Knaresborough

Some more views of Knaresborough

Knaresborough is an ancient market town situated around a magnesian limestone gorge on the River Nidd just outside Harrogate near the end of Nidderdale to the south-east of the Yorkshire Dales.

Famous for Mother Shipton's Cave and the adjacent Petrifying Well (where running water gradually coats suspended objects in a limestone deposit - thus turning them to stone), Knaresborough also boasts a fine castle and several other attractions - including a house and chapel (St Michael's Cave) hewn out of a rock face at the side of the gorge.

For more information about Knaresborough and the surrounding area, please also visit the following externally maintained website(s):

• Knaresborough Online