Ripon is a wonderful cathedral city in North Yorkshire, and could quickly become one of your favourite places to visit in the UK. If you enjoy spending a weekend perusing shops, drinking nice coffees and fine wines, and marvelling in handmade wares, you’ll enjoy the market square. Near to the beautiful cathedral are small streets that have independent stores and boutiques dotted around, and not too far away is the impressive race course, a grand stately home, a theme park and an abbey, so there is always something to do in Ripon, whether you’re new to the area or have visited before.