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Attractions near The Poplars Cottages

This is a list of the attractions near this property that are featured on AboutBritain.com
It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all attractions near this property.
Sion Hill (2 Miles)*
Sion Hill was designed in 1912 by the renowned York Architect Walter H. Brierley "The Lutyens of the North".
Falconry uk Birds of Prey Centre (2 Miles)*
The Birds of Prey & Conservation Centre at Sion Hill Hall, near Thirsk, was set up to ensure that birds of prey would survive, and to provide the public with a rare opportunity to see and enjoy these beautiful birds.
Lightwater Valley Theme Park (7 Miles)*
Lightwater Valley is simply bursting with 175 acres of action-packed adventures, from the dark and mysterious subterranean world of Raptor Attack to the dizzying heights of Whirlwind, a typhoon of screams that will twist even the bravest of souls.
Courthouse Museum (8 Miles)*
The Georgian Courthouse is virtually unchanged since it was built in 1830.
Thorp Perrow Arboretum Bird of Prey & Mammal Centre (8 Miles)*
Thorp Perrow is an 85 acre Arboretum set in over 1000 acres of parkland and is owned and managed by Sir John Ropner.
Norton Conyers (9 Miles)*
The walled garden is in full cultivation. Laid out in the mid 18th century, it retains the essentials of its original design, combined with sympathetic replanting in the English style.
Shandy Hall (9 Miles)*
Here in 1760-67 the witty and eccentric parson, Laurence Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey.
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden (10 Miles)*
Few of The National Trust properties are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Park does have that distinction.
Mount Grace Priory (11 Miles)*
Although Mount Grace Priory is just a short drive from the grand ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey it depicts the contrasting simplicity and austerity of life at this well-preserved former priory of the Carthusian Order.
Rievaulx Abbey (11 Miles)*
Set in a remote corner of the North Yorkshire Moors, it is easy to see what attracted St Aelred and his twelve Clairvaux monks to establish a monastery here in 1132.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near The Poplars Cottages
Thirsk (2 Miles)*
The ancient market town of Thirsk, capital of Herriot Country, is situated in North Yorkshire, in the area known as Hambleton. The Yorkshire Dales National Park lies just to the west of Thirsk.
Kirby Wiske (3 Miles)*
Wath (5 Miles)*
Tanfield (7 Miles)*
Copt Hewick (7 Miles)*
Kilburn (7 Miles)*
Ainderby Steeple (7 Miles)*
Ripon (8 Miles)*
The Cathedral City of Ripon is to be found in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside with the ruins of Fountains Abbey, one of the most historic sites in Europe, lying just outside its boundaries.
Brompton (8 Miles)*
Boroughbridge (9 Miles)*
Boroughbridge officially dates from the time of William the Conqueror. Although the site itself, is thought to have been occupied as far back as the bronze age.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

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