RIPON. 
ae City of Ripon is charmingly situated near the centre of the 
country of York, and about midway between Edinboro’ and 
London. It enjoys a sheltered situation, declining from the north- 
west towards the confluence of the river Yore with the Laver and 
the Skell ; over the former of which there is a handsome bridge of 
seventeen arches, 256 yards in length. The Tourist or the Angler 
can make this a most convenient centre from whence he may plan 
easy excursions, whether pedestrial or for pursuing the “gentle craft.” 
The architectural antiquary will find himself in the midst of a district 
abounding in “hoary remnants of the past”—easy of access by rail 
or within driving distance. The excursionist will discover that a day 
will not exhaust the diversified beauties and attractions of Ripon, as 
the resumé here given will testify. The Railway accommodation is 
good, and affords excursions into Wensleydale either by the Masham 
or Leyburn Branch Lines. The villages along the line being capital 
headquarters for the Tourist Angler. The glories of the Vale of 
Mowbray are open to the tourist through the line of Railway between 
Thirsk and Malton. Ripon is also within easy reach for the inhabitants 
of the populous district of the West Riding. 
Guide Books are here in every form and at all prices. The Penny 
Guide is intended to be a chatty companion and remind the visitor of 
many interesting matters which would otherwise escape his attention. 
The larger Guide Books, written by the late J. R. WALBRAN, and 
revised by eminent antiquaries, contain a vast fund of correct his- 
torical information, and will amply repay leisurely study at home, 
and assist in recalling a happy day spent amid the picturesque ruins 
of Fountains, or amongst the interesting buildings of this ancient city. 
