Please note: This attraction no longer accepts the Visit York Pass.

Discover the legend of Mother Shipton and the magical Petrifying Well at England’s oldest attraction.

Just a short train journey from York is Knaresborough, with castle ruins and impressive viaduct. Journey through historic woodland at Mother Shipton’s. Step into the cave where Yorkshire prophetess Mother Shipton was born and hear her story, then marvel at the Petrifying Well with cascading water turning everyday objects to stone – as if by magic.