Attractions

Local Attractions | Guided Tours | Map and Website Links

There is a wealth of attractions within an hour's drive of the hotel, which are listed below, for you to explore and enjoy.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like further details on any of these attractions, or have a look at the Garden Tours or Castle Tours pages if you would like us to arrange a tour for you during your stay with us.

If you would also like information on the programme of events at the hotel and in the locality, please go to our Calendar of Events page.

Newby Hall Nearby racecourses; Catterick, Ripon, Thirsk, Wetherby & York Fountains Abbey Studley Royal Water Garden Castle Howard
Theakstons Brewery Ripon Cathedral Druid"s Temple Folly Middleham Castle Thorp Perrow Arboretum

 

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Local Attractions

  • Abbeys: Jervaulx, Fountains, Byland, Easby, Mount Grace Priory, Rievaulx
  • Art Gallery: York City Art Gallery
  • Birdwatching: Nosterfield, Marfield
  • Castle: Middleham, Ripley, Knaresborough, Bolton, Richmond,
  • Cathedral: Ripon, York Minster
  • Caves: Mother Shipton’s, Stump Cross Caverns
  • Church: St Agatha at Easby
  • Farms: Braithwaite Hall, The Big Sheep & Little Cow Farm, Hazel Brow
  • Folly: Hackfall Wood, Druids Temple, Forbidden Corner
  • Garden: Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Constable Burton, Studley Royal, Harlow Carr
  • Historic Building: Marmion Tower at West Tanfield, Rievaulx Terrace and Temples
  • Historic House: Kiplin Hall, Markenfield Hall, Sion Hill Hall, Moulton Hall, Newburgh Priory, Allerton Park, Nunnington Hall, Fairfax House, Treasurer’s House, Castle Howard, Aske Hall, Norton Conyers, Newby Hall, Shandy Hall, Bramham Garden Park, Duncombe Park, Harewood House, Beningbrough Hall
  • Local Industry: Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop, Black Sheep Brewery, Rosebud Preserves, Glass Blowing, Theakston Brewery, Brymor Ice Cream, Island Heritage, Crakehall Water Mill, Trees to Treske, Swineside TeaPottery, White Rose Candle Workshop, Coxwold Pottery, Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes Ropemaker
  • Museum: Herriott Visitor Centre, Bedale Hall, Ripon Prison & Police Museum, Aldborough Roman Town, Nidderdale Museum, Green Howards Regimental Museum, Yorkshire Carriage, Swaledale Folk Museum, Royal Pump Room, Dales Countryside Museum, National Railway Museum, York Castle, York Dungeon, Yorkshire Museum & Gardens, Jorvik Viking Centre
  • Racecourses: Catterick, Ripon, Thirsk, Wetherby, York, Croft Motor Racing Circuit
  • Scenic: Aysgarth Falls, Mill Force, Brimham Rocks, How Stean Gorge, Hardraw Falls
  • Theme Park: Lightwater Valley

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Map and Web site links

Countryside and City

Yorkshire Dales
Visiting York

Map with some Swinton Park local attractions Link to Harwood web site Link to Burton Agnes web site Link to Castle Howard web site Link to Bolton Castle web site

Castles and
Abbeys

Bolton Castle
Middleham Castle
Fountains Abbey
Monastries of the Yorkshire Dales

Stately homes

Harewood House
Castle Howard
Burton Agnes
Newby Hall

Children's Activities

Lightwater Valley
The Forbidden Corner

 
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