Eight Acre Wood

Eight Acre Wood is a forest in North Stainley with Sleningford, Harrogate District, England. Eight Acre Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Azerley, as well as near Sutton Grange.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lightwater Valley and Cow Myers.

Lightwater Valley

Theme park

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Lightwater Valley Family Adventure Park is an adventure park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park was once home to the longest roller coaster in the world, The Ultimate.

Cow Myers is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. The site was designated in 1984 for its fen and alder carr habitat, which supports a diversity of wetland plant life.

St Cuthbert and St Oswald’s Church, Winksley

Church

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St Cuthbert and St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Winksley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A church was built in Winksley in about 1500, on behalf of Marmaduke Huby; it is possible that this was a reconstruction of an earlier building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ripon and Kirkby Malzeard.

Ripon

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Ripon is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. Its main attraction is the cathedral, and the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden. It’s also a good base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales.

Kirkby Malzeard

Village

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Kirkby Malzeard is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawes, subsequently the Milk Marketing Board and more recently it was acquired by the Wensleydale Creamery.