Local information

Local tourist information for Boroughbridge

Walkers can enjoy numerous walks within the area with many trails starting on site.
The market town of Boroughbridge is a short walk from site. Its main street has fine buildings from its time as a coaching stop. It also has a supermarket, specialist shops and several places to eat out.
Ripon – the Cathedral City of the Dales – is six miles away.
Harrogate is accessible by bus from outside the site. Predominantly Georgian in architecture, it is known as England’s floral town.
Newby Hall is one of England’s finest Adam Houses. It has an Adventure Garden for children.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden form a World Heritage Site with many historic buildings.
Knaresborough – south of Boroughbridge – has a castle. The town is on a crag-top on a gorge of the River Nidd.
The Ryedale Folk Museum includes an 1850s fire engine and an Edwardian photographic studio.
Isirium is a Roman town at Aldborough. See the remains of the Roman walls and the fine mosaic floors of a villa.
The Roecliffe Ramble is a circular walk on the banks of the River Ure, passing locks and Newby Hall.
Lightwater Valley has a theme park, shopping village and Bird of Prey Centre all on one site.
Fishing is permitted from the site – in season. Catch roach, perch, dace, pike, chub or even trout or grayling.