KNARESBOROUGH
Famous for King John's first Maunday alms (1210), St. Robert's Cave (a hermit's chapel and cave); The Castle (where the killers of Thomas Beckett hid); Mother Shipton, her cave and wishing well, plus the petrifying wall; Blind Jack, a pioneering roadmaker; the viaduct view.
More about the town (external links)
Knaresborough
Online
The
Museums website
Pages from an old tourist guide, the 6th edition (1831) of "Ripon (and surrounding areas), a tourist's companion".
page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4 | page 5 | page 6
The area around Knaresborough is equally interesting. My favourite place was the site of the Devil's Arrows, now unfortunately very close to the A1M motorway.
I grew up close to the Yorkshire Dales and therefore knew bliss.
My home town, in North Yorkshire. A great place to grow
up, but a little isolated for a teenager! I guess I have an expatriate's
enthusiasm for the place.