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Mother Shiptons

  1. Knaresborough
  2. Knaresborough Bus Station

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Mother Shiptons
"Mother Shipton’s is a beloved Knaresborough landmark and England’s oldest visitor attraction, open since 1630. Discover the story of prophetess Mother Shipton and the magical Petrifying Well, a unique geological phenomenon with cascading water turning objects to stone.Mother Shipton was born in a cave next to the River Nidd in 1488 and grew up around Knaresborough. As she grew older, her prophecies became known throughout England. She foretold the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the Great Fire of London.Great for all ages, there’s fun for families in the adventure playground, scenic picnic areas, interactive trails, and petrified objects displayed in the museum & gift shop. We welcome dogs on a lead."
Address: Knaresborough HG5 8HZ, UK
State: North Yorkshire
City: Knaresborough
Zip Code: HG5 8HZ

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Reviews
Great place to visit. You can park on site as part of your ticket and there are toilets at the entrance. Its about a 1/2 mile walk and the paths are nice and smooth, no hiking boots required just sensible shoes. There is a coffee shop/van on site half way with plenty seating and a play ground for children. The cave and well is magical and worth the visit. Gift shop and museum is at the end of the trail. You require about 2 hours to have a gentle stroll and see everything.
The first time we went here was over 16 years ago and enjoyed the experience. So we decided to go back again and take our son, it has changed so much. Brilliant place for the kids now, take a picnic as lovely places to sit and picnic tables and lovely views. There is a large play park and it was a lovely walk. There is a few car parks so go with your car.
It was a lovely day out. We took a picnic with us. They have lots of little huts and benches that you can sit in and eat your picnic. It's a really nice place to take the kids. The story of witch is interesting and the cave and water fall have audio outputs which give you information. Walking by the river is lovely also, you see people enjoying their day by rowing small boats. I would definitely recommend it to others.
Halloween Event. It was a perfect family time in this place. Halloween decoration, witches show and beautiful nature around to see amazing cave, waterfall and a fountain. Definitely I would recommend to come to visit this place. Toilets in three places - near the entrance, in the middle and end of the walking path. As I was pregnant it wasn’t be a problem for me to find a restroom. Plus there are places where to rest too and to have a picnic or just chill out a bit . No problem with the parking as there are many parking places and stuff guides you where you could park your car.
Not impressed really, we visited with our son for his first visit to Christmas and in total it cost £50-60. Seeing Santa was nice, but we were in and out in minutes, then to make it worse we had to pay £12 for some images they took of us, which then all turned out to be very low quality. The Christmas event was nice enough but was basically a themed cafe outside, not much to really do at all. Getting down to the museum and cave was near impossible with our little son. Then if we wanted to go into Knaresborough we’d of had to pack everything back into the car and go and find more parking. Extremely over priced, it’s more somewhere you’d go for a nice social media picture for Instagram and not an actual nice family day out. Update: changed down to 2 starts as my complaint has been totally ignored on many platforms
Really loved it here and a fascinating place to visit. From the Petrifying Well which had a recording you could active to here all about the well to the cave Mother Shipton was born in and the wishing well all very well looked after and plenty of information to read about its history. As it's Christmas time there were plenty of decorations and a Santa's Grotto for the children to visit which was lovely. If you are interested in this kind of thing then I highly recommend a visit and at £11.00 per adult if you are arriving by foot the price was not to bad .
I booked the ticket online to visit this Easter break for £33 for the car park and entrance ticket. We were late because we were lost . However, the staff at the entrance was still helpful and informative. We parked near the river and walked a long way to the cave. On the midway, they have an area of Easter activities which looks impressive and exciting for kids, and they have a playground for kids, which is good, but it is pretty muddy and slippery on that day. They have a coin tree where you can put the coin in the tree, which looks interesting to do that. They have some kiosks for drinks and food. We walked to Mother's Shipton cave, where located near the river. It surprised me when I saw the natural cave, where they claim she used to live, which is small and will be cold in the wintertime. We went to the well to wish them luck, too; it is the main goal for this visit We went to the gift shop at the end of the walking path. It is small but has its signature souvenir. The ticket allowed you to take time for 2.5 hours as it covers the whole area.
Great for all the family. Featured seasons make it magical for children no matter the season. Throughout the summer holidays there’s been a magical array of story themes such as Alice in wonderland, Humpty Dumpty & the Three little Pigs. We’ve seen pixy fairy homes, healing waters, wishing wells, angels and beautiful woods to walk through. This is only a small portion of what can be done and seen. There’s a great little gift shop that’s reasonably priced, clean toilets and food stands that also serve dairy free iced cream.
Such a beautiful walk, and lovely experience, filled with local history and folklore. The gift shop and museum are absolutely adorable. Staff are lovely, too! Definitely worth a visit
Brilliant place, fantastic history and a lovely walk. We made a wish in the well and had a fab picnic. Dogs are welcome on leads and even allowed in the shop.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYes
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