Mother Shipton’s Cave
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Forest
- Description: cave in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Old Mother Shipton’s Cave Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knaresborough Castle and Starbeck railway station.
Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Starbeck railway station
Railway station
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Starbeck is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 18+1⁄4 miles west of York, serves the village of Starbeck, in North Yorkshire, England.
Knaresborough railway station
Railway station
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Knaresborough railway station is a Grade II listed station serving the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 16.75 miles west of York and is operated by Northern Trains, who provide all passenger train services.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrogate and Bilton.
Harrogate
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Harrogate is an attractive Regency / Victorian spa town in North Yorkshire, with fine public gardens, and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Its spa hotels have morphed into conference and "wellness" centres, and it's well stocked with good eating places, including the famous Betty's Tea Rooms.
Bilton
Suburb
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Bilton is a suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, situated to the north-east of the town centre.
Farnham
Village
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Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles north of Knaresborough.
Mother Shipton’s Cave
- Categories: show cave, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Knaresborough, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.0059° or 54° 0′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.4713° or 1° 28′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C6W2G4H+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 165754239OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6917428
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Mother Shipton’s Cave” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grot van Mother Shipton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الام شيبتون”
- Hausa: “Kogon mahaifiyar Shipton”
- Hindi: “मधर शिप्तोन गुफा”
- Spanish: “Cueva de la Madre Shipton”
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