The Chorister's House
The Chorister's House is a historic site 2.6 km southwest of Ripon. It is in the care of the National Trust. Nearby, Studley Royal Park (500 m) heads a list of 28 within 15 km.
Historic site near Ripon
Just outside Ripon
The Chorister's House is 2.6 km southwest of Ripon. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
In Ripon the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
The Chorister's House
Historic site.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Historic site
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 2.6 km southwest of Ripon
Around The Chorister's House, mapped
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; The Chorister's House is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to The Chorister's House
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Ripon
Also within reach
Nearby, 28 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, a garden and an abbey or priory.
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park500 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey1.1 km away3
CathedralRipon Cathedral4.2 km away4
Historic house · National TrustFountains Hall1.2 km away5
Historic houseMarkenfield Hall2.7 km away6
Historic houseRipley Castle8.8 km away7
Theme parkLightwater Valley6.2 km away8
CastleKnaresborough Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about The Chorister's House
Where is The Chorister's House?
The Chorister's House is 2.6 km southwest of Ripon, North Yorkshire.
What is The Chorister's House?
Historic site.
Who runs The Chorister's House?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit The Chorister's 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 The Chorister's House?
Within 15 km: Studley Royal Park (500 m), Fountains Abbey (1.1 km), Ripon Cathedral (4.2 km) and Fountains Hall (1.2 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 (8)
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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