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Surprise View

📍 RiponNorth Yorkshire

A viewpoint with views across the area near Ripon.

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Surprise View in winter The superb view from Anne Boleyn's Seat along the Skell towards Fountains Abbey.
Surprise View in winter The superb view from Anne Boleyn's Seat along the Skell towards Fountains Abbey.Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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