Historic house · near Killinghall · North Yorkshire

Ripley Castle

Ripley Castle is a grade I listed castle. It is 1.2 km north of Killinghall. Within 15 km there are 31 more places to visit, starting with Fountains Abbey (7.8 km).

Photo: Ripley Castle, Dposte46 (Public domain)

Where

1.2 km

north of Killinghall

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic house near Killinghall

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Killinghall

Ripley Castle is 1.2 km north of Killinghall. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Killinghall has 5 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Killinghall peak at 17–20°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 1°71 mm

Feb7° / 1°61 mm

Mar10° / 2°53 mm

Apr12° / 4°53 mm

May15° / 6°55 mm

Jun18° / 9°66 mm

Jul20° / 11°65 mm

Aug20° / 11°73 mm

Sep17° / 9°66 mm

Oct13° / 6°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°80 mm

Dec7° / 1°82 mm

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

About

Ripley Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages.

Killinghall’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 1.2 km north of Killinghall
Official site: ripleycastle.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Ripley Castle is

The map puts Ripley Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Harrogate, with 75,522 people, is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 1.2 km south of it

Killinghall

1,476 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Hampsthwaite

1,169 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Harrogate

75,522 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km west of it

Birstwith

396 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ripley Castle is	People	Places to visit
Killinghall	1.2 km south of it	1,476	4
Hampsthwaite	2.6 km southwest of it	1,169	4
Harrogate	3.3 km southeast of it	75,522	14
Birstwith	3.5 km west of it	396	1
Scotton	4.2 km east of it	696	8
Burton Leonard	5 km northeast of it	694	3
Bishop Monkton	7.5 km northeast of it	602	7
Knaresborough	7.7 km southeast of it	15,781	12

Make a day of it

Close to Ripley Castle

Of the 31 within 15 km, look for 2 gardens, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey7.8 km away 2

Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park8.4 km away 3

CathedralRipon Cathedral11 km away 4

CastleKnaresborough Castle7.5 km away 5

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Harlow Carr6.4 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle12 km away 7

AttractionOld Mother Shipton's Cave Park7.5 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall7.8 km away

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

Ripley Castle in questions

Where is Ripley Castle?

Ripley Castle is 1.2 km north of Killinghall, North Yorkshire.

What is Ripley Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Ripley Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Killinghall, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ripley Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Ripley Castle?

Within 15 km: Fountains Abbey (7.8 km), Studley Royal Park (8.4 km), Ripon Cathedral (11 km) and Knaresborough Castle (7.5 km).

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 (9)

Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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
Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Harlow Carr: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Fountains Hall: Graham Roberts, the uploader is Gcr22, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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