The canal south of Ripon is a delight as you can find out on this easy walk from the city down to the picturesque village of Bishop Monkton
Leave car park to the south beside Sainsburys down a footpath. Emerge on the main road in front of the cathedral. Continue south on Bedern Bank and ahead at the roundabout onto King St. Cross bridge then before church turn left onto footpath. At next bridge bear right on to Bondgate Green then first right onto Bondgate Green Lane. At the end turn right onto Dallamires Lane to pass leisure centre. At crossroads fork left up Knaresborough Rd.Turn left down Littlethorpe Lane.
Watch narrowboats as they negotiate locks on the Ripon Canal. It opened in 1773 initially to carry flax for the Knaresborough linen industry as well as timber and coal. Today it's the northernmost canal connected to the English waterway system. Discover the cobbles, warehouse and forge of the timeless, film set-like canal basin reopened in 1996 after restoration.
Picturesque Bishop Monkton is also well worth a visit not least for the beck that runs through it spanned by no less than seven little bridges which make it a lovely spot for a half- way rest. The village dates back to AD 661 when it was part of the monastic community of Ripon hence the name. A cornmill, rebuilt in 1784, lies to the east of the village. You also walk through the peaceful hamlet of Littlethorpe.
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