Harrogate and Knaresborough

Harrogate and Knaresborough () is a parliamentary constituency in North Yorkshire which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Tom Gordon, an MP from the Liberal Democrats. The constituency was formed in the 1997 boundary changes, before which it was named Harrogate.

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Conyngham Hall

Conyngham Hall is a historic building in Knaresborough, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. Coghill Hall was built in about 1555. In 1796 it was purchased by Ellen, Countess of Conyngham, who rebuilt the house, and named it after herself. It was altered in the mid 19th century, with a range of rooms at the front and a portico added, probably for Basil Thomas Woodd. The house was requisitioned during World War II, and served as a hospital for injured servicemen. In 1945, the house was purchased by Knaresborough Urban District Council, which leased it to Tilcon Connecticut, and from 1965 until 1986 leased the grounds for use as Knaresborough Zoo. The property has remained in council ownership since, most recently rented to small businesses, with the former stables serving as an innovation centre. The hall has been grade II* listed since 1952. It is built of gritstone, with roofs of Westmorland slate and stone slate. There are two storeys, a front of three bays, and many extensions at the rear. The front has sill bands, a dentilled eaves cornice, a blocking course, a balustraded parapet with finials, and a hipped roof. In the centre is a portico with pairs of giant Ionic columns carrying an entablature with a triangular dentilled and corniced pediment. The doorway has a segmental pediment, and a keystone with a female mask and grapes, and has flanking windows. The windows are sashes in architraves, those in the ground floor with triangular pediments, and in the upper floor with keystones. In the left return are two two-storey canted bay windows, and the right return contains a bay window with a balustraded parapet. Inside, the entrance hall has Doric order columns, and leads to the staircase hall. The former library has 19th-century panelling, an overmantle in the Jacobean style, and a moulded ceiling depicting women and male warriors. The dining room has 18th-century plasterwork, alcoves with fitted tables, and a marble fireplace. Several upstairs doors are decorated with 18th-century paintings of women, wheat and scrolls. There are brick-vaulted cellars, a dumb waiter, and some early plasterwork and fitted cupboards. The stable block and coach house is also late 18th century, and is grade II listed. It is built of gritstone with a Westmorland slate roof. It forms three ranges around a courtyard, the rear range with two storeys, and with one storey elsewhere. The main range has five bays, the middle bay projecting, and containing a carriage arch with a trefoil head, and a triangular coped pediment. The flanking bays contain square recesses, and a moulded eaves cornice. The middle and end bays of the rear range contain round-arched recesses.

High Bridge, Knaresborough

High Bridge is a historic bridge over the River Nidd in Knaresborough, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. A bridge over the river at this location was first recorded in 1200. The bridge was built in stone in the 14th century, three metres wide with rib vaulting and pointed arches. It was rebuilt in 1773, incorporating the original structure but four metres wide and with skewed end points on the banks, and a toll gate was added. The bridge was widened upstream in the 19th century, and in the 1920s, it was widened on both sides, and new parapets were constructed. It was grade II listed in 1952. The bridge carries Harrogate Road (A59 road). It is built of gritstone and sandstone and consists of two segmental arches with voussoirs. The bridge has pointed cutwaters on both sides and chamfered ribs, and a footpath has been built on the downstream side.

Mother Shipton's Cave

Mother Shipton's Cave (or "Old Mother Shipton's Cave") is at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, near the River Nidd. Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630. The water of the well is so rich in sulphate and carbonate that artefacts may be put in the well to be "petrified" (encrusted) as a tourist attraction. The place is associated with the legendary soothsayer and prophetess Mother Shipton (c. 1488 – 1561), born Ursula Southeil, and reportedly the wife of Toby Shipton. According to legend, she was born in the cave. The cave and dropping well, together with other attractions, remain open to visitors and are run privately by Mother Shipton's Cave Ltd.

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Knaresborough Zoo

Knaresborough Zoo was a zoo located in the grounds of Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough, a small market town within the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It opened on 29 July 1965 and closed on 13 January 1986.