We can’t get away from people in white. Arriving at Ripon we discovered there’s an international croquet championship at our hotel, the Ripon Spa Hotel which is a  very quaint hotel in the very quaint market city of Ripon. We’ve had a lovely interlude here before the next Test in Durham, exploring the township itself, its magnificent Ripon Cathedral as well as the other historical buildings and neatly kept public spaces in this city, including the Ripon Town Hall  the market square, and the beautiful Ripon Spa Gardens

A beautiful city of 15,000 people and a mere 1300 years old.

The beautiful buildings lining the market square

The Ripon Town Hall

The market place

The Ripon Spa Gardens

Ripon Cathedral’s stain glass windows

From cricket to croquet

Everything is old

Talking about old things!

Another community newspaper the Ripon Gazette with us reflected in the window!

Ripon Cathedral