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,…
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6.7 miles
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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…
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2.3 miles
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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,…
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3.2 miles
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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…
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3.3 miles
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