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Yorkshire Dales Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions, amusements, antique centres, theme parks, steam railways, factory shops, zoos & wildlife centres, country parks, etc in Yorkshire Dales...
This page covers general tourist attractions, including amusement parks, boat trips, steam and miniature railways, theme parks, specialist shops, factory shops and outlet villages, guided walks, country parks, viewpoints, zoos and wildlife parks, etc.
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Yorkshire Dales Tourist Attractions |
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Black Sheep Brewery
Wellgarth, Masham, HG4 4EN Sample award winning traditionally made Black Sheep Ale. Take a tour around the brewery, visit the Bistro and Baa....r and shop for a special souvenir in the Sheepy Shop. Open 7 days a week. Please note: special events may alter opening times. To avoid disappointment it is advisable to telephone and check opening times before starting on your journey. You can also pre-book your place for a guided tour. 
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Kidz Play
Beech Avenue, Harrogate,
HG2 8DS Come and visit Harrogate's largest indoor adventure play and party centre suitable for babies and children up to ten years old, complete with stylish cafe serving great coffee.
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Ripon Racecourse
Ripon, North Yorkshire Dates for fixtures and online booking for tickets are available on the website.
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Turkish Baths
1 Parliament Street, Harrogate, HG1 2WH Relax and re-junivate at Harrogate's best kept secret. Turkish Baths & Health Spa.
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Theakston Brewery & Visitor Centre
Masham, Ripon, HG4 4YD Old Peculiar is just one of the traditional ales brewed by Theakston. Take a brewery tours and sample some of their beer and you might even catch a glimpse of their cooper making traditional wooden casks. Visitor Centre and shop are open 7 days a week with guided tours available. Advance booking for tours is recommended.
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Brimham Rocks Tel: 01423 780688 Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
50 acres of mysterious, weird and wonderful rock
formations carved out of sandstone by the
elements. Now under protection of the National
Trust. An information centre has been opened
with the addition of a shop and there are
footpaths for those of a less intrepid nature.
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How Stean Gorge
Lofthouse, Pateley Bridge,
North Yorkshire,
HG3 5SF Spectacular limestone gorge with a chasm nearly 70ft deep. Winding footpaths along the side and over narrow bridges. Also caves, children's play area and restaurant and tearooms. Open daily sunrise to sunset. Admission charge.
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Stump Cross Caverns Tel: 01756 752780 Web: www.stumpcrosscaverns.co.uk Natural dry stream passage formed some half million years ago with stalagmite and stalactite formations. Found by lead miners in the 19th century and now opened as a show cave. Also, visitor centre, gift shop and tea room. Open daily mid March to beginning of November and weekends all year, weather permitting. Admission charge
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Plumpton Rocks Tel: 01423 868824 Web: www.plumptonrocks.co.uk Enjoy the peace and beauty of the idyllic lake, dramatic millstone grit rocks, romantic woods and paths winding through bluebells and rhododendrons. The gardens at Plumpton Rocks have been declared by English Heritage as being of outstanding interest in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
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Black Bull in Paradise
Theakston Brewery Visitor Centre, Masham, North
Yorkshire, HG4 4YD Experience the craft and skill that goes into brewing Theakston's legendary beers a tradition that has been going on for almost two centuries.
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White Scar Cave
Ingleton, North Yorkshire, LA6 3AW The longest show cave in Britain! BELOW: the delicate beauty of a subterranean world... enter the earth and experience nature from the inside. See underground waterfalls, flowstone and the massive ice-age cavern decorated with thousands of stalactites.
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The Forbidden Corner
Tupgill Park Estate, Coverham, Middleham,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4TJ A unique labryinth of tunnels, chambers, follies and surprises created in a four acre walled garden in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. The temple of the Underworld, The Eye of the Needle, a huge pyramid made of translucent glass, paths and passages that lead nowhere, extraordinary statues at every turn. There are decisions to make and tricks to avoid. A day out with a difference which will challenge and delight children of all ages. 
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Yorkshire Dales Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, etc |
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Yorkshire Dales Preserved Railways, Steam, Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways |
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Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6AF Travel from Embsay station, built in 1888, to the award-winning station at Bolton Abbey, taking in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales scenery.
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Wensleydale Railway plc
Leeming Bar Station, Leases Road, Leeming Bar,
Northallerton, Yorkshire, DL7 9AR The Wensleydale Railway runs heritage steam, plus 5 from the 1960's between Leeming Bar and Redmire, via Bedale and Leyburn, a 32 mile trip that takes approximately 2 hours 1/4. |
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Yorkshire Dales Antique Centres, Factory Outlets, Specialist retailers |
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Yorkshire Dales Country Parks, Walks & Viewpoints |
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Heritage Walks Web: www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk Put on your walking boots and explore some of our fabulous countryside and heritage. Follow one of the Heritage Walks in Nidderdale, area of outstanding natural beauty. A good selection of leaflets and books on other walks are available from the Tourist Information Centre's in Harrogate, Knaresborough & Ripon.
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Gouthwaite Reservoir (birdwatching)
Particularly popular location for bird watchers and it is noted county wide for hosting birds of prey and a variety of waders. Gouthwaite can be found in Upper Nidderdale - 5 minute drive from Pateley Bridge.
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Hackfall Wood (birdwatching)
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The Nidderdale Moors
(birdwatching) The Nidderdale Moors are designated as a Special Protection Area support nationally important populations of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Red Grouse.
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DEFRA – Rural Affairs
Tel: 08459 335577 More than 1800 walks etc in the United Kingdom. Simply select your destination and you will be rewarded with mini guides and map references to help you explore the countryside at your leisure.
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The Settle Loop Part of the new Pennine Bridleway National Trail The Settle Loop is the first 10 mile (16km) section of what will eventually be the 350 mile Pennine Bridleway National Trail. This will run from Middleton Top in Derbyshire through Lancashire, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria, to Byrness in Northumberland. Opened in August 2005, the Settle Loop is a circuit starting and ending in Settle and was created to allow horse-riders, mountain-bikers and walkers to spend a whole day in the Yorkshire Dales National Park whilst journeying along the National Trail.
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Yorkshire Dales Zoos and Wildlife Parks, Birdwatching, Rescue Centres |
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The Stray Harrogate This 200 acres of land wraps around the main urban "old town" and is fiercely guarded by residents with a group set up specifically to safeguard it. The Stray exists for the people of the town and is a popular spot for picnicking, kite-flying, outdoor games and local football matches on Sunday mornings.
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Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon Spa Gardens is a beautiful park right in the heart of Ripon with something for everyone. As well as proudly flying the Green Flag for the fourth year running, the Gardens also boast Ripon's war memorial, which has taken the Best War memorial in the "town class" several times in the Yorkshire In Bloom awards and a splendid Victorian bandstand where band concerts take place on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer. For birdwatchers, carefully sited nesting boxes have encouraged many varieties to make a home in the Gardens alongside outdoor games and the Sun Parlour Café serving home cooked food.
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The Recreation Ground Pateley Bridge This area of open green space with many mature trees runs alongside the River Nidd where you will see a wonderful array of daffodils in the spring. There are small areas of shrub plantings and the cenotaph has seasonal bedding planted round it throughout the year. A walk through the village of Pateley Bridge treats the visitor to a colourful abundance of seasonal bedding.
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Killinghall Moor Country Park Harrogate A country park of around twenty-five acres popular with wildlife enthusiasts. This park differs from our district's other parks, as there are no formal planting schemes. Killinghall Moor is a conservation area, where visitors can enjoy the beauty of our native birds and wildlife.
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Crag Lane (off B6162 Otley Road),
Harrogate, North Yorkshire,
HG3 1QB One of Yorkshire's most relaxing yet inspiring locations! Beautiful 58-acre gardens which have, for over 50 years, provided a garden setting to assess the suitability of plants for growing in the north. Breathtaking streamside, flower and vegetable trial, woodland and arboretum, scented garden, herbs and ornamental grasses....to name but a few. Harlow Carr is the location for the exciting landmark BBC series 'Gardens through Time', to mark the bicentenary of the RHS in 2004. The gardens also run workshops on all aspects of gardening and horticulture, plus events.
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Hazel Brow Farm Visitor Centre
Low Row, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6NE This organic working farm is an award winning, all weather attraction, facilities include a Visitor centre, Cafe & shop, supervised animal handling sessions, walks, souvenirs & gifts and a children's play area.
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Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2PR Home to some of the largest and rarest trees and shrubs in England, originally created by Colonel Sir Leonard Ropner (1895 - 1977). Further attractions include the tree trails, nature trail and children's trail, a large lake, falconry centre, Plant Centre, picnic area, children's play area, the Milbank Pinetum, originally planted by Lady Augusta Milbank in the mid-nineteenth century, and the medieval Spring Wood dating back to the 16th century.
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