Mother Shipton's Cave & Petrifying Well - Days Out Leaflets
Mother Shipton's Cave & Petrifying Well - Days Out Leaflets
Mother Shipton's Cave & Petrifying Well - Days Out Leaflets
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2009<br />
2009 OPENING TIMES<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Saturday & Sunday only 10:00am - 4:30pm<br />
MARCH<br />
Saturday & Sunday only until start of<br />
Easter School Holidays: 10:00am - 5:30pm<br />
EASTER to OCTOBER 31st<br />
Open every day: 10:00am - 5:30pm<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Saturday & Sunday only: 10:00am - 4:30pm<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Please phone or visit our website for Christmas Events<br />
JANUARY<br />
Closed<br />
Audio tours of<br />
MOTHER SHIPTON'S CAVE<br />
THE PETRIFYING WELL<br />
and<br />
THE WISHING WELL OF GOOD FORTUNE<br />
plus<br />
THE MUSEUM<br />
featuring life size figures & petrified object display<br />
plus<br />
2 CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDS<br />
plus<br />
SIR HENRY SLINGSBY'S LONG WALK<br />
AND BEECH AVENUE<br />
listed as "One of the best" by English Heritage<br />
plus<br />
4 SCENIC RIVERSIDE PICNIC AREAS<br />
plus<br />
12 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL, HISTORIC, RIVERSIDE WOODLAND<br />
PARK INCORPORATING A ¾ MILE RIVERSIDE WALK<br />
THROUGH THE ARCHES OF THE FAMOUS VIADUCT<br />
❖<br />
GIFT SHOP<br />
❖<br />
PARK CAFÉ<br />
weekends and school holidays<br />
❖<br />
DOGS ARE WELCOME IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE CAFÉ.<br />
<strong>Out</strong> of respect for other visitors - on a lead at all times.<br />
Free poo bags available on entry.<br />
2009 ADMISSION PRICES<br />
ADULTS £6.00<br />
SENIOR CITIZENS £5.00<br />
CHILDREN 4-15yrs 3yrs and under no charge £4.00<br />
FAMILY £17.00<br />
2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children.<br />
Up to 3 additional children - £2.50 each.<br />
PARKING All day - Only as part of admission £1.00<br />
Newcastle-<br />
Upon-Tyne<br />
A66<br />
Durham<br />
Middlesbrough<br />
Whitby<br />
A1<br />
A170<br />
A19<br />
Ripon<br />
A65<br />
A61<br />
Knaresborough<br />
Harrogate A59<br />
Skipton<br />
A59<br />
A64 York<br />
Bradford Leeds<br />
M62<br />
Blackburn<br />
M62<br />
A1<br />
M1 Doncaster<br />
Manchester<br />
M18<br />
Sheffield<br />
Nottingham<br />
Scarborough<br />
Filey<br />
A1079<br />
Hull<br />
Bridlington<br />
Lincoln Knaresborough<br />
Town Centre<br />
ACCESS<br />
<strong>Mother</strong> Shipton’s <strong>Cave</strong> and The <strong>Petrifying</strong> <strong>Well</strong> are natural geological<br />
phenomenon and consequently have restricted access.<br />
A visit will involve negotiating a number of steps. There is no<br />
wheelchair access. Buggies may have to be carried in places.<br />
A166<br />
<strong>Mother</strong><br />
Shiptons<br />
Toyota<br />
Garage<br />
Not to scale<br />
GROUP BOOKING<br />
Discounts are given to groups of 15 or more paying visitors.<br />
Free coach parking opposite our Main Entrance.<br />
SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL VISITS<br />
Special discount rates apply for school visits.<br />
A visit, links well with Key stages 1 to 3 in<br />
History, Science, Geography and English.<br />
FURTHER DETAILS<br />
Phone: 01423 864600 • Fax. 01423 868888<br />
<strong>Mother</strong> Shipton’s <strong>Cave</strong> • Prophecy House • Knaresborough<br />
North Yorkshire • HG5 8DD • England<br />
Visit our website: www.mothershipton.co.uk<br />
email: adrian@mothershipton.co.uk<br />
A59<br />
A1M<br />
York<br />
A59<br />
47<br />
and<br />
PETRIFYING WELL<br />
Nestled at the heart of the<br />
<strong>Mother</strong> Shipton Estate – a relic<br />
of the Ancient Forest of<br />
Knaresborough – with beautiful<br />
riverside walks.<br />
ENGLANDS OLDEST VISITOR<br />
ATTRACTION! SINCE 1630<br />
‘A careful and dramatic association<br />
of history legend drama and nature'
Ticket Sales<br />
Toilets<br />
Childrens Play Area<br />
Refreshments<br />
Picnic Areas<br />
Parking<br />
<strong>Mother</strong> Shiptons <strong>Cave</strong><br />
Wishing <strong>Well</strong><br />
The <strong>Petrifying</strong> <strong>Well</strong><br />
The <strong>Petrifying</strong> <strong>Well</strong> Spring<br />
Historia Museum<br />
Boats<br />
Castle Ruins<br />
Bebra Gardens<br />
and<br />
THE HISTORIC PARK<br />
<strong>Mother</strong> Shipton is England’s most famous Prophetess. She<br />
lived some 500 years ago in the times of King Henry VIII<br />
and Queen Elizabeth I.<br />
She was born in a cave beside Knaresborough’s<br />
mysterious <strong>Petrifying</strong> <strong>Well</strong>, delivered as lightning<br />
crackled and burned in a violent storm.<br />
As she grew older, her prophetic visions became known<br />
and feared throughout England. She foretold the invasion<br />
and defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588; and Samuel<br />
Pepys’s Diary grimly records that <strong>Mother</strong> Shipton gave<br />
forewarning of the Great Fire of London in 1666.<br />
Beside the <strong>Cave</strong> is the famous <strong>Petrifying</strong> <strong>Well</strong>, a unique<br />
geological phenomenon. Curiosity has drawn millions of<br />
visitors over hundreds of years, to see cascading water turn<br />
everyday objects to stone – as if by magic!<br />
The <strong>Cave</strong> and the <strong>Well</strong> lie at the heart of the <strong>Mother</strong> Shipton<br />
Estate – a relic of the Ancient Forest of Knaresborough. The<br />
beautiful riverside walks and carriage drive were classically<br />
landscaped with beech trees in the 18th century. “Sir Henry<br />
Slingsby’s Long Walk” leads visitors to the <strong>Cave</strong> and <strong>Well</strong>.
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