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All the United Kingdom England Knaresborough

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Knaresborough

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Knaresborough, England

Updated February 8, 2023

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The Chapel in the Crag

Knaresborough, England

Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
The pet cemetery

Knaresborough, England

Conyngham Hall Pet Cemetery

Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.
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Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
0 miles from Knaresborough
Turkish Baths Harrogate

Harrogate, England

Turkish Baths Harrogate

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.
3 miles from Knaresborough
The front of the Old Swan. (Press Photo)

Harrogate, England

Old Swan Hotel

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
3 miles from Knaresborough
Allerton Castle.

North Yorkshire, England

Allerton Castle

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
4 miles from Knaresborough

Boroughbridge, England

Devil's Arrows

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
6 miles from Knaresborough
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