Plumpton Rocks
Plumpton Rocks is a man-made lake and surrounding pleasure gardens 3.5 miles south-east of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the village of Plompton.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pleasure gardens near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
- Address: Wetherby Road, Knaresborough, HG5 8NA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spofforth Castle and St Joseph and St James’ Church, Follifoot.
Spofforth Castle
Castle
Spofforth Castle, in the village of Spofforth, North Yorkshire, England, was a fortified manor house ruined during the English Civil War, and now run by English Heritage as a tourist attraction. Spofforth Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Plumpton Rocks.
St Joseph and St James’ Church, Follifoot
Church
St Joseph and St James' Church is an Anglican church in Follifoot, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was commissioned by Joseph Radcliffe and the Reverend James Tripp, originally as a chapel of ease to All Saints' Church, Spofforth. St Joseph and St James’ Church, Follifoot is situated 1 mile southwest of Plumpton Rocks.
Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. Knaresborough Castle is situated 2 miles north of Plumpton Rocks.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calcutt and Spofforth.
Calcutt
Village
Calcutt is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Calcutt is situated 1½ miles north of Plumpton Rocks.
Spofforth
Village
Spofforth is a village in the civil parish of Spofforth with Stockeld, in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles north-west of Wetherby and 5 miles south of Harrogate, on the River Crimple, a tributary of the River Nidd. Spofforth is situated 1½ miles south of Plumpton Rocks.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.Plumpton Rocks
- Categories: pleasure garden and tourism
- Location: Plompton, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.97732° or 53° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-1.45829° or 1° 27′ 30″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
9C5WXGGR+WM
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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