The picturesque market town of Knaresborough is a must see destination on any trip to North Yorkshire. Home to England’s oldest ticketed tourist attraction, a 12th Century Royal castle and spectacular river views over its towering Victorian railway viaduct, it has long been a favourite amongst visitors.

Today the town is home to a wide range of independent shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants, as well as weekly, monthly and seasonal markets (weekly Wednesday market, monthly Farmers and artisan markets and the annual Christmas market and Spring Fayre).

Tourist Information:

Knaresborough Tourist Information

Knaresborough Castle and Courthouse Museum

Mother Shiptons Cave & Petrifying Well

Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag

Games at Conyngham Hall

Knaresborough Tourist Information Sticker Trail

Knaresborough Civic Society Blue Plaque Trail

Renaissance Knaresborough Trompe l’Oeil Window Trail

Knaresborough Weekly Market (every Wednesday)

Events:

Knaresborough Christmas Market (organised by Knaresborough Chamber, Knaresborough Rotary and Knaresborough Lions)

Knaresborough Bed Race

FEVA Festival

Henshaws Beer Festival

Bright Friday and Christmas Lights

Boxing Day Tug of War

New Year’s Day Duck Race

Spring Fayre