Knaresborough: The Petrifying Well and the Viaduct
Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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Petrifying Well
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Knaresborough: The Petrifying Well and the Viaduct
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Knaresborough stands above a gorge of the Nidd crossed by a railway viaduct, with a ruined castle on the cliff. On the far bank, the dropping well beside Mother Shipton's Cave coats objects hung under it in minerals until they look like stone, and has been charging visitors since 1630 — the oldest paying tourist attraction in England. Mother Shipton, the legendary prophetess said to have been born Ursula Southeil in the cave around 1488, gives the place its name.
Required Activities
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of 4
Watch teddy bears slowly turning stony under the mineral water of the petrifying well
2
of 4
Walk the riverside under the viaduct and hire a rowing boat
3
of 4
Climb to the castle keep above the gorge
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of 4
Find the cave cut into the cliff at Mother Shipton's
Watch teddy bears slowly turning stony under the mineral water of the petrifying well
Walk the riverside under the viaduct and hire a rowing boat
Climb to the castle keep above the gorge
Find the cave cut into the cliff at Mother Shipton's
Before you go
Mother Shipton's Cave and the well open from late March to 1 November, and the castle keep is closed from October to spring.
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