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The eastern edges of the Yorkshire Dales are around a 15-minute drive from the site for national park pottering. Begin explores at Fountains Abbey, one of England’s biggest and best-preserved Cistercian monasteries, before moving on towards Brimham Rocks’ striking selection of formations (15 minutes). The area is circled by 400 acres of moorland, so there’s ample space for giving your walking boots a workout. Swing by Ripley Castle enroute for tours of the 14th-century’s building's grand interior and grounds; a couple of other swish structures in the locality include Kirkby Malzeard (20 minutes) and Knaresborough Castle (15 minutes). Haul yourself to Harrogate (also 15 minutes) next for saunters around the spa resort’s handsome Montpellier Quarter, ticking off the intriguing Royal Pump Room Museum, the Moorish-themed Turkish Baths & Health Spa and the lush Valley Gardens with their art-deco Sun Pavilion as well.