News & Special Events:-

Exciting opportunities for anyone looking for a fulfilling role with the flexibility to meet other commitments, please come and talk to us.  Currently we have the following positions availabe:

Commencing on Saturday 19th July, and every day until Sunday 31st August, there will be special tours of the Castle for children. There are some fascinating stories to be told about this 700 year old castle and its inhabitants over the years and the Castle's experienced guides have tailor-made them to specifically interest the children.

What better place to celebrate Halloween than a 700 year old castle steeped in history. Book your place now for our fantastic Halloween Party which is being held on Friday 31st October.

We are holding seven Christmas Party Nights in December in the magnificent East Wing of the castle - Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th, Friday 19th, Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December.

Ripley Castle has won a Silver Award in VisitBritain's Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2007 in the category 'Small Visitor Attraction of the Year' (under 100,000 visitors).

Ripley Castle was announced the winner of the prestigious White Rose Awards 2006 for Best Visitor Attraction of the Year 2006 at an Awards Ceremony held at Magna Science Adventure Centre on Tuesday 19th September.

During a very successful promotional tour of the US, Sir Thomas Ingilby of Ripley Castle near Harrogate, was given the tremendous honour of pitching the first ball to a crowd of over 6,000 people at a Baseball match in Philadelphia.

Two members of the Ripley Castle Estate staff have been presented with Long Service Awards.  Brian James and Ken Swales have dedicated over seventy five years between them to the Estate.

We will present you some special and interesting dishes with secrets, inspirations and handy hints a plenty! Our Cookery Demonstrations are always fun and friendly and most of all entertaining. We always break for a glass of wine and guests can swap recipes and ideas over lunch.

For Sale from 9th March Sir Thomas Ingilby, whose family have lived at Ripley Castle for nearly 700 years, has enjoyed unprecedented access to Yorkshire's great houses, going behind the scenes to discover what daily life is like for both staff and owners.

The Independent newspaper has voted Ripley Castle as one of fifty of the best stately homes in the country.  We came sixth in the newspaper's listing and were also nominated as one of the top ten stately homes in the country with beautiful gardens.