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Knaresborough can lay claim to have Britain's oldest and longest running tourist attraction, as since the 17th century, visitors have descended upon the picturesque town to visit the cave of Mother Shipton.
Mother Shipton was a prophetess who predicted the future would see cars, telephones, and submarines, as well as predicting events such as The Spanish Armada defeated. and the Great Fire of London. Predicting a victory for the then King, Henry VIII. saw her a favourite of royalty and achieved great fame.
Although most of what has been written about Mother Shipton came 200 years after her death, including the stereotypical 'witch' image, the visitors still flock to Knaresborough to visit the cave of her birth, as well as the famous petrifying well that turns objects to stone.