I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
The cathedral we see today is largely medieval, with its striking twin towers standing proudly over the west front. But beneath these stones lies a much older tale… one that begins in the year 672 AD, when St. Wilfrid, a pioneering figure of the Anglo-Saxon church, founded the first stone basilica on this spot.
Wilfrid had travelled widely in Europe and brought back new ideas—new ways of building, and new ways of practising the Christian faith.
To walk into Ripon Cathedral is to follow in the footsteps of people who have worshipped here for more than 1,300 years.
But the most extraordinary survival from Wilfrid’s church lies below. This small, atmospheric chamber is St. Wilfrid’s Crypt, one of the oldest surviving church structures in all of England.
Built in the 7th century, its design echoes the tombs of early Christian martyrs in Rome.
For centuries, pilgrims descended these steps seeking connection to the sacred past. Today, it remains a humbling window into the beginnings of English Christianity.
After the Norman Conquest, the old church was rebuilt in magnificent Gothic style, with craftsmen and masons shaping stone into soaring arches and intricate carvings. The nave—its long central hall—was completed in the 12th and 13th centuries, later refined in the Perpendicular style familiar across late-medieval England.
The cathedral is well sign posted and there is a carpark nearby in the town centre. Plenty of places to eat just beyond the twin towers in the street directly opposite.
I TOAL from the East side but your spoilt for choice really!
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 06/11/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.