Historic site · near Ripon · North Yorkshire

Banqueting House

Standing 2.6 km southwest of Ripon, Banqueting House is a historic site. Close by, Fountains Abbey is 700 m away, one of 29 within 15 km.

Where

2.6 km

southwest of Ripon

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic site near Ripon

Just outside Ripon

Banqueting House is 2.6 km southwest of Ripon. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Ripon reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb8° / 1°58 mm

Mar10° / 2°54 mm

Apr13° / 4°55 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 9°75 mm

Jul21° / 11°59 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep18° / 9°60 mm

Oct14° / 6°72 mm

Nov10° / 3°75 mm

Dec7° / 1°74 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ripon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Ripon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ripon’s full climate →

About

Banqueting House

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 2.6 km southwest of Ripon

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange marks Banqueting House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns near Banqueting House

From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Ripon

16,593 people · 15 places to visit

Make a day of it

Beyond Banqueting House

3 historic houses, an abbey or priory and a garden are among the 29 within 15 km.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey700 m away 2

Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park200 m away 3

CathedralRipon Cathedral4.2 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall900 m away 5

Historic houseMarkenfield Hall2.3 km away 6

Historic houseRipley Castle8.4 km away 7

Theme parkLightwater Valley6.6 km away 8

CastleKnaresborough Castle14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Banqueting House

Where is Banqueting House?

Banqueting House is 2.6 km southwest of Ripon, North Yorkshire.

What is Banqueting House?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Banqueting House?

June to September are the warmest months in Ripon, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Banqueting House?

Within 15 km: Fountains Abbey (700 m), Studley Royal Park (200 m), Ripon Cathedral (4.2 km) and Fountains Hall (900 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Markenfield Hall: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Lightwater Valley: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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