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Recommended Towns & Villages near Ilkley

Bolton Abbey

Bolton Abbey (135 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

The Bolton Abbey Estate covers 30,000 acres of beautiful countryside in the Yorkshire Dales.There are medieval buildings to explore and 80 miles of moorland, woodland and riverside footpaths...

Damems station, a part of Keighley

Keighley (47 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)

This is an industrial town in West Yorkshire. It lies in a fold between the fine countryside of Airdale and Keighley Moors...

River Wharfe and Weir, Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley (45 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction E)

Otley is a beautiful old town with attractive buildings in medieval courts and alleyways and a lovely parish church that dates back to Norman times...

Harden Waterfall, Harden, West Yorkshire

Harden (4 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S)

Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford...

Saltaire the Mill Town

Saltaire (54 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction S)

This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century.....

Holy Trinity Church

Skipton (170 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction W)

Long considered "The Gateway to the Dales" which lye to the north, moors extend southwards, and the tranquil countryside of the Ribble Valley is to the west...

Santa Special

Haworth (227 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SW)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...

Burnsall bridge, shadows of bridge in the river Wharfe

Burnsall (24 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)

Viewed from the surrounding grassy fells, this gorgeous stone village with its striking walls softened by rich green foliage, presents a picture of timeless charm...

Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

An attractive market town on the river Nidd, set within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Twice winner of 'Britain in Bloom' and home to the oldest sweet shop in Britain......

Grassington

Grassington (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (12.3 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

This is Upper Wharfdale's principle village. It is a place of quiet charm with a lovely old bridge spanning the River Wharfe and cobbled lanes with pretty stone cottages descending towards the attractive village square...

Crescent Gardens, Harrogate

Harrogate (190 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort...

Dean Clough Mills, Halifax

Halifax (83 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country...

Leeds Civic and Leeds Town Hall

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Hebden Bridge (43 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction SW)

This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century...

Knaresborough

Knaresborough (131 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (15.5 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

This attractive market town lies in the high reaches of Yorkshire above Harrogate. It is overlooked by the peaceful waters of the River Nidd which is spanned by a magnificent.....

Sowerby bridge basin, West Yorkshire.

Sowerby Bridge (11 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction S)

Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands...

Gordale Scar. Malham Cove, North Yorkshire

Malham (84 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NW)

High on the moors and dales of Yorshire, lies the wild and desolate place of Malham....

The Dumb Steeple Plaque, Cooper Bridge.

Mirfield (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction S)

Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....

An old barn in Kettlewell

Kettlewell (49 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of North Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.7 km, direction NW)

The spectacular limestone beauty of Kettlewell has been appreciated by travellers for decades. It has a series of delightful cottages clustered around the little Cam Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe as it plunges from Great Whernside...

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction SW)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

Recommended attractions near Ilkley

Cow and Calf, Ilkley.

Cow and Calf Rocks (21 Pictures)

(1.1 miles, 1.7 km)

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Front view of East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire

East Riddlesden Hall (5 Pictures)

(4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)

For a glorious day out amongst spectacular countryside where you get an evocative glimpse into the past there are few properties.....

View of Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire.

Bolton Priory (60 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

Beautiful remains of an Augustinian Priory in a picturesque position on the banks of the river Wharfe, North Yorkshire. Well.....

Cliffe Castle museum, Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Cliffe Castle Museum (5 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)

The approach to Cliffe Castle Museum, gives the visitor little hint of the amazing treat in store, for awaiting is a magnificent.....

Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire

Skipton Castle (52 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)

Apart from it's historic church, Skipton Castle is the town's premier attraction. This is located where the High Street fans out.....

Bradford Cathedral, West Yorkshire

Bradford Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction S)

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National Museum of Photography, Film and TV. Bradford.

National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (3 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction S)

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Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Abbey (14 Pictures)

(11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

Kirkstall Abbey is one of Yorkshire's finest ruined Cistercian abbey's. It was founded in the 12th-century from which much of.....

Harewood House in West Yorkshire - Terrace Gardens, June 2005

Harewood House (25 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction E)

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Brimham Rocks Country Park, North Yorkshire.

Brimham Rocks Country Park (78 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction NE)

At a height of nearly 300m, Brimham Rocks give spectacular views over the surrounding countryside of the Nidderdale. . The.....

Armley Mills Industrial Museum near Leeds.

Armley Mills Industrial Museum (4 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

Formerly the largest woolen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum that explores the rich industrial past of.....

Ripley Castle, Yorkshire

Ripley Castle (12 Pictures)

(13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)

Ripley Castle was built more than 700 years ago, it was originally built as the home of the Ingilby family and has remained so.....

Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Shibden Hall (36 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction S)

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Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks.

Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill (6 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

Beautiful wooded valley with 19th-century Gibson Mill at its heart, an exemplar of sustainable energy. This is the flagship.....

Eureka Science Museum  - Yorkshire - 1996

Eureka! Museum for Children (3 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....

Knaresborough, The Petrifying Well

Mother Shiptons Cave & Petrifying Well (28 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction E)

Mother Shipton lived some 500 years ago during the reign of King Henry VIII, and is England’s most famous Prophetess. The cave.....

Fountains Abbey.Ripon,North Yorkshire

Fountains Abbey (159 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction NE)

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Gordale Scar,  Malham Cove

Gordale Scar (8 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction NW)

Painted by James Ward, written about by Wordsworth in a sonnet, this dramatic limestone ravine is an essential visit when in the.....

Janet's Foss. Malham, North Yorkshire

Janet's Foss (6 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction NW)

A small picturesque waterfall near the village of Malham and Malham Cove, North Yorkshire. Janet refers to a Fairy Queen who is.....


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