Local news
The Cathedral
5 minute walk from Park Street - see the famous jewel
The Law & Order Museums
Rainy day stuff - lock yourself away
Ripon Races
Sunny day stuff- but don't take your shirt off you might lose it
Ripon City Info
Official knowledge
Ripon Internet
Semi-official knowledge
Ripon's orchestra
St Cecilia's orchestra may be playing in the cathedral if you are lucky
Bell Ringing
Campanology (for Googlewackers)
Around Ripon
Fountains Abbey
UNESCO World Heritage Site - DON'T MISS IT
Brimham Rocks
Fresh air, rock climbing, bilberries, hide & seek AND tea & scones
Newby Hall
More heritage - wonderful house & gardens
Jervaulx Abbey
Cistercian heritage
Ripley Castle
English Civil War heritage (losing side)
Markenfield Hall
Medieval Manor - meet Lady Deirdre
Eden Camp
Military heritage - prisoner of war camp holidays
Masham Steam Rally
Engineering heritage - bring an oily rag
Walks in the Dales
More fresh air - boots mandatory
The Forbidden Corner
5* - Unmissable and indescribable folly - Unique day out - book ahead
Thirsk
Rent-a-vet
Harrogate
Stale scones for shopaholics
Knaresborough
Local competition for Ripon - hang something up in a damp cave
Nidderdale
Great walking
Local wildlife spots
List of SSSIs and other wild life sites in the area (pdf file download)
Local accommodation
Bay Tree Farm
Aldfield farm near Fountains Abbey
Box Tree Cottages
Ripon centre
Briar Dene
Near the college
Crescent Lodge
Ripon Centre
Half Moon Inn
In Sharow village near Ripon
Mallard Grange
Farm 2 miles west of Ripon - near Fountains Abbey
Middle Ridge
S Ripon
The Old Deanery
Next door to the cathedral
Ravencroft
Ripon Spa Hotel
Also on Park Street
Sharow Cross House
The Unicorn
Coaching Inn on the market square
The White Horse
North of the market square
or call Ripon Tourist Information:
01765 604625
