St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross

The early 13th century St Robert's Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross, also known with variants such as St Robert's Chapel and Chapel of the Holy Rood, are located on Abbey Road beside the River Nidd in its gorge at Knaresborough.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: architectural structure in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Saint Roberts Cave, also called Saint Roberts Chapel, approximately 120 metres south west of Grimbald Bridge”, “St Robert’s Cave”, “St Robert’s Cave medieval hermitage, 90m north of Plumpton Mill Farm”, and “St Robert’s Chapel”
Wheelchair access: no

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grimbald Bridge Over River Nidd and Knaresborough Castle.

Grimbald Bridge Over River Nidd

Bridge

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimbald Bridge Over River Nidd is situated 460 feet northeast of St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Knaresborough Castle

Photo: redvers, CC BY 2.0.

Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. Knaresborough Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Mother Shipton’s Cave

Forest

Photo: Sic19, CC0.

Mother Shipton's Cave is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calcutt and Starbeck.

Calcutt

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Starbeck

Suburb

Photo: Mel Stubbs, Public domain.

Starbeck is a village and suburb of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The population of Starbeck Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including Starbeck railway station, which serves the Harrogate Line. Starbeck is situated 2 miles west of St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Flaxby

Hamlet

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1 motorway and 2 miles east of Knaresborough. Flaxby was once part of the wapentake of Claro. Flaxby is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross.

St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross

Categories: hermitage, cave, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Knaresborough, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.99953° or 53° 59′ 58″ north

Longitude

-1.45082° or 1° 27′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C5WXGXX+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4636065687

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

Q17536140

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In Other Languages

“St Robert’s Cave and Chapel of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.

French: “grotte de Saint-Robert”
French: “Grotte de Saint-Robert”

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