Attractions and Events

Aside from the Castle, sights to see in Knaresborough include Mother Shipton’s Petrifying Well, The House in the Rock and several cave dwellings, one of which is a chapel dating from the Middle Ages. Knaresborough is also the site of Ye Oldest Chemist Shoppe in England, opened in 1720. There is also the Courthouse Museum which is located in the Castle grounds. The Castle grounds are used as a public open space which includes a bowling green.

Each year the Town hosts a number of large social events, chief among them being the Great Knaresborough Bed Race. Every summer since 1966, teams comprising six runners and one passenger, decorate special tube frame ‘beds’ for a parade through the town. Then, once the beds have been stripped of their non-essential decorations, they compete to push the bed on a race throughout the town. The event has attracted over 25,000 people to the town.

There is also an annual arts festival, FEVA (Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts) which has been running since 2001. This takes place in the summer in various locations throughout the town centre.

 The principal areas of public open space in the town are the grounds of Knaresborough Castle, the nearby Bebra Gardens (formerly Moat Gardens) named after Knaresborough’s twin town in Germany, the grounds of Conyngham Hall, Horseshoe Field, King George V Playing Field and Jacob Smith Park, a 30-hectare parkland on the edge of the town bequeathed to Knaresborough by Miss Winifred Jacob Smith.

 

 

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Latest News

Annual Town Meeting

Annual Town Meeting

Published: 22 Feb 23

Knaresborough Town Council invites residents to join the Annual Town Meeting on Monday 6 March 2023 at Knaresborough House, 7:30pm. Read More...

Lantern Parade 2022

Lantern Parade 2022

Published: 15 Nov 22

Lantern Making Workshop and Parade, Friday 25th November. Read More...

Bright Friday 2022

Bright Friday 2022

Published: 15 Nov 22

The Knaresborough Christmas Tree Light Switch-on will soon be here! Friday 25 November 2022 - See you there! Read More...

Freedom of the Town

Freedom of the Town

Published: 10 May 22

Knaresborough Town Council is delighted to confirm that at its final meeting of the 2018 Town Council on Monday 25 April, Honorary Freedom of the Town was conferred on Hazel Haas in recognition of the extraordinary contribution she has made to the lives of the people of Knaresborough. Read More...

King George V Field

King George V Field

Published: 17 Jun 21

Sports Area/Pitch for Lease Read More...

Arnold Kellett Way

Arnold Kellett Way

Published: 7 Apr 20

Road Name Honour for Arnold Kellett Read More...

Castle Lighting Scheme

Castle Lighting Scheme

Published: 28 Mar 19

Lighting up Knaresborough Castle - see here for more details. Read More...