Attractions in and around Mother Shiptons Cave
The Hamlet of Well is ideally situated in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moor. There are a wealth of attractions within a short drive including the city of York with its great historical value, York Minster – Europes biggest cathederal and the Yorvic Viking centre where you can take a journey through medievil England!
The town of Harrogate offers you the Victorian eara with its recently refurbished Turkish baths, world famous Betty's tea Rooms, fabulous parks and shopping.
Masham is home to the Black Sheep Brewery - one of Yorkshire most famous brewers of real ales. Take the tour and try the ale. Just make sure you have a ride home!
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Mother Shiptons Cave
Facts:
| Distance: | 30 miles |
| Activity: | Mystical Attraction, walking |
| Why Go? | Make a wish in the Well of Good Fortune |
| Website: | www.mothershiptonscave.com |
| Price: | £6 |
Englands oldest Visitor Attraction since 1630
The Legendary, cave where, over 500 years a go a baby was born. Little did her mother know how famous or how feared her baby would become, or that millions of people would visit her birthplace, the cave she only used out of desperation! The cave itself is a collapsed flowstone deposit, originally created by the same waters that now flow over the Petrifying Well approximately 12,000 years ago.
Don’t forget to make a wish in the Well of Good Fortune, it's a very old tradition. It is a natural rock formation fed by the same magical waters as The Petrifying Well. Many re-visit, just to make a wish – and swear they come true!
Mother Shiptons Cave is close to the Centre of the Market town of Knaresborough where you will find local shops, cafes and sceanic river walks.