The Yorkshire city of Ripon is sited in northern England. The North Yorkshire Moors are east of Ripon, and the Yorkshire Dales west. Ripon has a lively market on Thursdays and attractions that include a mediaeval cathedral. Regional cultural draws as well as York and Harrogate are an easy car hire in Ripon journey.

Ripon’s Police and Prison Museum, the Workhouse Museum and the Courthouse Museum are all authentic heritage draws. A little farther afield using car rental in Ripon are Newby Hall, Lightwater Valley theme park, Fountains Abbey and the water garden at Studley Royal.

Lightwater, north of Ripon, boasts more than 40 rides and draws, factory outlets and a birds of prey facility. The A1 motorway is east of Ripon. Harrogate and Harewood House are south on the A61. All routes are manageable with a car hire in Ripon. Harrogate offers Harlow Carr Gardens, spas, and excellent dining and nightlife in the Montpellier area.

Harewood stately home and gardens are 12 more miles along the A61. Attractions here include chambers packed with Chippendale furniture and works of art by masters such as El Greco. The grounds offer a Himalayan stupa and garden. Red kites and Java sparrows are among the 90 species housed in Harewood House’s bird garden.

The Yorkshire Dales feature trekking paths, such as the great Pennine Way, old stone villages and tremendous scenery. The dales are riddled with limestone caverns which offer some of the UK’s finest spelunking. Hawes’s old railway station has been renovated and now holds the Dales Countryside Museum. Pre-booked cheap car hire in Ripon usually garners economic rates.