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Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

Near Ripon

National Trust 12th Century

Cistercian Abbey.

A World Heritage Site.

Georgian water garden - lakes, canals, follies, woods

and walks.

Landscape and buildings to stroll in and around

Visitor centre

Harlow Carr Gardens

Harrogate

RHS Botanical gardens with all kinds of plants and

planting, trials, woodland, walks

Museum of gardening.

Restaurant, garden centre

Newby Hall

Near Ripon

Private house and garden of the Comptons

25 acres, herbaceous borders, woodland,

rockery, water, woodland.

Children’s playgrounds and miniature train

Cafe, shop, plant sales

Ripley Castle

near Harrogate

Privately owned Castle, gardens and

grounds.

House guided tours (very good)

Gift shop and tearoom

Large Christmas fair

Thorp Perrow Arboretum near Bedale

85 acres of specimen trees and gardens, planted by Sir Leonard Ropner from 1931 onwards.

Birds of prey and mammals centre

Cafe, shop