Plompton

Worth seeing in and around Plompton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Knaresborough Castle

   Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.

   2.7 km · ruined fortress in North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wetherby Road

   Wetherby Road, known as the Marcy Fitness Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium in Harrogate, England. It is mostly used for football matches, being the home ground of Harrogate Town A.F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people, and is situated on the north side of the A661 Wetherby Road, east of and adjacent to Harrogate District Hospital.

   3.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Harrogate · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Spofforth Castle

   Spofforth Castle, in the village of Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England, was a fortified manor house ruined during the English Civil War, and now run by English Heritage as a tourist attraction.

   3.3 km · castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mother Shipton's Cave

   Mother Shipton's Cave is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well.

   3 km · cave in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Rudding Park

   Rudding Park Hotel, Spa and Golf is a Grade I listed Regency-style country house in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the 2,000-acre Rudding Park estate at Follifoot on the southern outskirts of Harrogate.

   2.6 km · Grade I listed country house in Follifoot, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Andrew's Church, Starbeck

   St Andrew's Church is in High Street, Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Harrogate, the archdeaconry of Richmond, and the Diocese of Leeds.

   3.2 km · grade II listed church in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ribston Hall

   Ribston Hall is a privately owned 17th-century country mansion situated on the banks of the River Nidd, at Great Ribston, near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   3.5 km · country house in Great Ribston with Walshford, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of Saint John the Baptist, Knaresborough

   St John the Baptist Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. It is the largest church in the town.

   3 km · Grade I listed church in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church is the parish church of Goldsborough, a village near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, in England. The church appears to have first been built in the 12th century, from which period survive the south door and perhaps some walling at the ends of the nave.

   3.2 km · church in Goldsborough, North Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Newton House

    Newton House is a historic building in Knaresborough, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was built in the mid or late 18th century.

    2.6 km · house in Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Plompton

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 19 km · Manchester (MAN), 89 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 117 km

Stations

Starbeck railway station, 3.3 km · Knaresborough railway station, 2.9 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Plompton

  76 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £9–12
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• Liverpool → Plompton

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £13–17
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Plompton

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £12–15
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