Historic BuildingsMasham

Bolton Castle is open to visitors all year round. There are five floors, sparsely furnished with tableaux depicting castle life in the 15th century. Visitors usually roam around in their own time, but if you would like a themed guided tour for a group please contact us beforehand…
Distance: 13.6 miles away

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. Francis Ingilby was sought as one of England's most dangerous Catholics,…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

Before the present castle was built in the 12th century, a Norman motte‐and‐bailey fortification existed at Middleham. The earthworks of this fortification survive to the south west of the existing castle. The principal building on the new site was a formidable stone keep, one of the largest in…
Distance: 8.2 miles away

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…
Distance: 7.5 miles away

Kiplin Hall stands near the River Swale in the beautiful Vale of Mowbray, between the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors. The Hall was built as a hunting lodge in the early 1620s for George Calvert, Secretary of State to James I, later the 1st Lord Baltimore…
Distance: 11.4 miles away

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.The superb contents of the house, collected by Weddell, ancestor of the Compton family,include the Gobelins Tapestry Room,…
Distance: 11.1 miles away

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'. The building is late medieval with Stuart and Georgian additions. Pictures, furniture, china and costumes reflect…
Distance: 6.5 miles away