Ripley Castle

Join us for a ride to the quaint but picture perfect Ripley Castle skirting west Harrogate

Leaving Pool we turn left over the river then left again onto Leathley lane onto Stainburn, Braythorn, Shaw Green, Beckwithshaw, Penny Pot lane, Constance Ridge road, Kettlesing Bottom, Kettlesing, High Birstwith, Clapham Green, Hampsthwaite and Hollybank lane and onto Ripley Castle where we will stop for our lunch break

Several Choices
Bring your own picnic, the village store has a fantastic selection of sandwiches, sweets etc, the castle has a coffee shop or the tea room at Ripley Castle

https://www.ripleycastle.co.uk/

http://www.ripleystore.co.uk/store.html

https://visitharrogate.co.uk/business-directory/tea-room-at-ripley-castle

Leaving Ripley we use the Nidderdale Greenway up to Harrogate, crossing the stunning Nidd Gorge Viaduct, once in High Harrogate we pass Christ Church and skirt the Stray, Victoria avenue dropping down to Valley Gardens and up Cornwall road to Harlow Moor road turning right onto track down to Crag lane, onto and through Burnbridge to A61 for a short section around the roundabout and up Walton Head lane to Kirkby Overblow dropping back down to A61, then Dunkeswick, Weeton and Pool