Knaresborough is a small town in North Yorkshire with only 15 K population. It is famous due to its age over one thousand years, dating from the times of William the Conqueror.
Knaresborough is within 10 minutes drive from Harrogate. The return ticket is 3.60 pounds. The journey from Leeds will take only an hour.
Bus and train tickets to any city of UK are available online at www.GoEuro.com.
You can use electronic ticket for the bus and you have to print your train ticket in the Railway station (it requires the credit card which you used to buy the ticket online).
If you wish to have a photo shoot in Knaresborough or any other town of UK, you can find all the details on this page. The price of photo shoot in Knaresborough is from 200 pounds.
As soon as you come to Knaresborough you will immediately see its difference from all the other cities! At very nice and comfortable Railway Station you will already feel a fairytale atmosphere!
Attractions
in Knaresborough
The icon of the city is its big viaduct across the River Nidd. It was built by Thomas Grainger in 1851. As it is a very solid and high quality gritstone construction it is still functioning and carrying the trains across the river.
In general, this place resembles the scenes from Harry Potter movie, to be more precise, from that part when Harry is traveling to Hogwarts. This bridge is almost identical to the one in the movie. The construction has four 24 m high arches over the water level.
When it is a good weather, it is a real pleasure to have a boat ride or sit in one of the restaurants with spectacular view on the bridge.
To rent a boat is 6 pounds for adults, 4 pounds for kids till 16 y/o and for retired adults.
There is also an ancient fortress in Knaresborough. It was built by the Normans about one thousand years ago and was owned by that John Gaunt who is the ancestor of the royal families of Lancasters, Yorks and Tudors. Only a single tower has remained, the one that served as a prison those times and some secret tunnels (one of those is open for visitors with a guide).
There are stairs climbing from the bridge to the castle. You can find this way with the help of the direction board. From there you can observe the most picturesque panoramic view on the bridge and the whole city.
In addition, this castle also has a very unusual collection of ravens. It even has non-English ravens that is a very rare thing now, as UK has banned importing ravens into the country, so, this collection was assembled before the ban was implemented.
There is also the Church of St. John in the town. It was renovated in XIV century upon the request of Eduard’s III wife, who had spent her honeymoon in this neighborhood. Despite the age, the building is very well preserved.
When you are in Knaresborough you have to pop into its market square as well. First of all, you will see a traditional Celtic Cross that looks really major. Second, there is a sitting statue of John Metcalf, a famous citizen of Knaresborough.
He lived there in XVIII century and though he lost his sight in his childhood after some infection disease, nevertheless, was actively involved in the life of his native town. John participated in Scottish war, got captive and then, after the release, came back and built 180 miles of high quality northern roads. The man finished his very eventful and active life at the age of 95 and had deserved a monument in his home town.
