Places to see in ( Ripon - UK )
Places to see in ( Ripon - UK )
Ripon is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ripon is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell.
Ripon is noted for its main feature, Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally significant, as well as the Ripon Racecourse and other features such as its market. The city itself is just over 1,300 years old. Ripon was originally known as Inhrypum and was founded by Saint Wilfrid during the time of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria, a period during which it enjoyed prominence in terms of religious importance in Great Britain.
Ripon was for a period under Viking control, and later suffered under the Normans. After a brief period of building projects under the Plantagenets, the city of Ripon emerged with a prominent wool and cloth industry. Ripon became well known for its production of spurs during the 16th and 17th centuries, but would later remain largely unaffected by the Industrial Revolution.
Ripon is located 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Thirsk, 16 miles (26 km) south of Northallerton and 12 miles (19 km) north of Harrogate. As well as its racecourse and cathedral, Ripon is a tourist destination because of its close proximity to the UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of the Studley Royal Park and Fountains Abbey.
The tradition of the Ripon Hornblower has endured since the year 886 and continues on to this day. It originates with the wakeman of Ripon, whose job in the Middle Ages was similar of that to a mayor although he had more responsibilities in the keeping of law and order. Every day at 9:00pm the horn is blown at the four corners of the obelisk in Ripon Market. The horn has become the symbol of the city and represents Ripon on the Harrogate borough coat of arms. There are three museums in Ripon collectively known as the Yorkshire Law and Order Museums; it includes the Courthouse, the Prison and Police and the Workhouse Museums.
In terms of sport, the most noted field of participation is horse racing with the Ripon Racecourse. The sport has a long history in Ripon, with the first recorded meeting on Bondgate Green in 1664, while its current location has been used as a racetrack since 1900. Ripon staged Britain's first race for female riders in 1723.
The city was previously served by Ripon railway station on the Leeds-Northallerton Line that ran between Leeds and Northallerton. By road Ripon is well connected; it is accessible from the north and south via the A1(M) motorway which connects to Ripon by the B6265. The Ripon Canal was proposed by John Smeaton in 1766, to connect the city centre to part of the River Ure.
( Ripon - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Ripon . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Ripon - UK
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Ripon North Yorkshire - Places to Visit in North Yorkshire. We discover the city of Ripon on a Thursday market day, and we take a look at Ripon Cathedral, Ripon Market Square, The Workhouse Museum, Police and Prison Museum, The Courthouse Museum, Ripon Canal, Skell River, the Leper Church and Ripon's independent small shops.
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Ripon: 'The UK's sinkhole capital'
Terrafirma featured on BBC The One Show on 28th May 2019. Ripon, North Yorkshire; ‘The UK’s Sinkhole Capital’ where gypsum, a highly soluble rock is found. The red dots on the video of Ripon indicate where the ground is moving downwards and if this coincides with old quarries and mines. Using new technologies, Terrafirma can proactively identify and investigate these hotspots before they collapse.
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Didn't want to leave! Narrowboat journey back from Ripon, North Yorkshire
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Ripon - the second most northerly point of England's inland waterways after Tewitfield, Lancashire, and also the country's third smallest city. I loved it here, and I hope you enjoy this voyage log as much as I was sad to leave!
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The Wakeman of Ripon
For hundreds of years, the Wakeman of Ripon has conducted a daily horn-blowing ceremony in Ripon Market Place. He dresses in a uniform with tricorn hat and blows his horn at each corner of the obelisk at 9pm.
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The Yorkshire Trekkers are out and about in Ripon, one of the smallest cities in England. Ripon is a beautiful city with an impressive cathedral and a small but bustling centre with plenty of shops, pubs and cafes. The 6 mile walk takes the trekkers through the heart of Studley Park where they enjoy refreshments at the tea house alongside the lake and weirs.
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Accessible Wheel Friendly Canal Walk in Ripon
Accessible Wheel Friendly Canal Walk in Ripon
The Outdoor Guide (TOG) continues to build up an accessible information base for outdoor enthusiasts and walkers everywhere.
Our focus now turns to an often overlooked source of beautiful walks and trails along Britain's network of rivers and canals, many of which also offer amazing features of historical and architectural interest - locks, tunnels, bridges, even aqueducts!
The Canal & River Trust continue to do great work in preserving and reopening our canals, which for more than a century provided the main means of bulk transportation, as Britain entered and inspired the first industrial revolution.
Where possible provision is also being made for wheelchair and other disabled access options, and TOG's own wheelchair ambassador, Debbie North from Yorkshire, has visited and reported on two such venues; the river Trent at Newark and the Ripon canal system in Yorkshire.
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New Motorboat Slipway At Ripon (1939)
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L/S's of several motorboats on the canal at Littlethorpe in North Yorkshire. L/S of the Mayor cutting the tape as he declares the slipway open. L/S's and M/S's of the motorboat the 'Seaburnia' being hauled up the slipway.
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