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0.8milesHistory of Harrogate as a spa town
Swan Road, HG12SA
The museum's permanent displays recall the history of a bygone era when Harrogate was England's premier spa town. You can discover the famous people that visited and the treatments they took as well as seeing the original and still functioning suplhur wells.
2.1milesRHS Garden Harlow Carr
Grag Lane, Otley Rd, Harrogate, HG31QB
Harlow Carr is the newest and most northerly of the four RHS gardens. This, along with its challenging growing conditions, offers an ideal place to view what can be grown successfully in the region.
3.2milesRipley Castle
A61 Harrogate - Ripon Rd, Ripley, HG33AY
Welcome to Ripley Castle, home of the Ingilby family for the last 700 years. Just a short drive from Arden House Hotel, Ripley Castle, Nr Harrogate, has been home to the Ingilby family since 1325.
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6.9milesHarewood House and Bird Garden
Harewood Estate, Harewood, LS179LQ
Harewood is a great family day out. Visit the Adventure Playground, explore the Gardens and Bird Gardens, take a boat trip across the lake or marvel at the collections in the House.
7.5milesNewby Hall and Gardens
Newby Hall, HG45AE
Newby Hall, the family home of Mr & Mrs Richard Compton, is one of England's renowned Adam houses,an exceptional example of 18th century interior decoration, recently restored to its original beauty. Information for Disabled VisitorsAccess - allocated spaces in car park for disabled adjacent to entrance pavilion on natural hard-core surface.
8.5milesFountains Abbey and Studley Royal
B6265 Road, Ripon, HG43DY
Cistercian abbey, Georgian water garden and medieval deer parkOne 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 (two rooms open to visitors) and one of the best surviving examples of a Georgian water garden. Elegant ornamental lakes, canals, temples and cascades provide a succession of dramatic eye-catching vistas.
8.7milesAldborough Roman Town and Museum
Boroughbridge, YO519ES
Sections of once massive town wall and its definsive towers. 2 fine Roman mosaic pavements.
12.2milesHorsforth Village Museum
5 The Green, LS185JB
Horsforth, once described as the largest village in England, has somehow managed to retain some of its village identity and character in spite of being absorbed into the urban sprawl of Leeds. The museum aims to reflect this heritage through exhibitions drawn from all aspects of life in and around Horsforth village.
12.6milesNorton Conyers Hall
Ripon, HG45EQ
Visited by Charlotte Bronte in 1839; a family legend gave her the idea for the mad Mrs Rochester in 'Jane Eyre'. The house is an original of 'Thornfield Hall'.
12.7milesKirkstall Abbey
Abbey Road, Kirkstall, LS53EH
The fifth daughter abbey of Fountains, Kirkstall was founded in 1152 by Abbot Alexander. As it remains today, Kirkstall abbey is the most complete example of early Cistercian design and building in the the country.
13.3milesThackray Museum
Beckett Street, LS97LN
The Museum was the inspiration of Paul Thackray, grandson of Charles F Thackray, founder of the medical company bearing his name in Leeds in 1902.With the aid of a £3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the museum has been established in a former workhouse building adjacent to St James's Hospital.
13.7milesLeeds City Museum
Millennium Square, LS28BH
Leeds City Museum is an exciting day out for visitors of all ages. See fascinating , lively displays that tell the story of Leeds, the natural world, Ancient Egypt and Africa, to name but a few.
15.2milesTemple Newsam House
Temple Newsam, LS150AE
Temple Newsam is one of the great historic estates in England. Set within over 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, it is a magnificent Tudor-Jacobean mansion.
15.6milesMiddleton Railway
Moor Road, Hunslet, LS102JQ
Having been established by an Act of Parliament in 1758, the Middleton Railway, Leeds, can claim to be the oldest Railway in the world. It also played host to the first commercially successful, revenue earning, steam locomotives which entered service there in 1812.
16.4milesTheakston Working Brewery and Visitor Centre
The Brewery, Masham, Ripon, HG44YD
Relaxed and comfortable visitor centre with video, story boards and regular guided tours. Guided tours of traditional brewery includes free sampling at the bar.
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16.7milesEast Riddlesden Hall
Bradford Road, Riddlesden, Keighley, BD205EL
The house has distinctive architectural features and is set in mature grounds with beech trees and a large duck pond. The interior has a wonderful ambience, furnished with textiles, Yorkshire oak furniture and pewter, together with fine examples of 17th-century embroidery.
17.2milesNational Museum of Photography, Film, TV
NMPFT, Bradford, BD11NQ
Founded in 1983, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television quickly became the most visited national museum outside London, attracting approximately 750,000 visitors each year.A part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, the decision to locate the Museum in Bradford was driven by the city's historic contribution to the development of cinema and film-making in the UK, and the desire to make the NMSI collection accessible to a wider audience.
17.4milesBolling Hall
Bowling Hall Rd, Bradford, BD47LP
Tucked away in a leafy garden, less than a mile from the city centre, is one of Bradford's most precious jewels. .
17.8milesNational Railway Museum York
Leeman Road, York, YO264XJ
The National Railway Museum in York, England is the largest railway museum in the world, responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. The Museum contains an unrivalled collection of locomotives, rolling stock, railway equipment, documents and recordsBritish Rail - A Moving Story A permanent exhibition telling the story of British Rail from nationalization in 1948 to privatization in 1996.
17.9milesCliffe Castle Museum
Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, BD206LH
Cliffe Castle Museum was originally the spectacular mansion of the local Victorian millionaire and textile manufacturer, H I Butterfield. It stands in attractive hillside grounds with greenhouses and garden centre, aviaries and a childrens play area.
18.2milesYorkshire Museum
Museum Gardens, York, YO17FR
Walk in the footsteps of Romans and Vikings. See beasts turned to stone from a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet.
18.2milesYork Minster
Deangate, York, YO17EW
One of Europe's finest cathedrals, in the heart of Northern England. From Roman times to the present day the site on which York Minster stands has been at the very centre of England's religious and political life.
18.4milesTreasurers House
Chapter House Street, York, YO17JL
Elegant town house dating from medieval timesOriginally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to visitors as are the famous ghost stories.
18.5milesFairfax House
Castlegate, York, YO19RN
Fairfax House is considered one of the finest eighteenth-century houses in England, and is now open each day as an historic house museum for self guided tours. Fairfax House is one of the finest eighteenth-century townhouses in England, and is home of the famous Noel Terry collection of furniture.
18.5milesJorvik
Coppergate, York, YO19WT
Between 1976 and 1981, visitors to York from all over the world watched as some of the best preserved remains of the Viking world came to light. York Archaeological Trust discovered wooden houses which stood to over 2 metres in height, fence lines, alleyways and backyards.
18.5milesRichard III Museum
Monk Bar, YO1 7LQ
Perhaps no English King fires the imagination more than Richard III, King of England for just 26 months (1483-85).Demonised by Shakespeare as a deformed, hunchbacked villain, King Richard is said to have committed numerous brutal murders.
18.6milesMerchant Adventurers Hall
Fossgate, York, YO19XD
The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is of major national importance and is scheduled as an ancient monument. The medieval guild hall of the powerful Merchant Advenuturers Company was build between 1357 - 1361, and is one of the finest in Europe.
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