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Ripley Castle and village
Renniston Hotel and Series 7 village streets in the Channel 5 series. Village open · Castle: tickets needed; allow 1–2 hours.
- On screen as
- Renniston Hotel and Series 7 village streets
- Series and episodes
- Series 2 · Series 7
- Access
- Village open · Castle: tickets needed
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Area
- Ripley, North Yorkshire
On screen
How Ripley Castle and village appears
Ripley Castle plays the Renniston Hotel for James and Helen's formal meal in Series 2. Ripley village was later dressed with 1940s vehicles and shopfronts for Series 7.
The real place
What you can visit
The village streets are public, while castle entry follows its advertised tour and ticket arrangements. Production dressing is removed after filming, so ordinary shopfronts should be expected.
The village streets are public; castle interiors follow the current tour calendar.
Temporary street dressing is removed after filming.
Screen Yorkshire: Ripley Castle and village ↗Common questions
Planning a responsible visit
Where is the Renniston Hotel?
Ripley Castle supplied the fictional hotel exterior.
Was Series 7 filmed here?
Yes. Ripley village was dressed for Series 7. A complete episode-by-episode location list has not been published by the cited sources.
Is the village ticketed?
No. The village is public; castle tours and interiors have separate access rules.
Will the 1940s dressing still be there?
Usually not. The period signs and vehicles are temporary production dressing.
Plan your visit
Build it into a workable Yorkshire day.
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Map
Routes including this place
Continue with a prepared trail
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