Within 15 minutes drive - MAP of RiponIs the market town of Masham, with its famous Black Sheep & Theakstons breweries, delicious beer sausages, restaurants, glass-blowing workshop, sweet shop, and autumn sheep and steam fairs. There is also Ripon, the oldest city in Britain; home to a busy racecourse and a cathedral, three rivers and a canal, a Thursday market, a swimming pool and a pretty park, and a hornblower who blows his horn every night from the four corners of the city square. Just outside of Ripon are countless places to visit - such as Lightwater Valley theme park, Newby Hall (a fine Adam house and gardens, still a family home); Fountains Abbey, with its deer park and Studley Royal; and the natural formations of Brimham Rocks, Stump Cross Caverns and How Stean Gorge, not far away at Pateley Bridge. Close By - West LeasAre the villages of Kirkby Malzeard and Galphay. Both villages easily walkable. Kirkby has a newsagent, doctor's surgery, tea-room, butchers, chip shop, garage, public house with an Indian Restaurant in the Queen's Head. There are both Anglican and Methodist churches in Kirkby Malzeard. Footpaths lead directly off the farm, and there are plenty of lovely walks, including bridle paths and green lanes. We provide a map of the farm and indicate footpaths for you. Grantley Arms at Grantley, the Drovers Inn at Dallowgill or Galphay Inn at Galpay are good places to eat.Within 30 minutes driveSouth is the charming Victorian spa town of Harrogate, with its wide green Stray, Betty's tea-shop, theatre and cinema, antiques quarter, Valley Gardens, and modern shops and cafes. Close to Harrogate is Knaresborough, perched on a hill above the river, where you can take a boat out under the viaduct. 30 minutes north, on the other hand, will take you to Thirsk - James Herriot's hometown with its racecourse, or the county market town of Northallerton. Or take a gentle drive through the nearby Dales, taking in the dozens of pretty villages with beautiful walks, country pubs and tea-rooms.LeasestFARM(C) Rural Computer Services www.ruralcs.co.uk adrian@ruralcs.co.uk 01765 658416 / 07730610638Are the cities of Durham with its university and cathedral; York, with its Roman and Viking history; Newcastle; and Leeds, with its Corn Exchange, Victoria Quarter, Royal Armouries museum, art gallery and Playhouse. Between Harrogate and Leeds visit Harewood House, still a privately-owned stately home. Head south-west to Skipton, ancient market town with canal and castle. Or, if your pursuits are more rural, head for Ampleforth and spectacular Sutton Bank and the White Horse; or the other way, to Wensleydale and Hawes, to Middleham - former home of Richard III and now a major horse-racing town; or to gorgeous Kettlewell, home of the summer scarecrow contest; or to Aysgarth Falls... well, we could go on. 30 minutes drive or more - MAP of The Dales
Within 15 minutes drive - MAP of Ripon
Is the market town of Masham, with its famous Black Sheep &
Theakstons breweries, delicious beer
sausages, restaurants, glass-blowing
workshop, sweet shop, and autumn
sheep and steam fairs. There is also
Ripon, the oldest city in Britain; home
to a busy racecourse and a cathedral,
three rivers and a canal, a Thursday
market, a swimming pool and a pretty
park, and a hornblower who blows his
horn every night from the four corners
of the city square. Just outside of Ripon are countless places to visit
- such as Lightwater Valley theme park, Newby Hall (a fine Adam
house and gardens, still a family home); Fountains Abbey, with its
deer park and Studley Royal; and the natural formations of Brimham
Rocks, Stump Cross Caverns and How Stean Gorge, not far away at
Pateley Bridge.
Close By - West Leas
Are the villages of Kirkby
Malzeard and Galphay. Both
villages easily walkable. Kirkby
has a newsagent, doctor's
surgery, tea-room, butchers,
chip shop, garage, public house
with an Indian Restaurant in the
Queen's Head. There are both
Anglican and Methodist
churches in Kirkby Malzeard.
Footpaths lead directly off the
farm, and there are plenty of
lovely walks, including bridle
paths and green lanes. We
provide a map of the farm and
indicate footpaths for you.
Grantley Arms at Grantley, the
Drovers Inn at Dallowgill or
Galphay Inn at Galpay are good
places to eat.
Within 30 minutes drive
South is the charming Victorian
spa town of Harrogate, with its
wide green Stray, Betty's tea-
shop, theatre and cinema,
antiques quarter, Valley
Gardens, and modern shops
and cafes. Close to Harrogate is
Knaresborough, perched on a
hill above the river, where you
can take a boat out under the
viaduct. 30 minutes north, on
the other hand, will take you to
Thirsk - James Herriot's
hometown with its racecourse,
or the county market town of
Northallerton. Or take a gentle
drive through the nearby Dales,
taking in the dozens of pretty
villages with beautiful walks,
country pubs and tea-rooms.
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(C) Rural Computer Services www.ruralcs.co.uk adrian@ruralcs.co.uk 01765 658416 / 07730610638
Are the cities of Durham with its university and cathedral; York, with
its Roman and Viking history; Newcastle; and Leeds, with its Corn
Exchange, Victoria Quarter, Royal Armouries museum, art gallery
and Playhouse. Between Harrogate and Leeds visit Harewood
House, still a privately-owned stately home. Head south-west to
Skipton, ancient market town with canal and castle. Or, if your
pursuits are more rural, head for Ampleforth and spectacular Sutton
Bank and the White Horse; or the other way, to Wensleydale and
Hawes, to Middleham - former home of Richard III and now a major
horse-racing town; or to gorgeous Kettlewell, home of the summer
scarecrow contest; or to Aysgarth Falls... well, we could go on.
30 minutes drive or more - MAP of The Dales
