admission - Mother Shipton`s Cave

HOW TO FIND US
OPENING TIMES 2015
FEBRUARY
Weekends Only 10am - 4.30pm
15
PRICES HELD FOR 20
Knaresborough
MARCH
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Weekends Only (Except pre-booked groups/school trips)
10am - 4.30pm
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Harrogate
Wetherby
Leeds
ACCESS
Adult - £6
Senior Citizens - £5
FREE
Children - £4 under 4s
Family - £18
Mother Shipton’s Cave and The Petrifying Well are natural
geological phenomenon and consequently have restricted
access. A visit will involve negotiating a number of steps.
There is no wheelchair access. Pushchairs may have to be
carried in places.
All day parking - £2
Discounts are given to groups of 15 or more paying visitors.
FREE coach parking opposite our main entrance.
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SCHOOLS & EDUCATIONAL VISITS
DOGS
Dogs are welcome in all areas except the Tea Room.
Out of respect for other visitors please keep dogs on a lead.
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GROUP BOOKING
Special discount rates apply for school visits, which link
well with Key Stage 1-3. Download the teachers pack online
www.mothershipton.co.uk
Children’s birthday parties available, please call for
packages and availability.
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25th OCTOBER - 31st OCTOBER
10am - 4.30pm
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30th MARCH - 24th OCTOBER
Everyday 10am - 5.30pm
Last admission half an hour before closing time. Please check website
for additional dates, special events and for any unforeseen park closures.
Please note the cafe is open weekends and school holidays only.
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ADMISSION
Mother Shipton’s Cave is well sign posted on all major roads.
Use Sat Nav postcode HG5 8DD
From the A1: Northbound Junction 47 A59 to Knaresborough and
Southbound Junction 48 A6055.
Knaresborough’s Victorian railway station is five minutes
walk away.
Mother Shipton’s
Prophecy Lodge, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
www.mothershipton.co.uk
Tel: 01423 864600 Fax: 01423 868888
Email: info@mothershipton.co.uk
All information correct at time of print.
STEP INTO ENGLAND’S
OLDEST VISITOR ATTRACTION
OPEN SINCE 1630
JOIN US THROUGHOUT 2015 FOR
A GREAT DAY OUT AND EXPERIENCE
THE MAGICAL PLACE WHERE MOTHER
SHIPTON WAS SAID TO BE BORN!
Cave, Petrifying Well, Wishing Well,
Woodland Walks, Museum, Picnic Areas,
Playgrounds, Tea Room & Gift Shop
VALENTINE’S DAY
SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
MOTHER SHIPTON’S STORY
MAY HALF-TERM
SATURDAY 23RD MAY - SUNDAY 31ST MAY
Faerie V Goblin. Do you believe faeries are nice and goblins are horrible?
As you will discover on your visit here, it’s quite the opposite! Enjoy a FREE
quiz trail and find the formula to reverse the spell & receive a little treat.
THE 50TH EDITION OF THE FAMOUS
KNARESBOROUGH BED RACE
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OCTOBER HA 24TH SATURDAY
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SATURDAY 31
SATURDAY 13TH JUNE
Come & join us for a fun filled day. Although the main park area will be
closed on this day we do offer a FREE prime viewing point, bar & grill and
plenty of tables & chairs.
SATURDAY 21ST & SUNDAY 22ND MARCH
Did you know that Mother Shipton’s is in the Collins KS3 Science
Book 2 in the section about dissolving rocks? Come and join us for
an exciting workshop full of interesting facts about the well and its
petrification process.
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TUESDAY 21
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SEPTEMBER
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SATURDAY 28 APRIL
SUNDAY 12TH
HALLOWEEN FRIGHT NIGHTS
FRIDAY 30TH & SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER
Mother Shipton’s is bringing back Halloween Fright Night. The park
will be turned into a premier scare attraction for 2 nights only.
This event is suitable for those aged 14 years and over. Children under 16 must be
accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times.
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Easter trial succ. Af terwards, visit our cafe for
chocolate treat while the children enjoy face
a hot chocolate painting.
YORKSHIRE DAY
SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST
Be a part of Yorkshire Day at England’s Oldest Visitor Attraction open
since 1630. Yorkshire Day is celebrated to promote the historic English
county of Yorkshire. We would like you to join us for a FREE cup of tea in
our tearoom.
M
other Shipton is England’s most famous
Prophetess. She lived some 500 years ago
in the times of King Henry VIII and Queen
Elizabeth I. She was born
in a cave at the side of the river Nidd, delivered as lightning
crackled and burned in a violent storm.
As she grew older, her prophetic visions became known
and feared throughout England. She foretold the invasion
and defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588; and Samuel
Pepys’ Diary grimly records that Mother Shipton gave
forewarning of the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Why not visit one of the last remnants of the Royal Forest of
Knaresborough? Hold hands as you walk down Beech Avenue (known
as the ‘romantic walk’), propose to your loved one by the wishing well, and
then share a bottle of bubbly enjoying the view over the weir.
NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK
Beside the Cave is the famous Petrifying Well, a unique
geological phenomenon. Curiosity has drawn millions of
visitors over hundreds of years, to see cascading water turn
everyday objects to stone - as if by magic!