Jane's Guidebook

Jane
Jane's Guidebook

Activities

Outdoor / indoor pools with parking, ideal for a sunny day
15 mins by car via A65
29 místní doporučují
Ilkley Pool and Lido
Denton Road
29 místní doporučují
15 mins by car via A65
Rainy day pot painting activity and great food too
6 místní doporučují
Coffee & Clay
14 High St
6 místní doporučují
Rainy day pot painting activity and great food too
Take a trip back in time in this well preserved 900 year old castle. Regular re-enactments
61 místní doporučují
Lesy hradu Skipton
The Bailey
61 místní doporučují
Take a trip back in time in this well preserved 900 year old castle. Regular re-enactments
Great place to walk the dog then head in to town for brunch at Elsworth Kitchen
20 místní doporučují
Skipton Woods
20 místní doporučují
Great place to walk the dog then head in to town for brunch at Elsworth Kitchen
Kids fishing, red squirrels, cafe and horse riding in the heart of The Dales
16 místní doporučují
Park Kilnsey
Kilnsey Park
16 místní doporučují
Kids fishing, red squirrels, cafe and horse riding in the heart of The Dales
Endless activities to keep the whole family entertained
20 místní doporučují
Thornton Hall Farm Country Park
20 místní doporučují
Endless activities to keep the whole family entertained
Local spa town, great shopping and restaurants. Visit RHS Harlow Carr on the way home
221 místní doporučují
Harrogate
221 místní doporučují
Local spa town, great shopping and restaurants. Visit RHS Harlow Carr on the way home
For the literary minded, the former home of the Bronte Sisters. Quaint cobbled Main Street with independent shops, pubs and restaurants
99 místní doporučují
Muzeum Bronte Parsonage
Church Street
99 místní doporučují
For the literary minded, the former home of the Bronte Sisters. Quaint cobbled Main Street with independent shops, pubs and restaurants
So much to do here, pitch and putt, tree top adventure, kiddies playground, bike park, swimming pool, cafe, gym and all within an easy walk of your apartment
13 místní doporučují
Aireville Park
13 místní doporučují
So much to do here, pitch and putt, tree top adventure, kiddies playground, bike park, swimming pool, cafe, gym and all within an easy walk of your apartment
Moorland scramble / amble depending on your mood. Fabulous views. Cafe and great pub/restaurant nearby.
33 místní doporučují
Ilkley Moor Cow and Calf Rocks
Hangingstone Road
33 místní doporučují
Moorland scramble / amble depending on your mood. Fabulous views. Cafe and great pub/restaurant nearby.
No better way to pass a day than walking amongst this beautiful scenery, great for the soul.
13 místní doporučují
Gordale Scar
13 místní doporučují
No better way to pass a day than walking amongst this beautiful scenery, great for the soul.
Good place to launch kayaks in to the canal. 300m to the left of Henry's Place, small parking area. Kayak back towards Skipton and on to Bradley for a picnic near the park or lunch at The Slater's Arms
Niffany Swing Bridge
118 Broughton Rd
Good place to launch kayaks in to the canal. 300m to the left of Henry's Place, small parking area. Kayak back towards Skipton and on to Bradley for a picnic near the park or lunch at The Slater's Arms
A honeypot attraction, best to go mid week / early in the day. Stunning views. Picnic lunches available to buy in the village, near The National Trust car park. Pub lunches too. Be aware that there’s a steep climb up lots of steps if you decide to go on further than the Cove / to Malham Tarn.
156 místní doporučují
Malham Cove
156 místní doporučují
A honeypot attraction, best to go mid week / early in the day. Stunning views. Picnic lunches available to buy in the village, near The National Trust car park. Pub lunches too. Be aware that there’s a steep climb up lots of steps if you decide to go on further than the Cove / to Malham Tarn.
Easy, flat walk with parking and great views. Look out for the llamas! 🦙
10 místní doporučují
Embsay Reservoir
10 místní doporučují
Easy, flat walk with parking and great views. Look out for the llamas! 🦙
Embsay Crag
Pasture Road
Lovely little Victorian spa town, pleasant walks along the river Wharfe and the famous Betty’s Tea Rooms on ‘The Grove’ Shops, cafes and restaurants a plenty.
82 místní doporučují
Ilkley
82 místní doporučují
Lovely little Victorian spa town, pleasant walks along the river Wharfe and the famous Betty’s Tea Rooms on ‘The Grove’ Shops, cafes and restaurants a plenty.
16 místní doporučují
Studley Royal Deer Park
16 místní doporučují
Bustle and a bargain! Street market selling food, clothes, outdoor furniture, pet supplies every Weds, Fri and Sat.
22 místní doporučují
Skipton Library
High Street
22 místní doporučují
Bustle and a bargain! Street market selling food, clothes, outdoor furniture, pet supplies every Weds, Fri and Sat.

Sightseeing

Well worth a visit for the spectacular scenery and outdoor exercise. Entrance fee. Local cafes in the town
118 místní doporučují
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
118 místní doporučují
Well worth a visit for the spectacular scenery and outdoor exercise. Entrance fee. Local cafes in the town
Relax on a barge watching the wildlife watching you!
6 místní doporučují
Pennine Cruisers
19 Coach St
6 místní doporučují
Relax on a barge watching the wildlife watching you!
Take the dinghy, take the dog, have a paddle and an Icecream. Walk to Hebden via the narrow rope bridge and eat at The Old School House Cafe.....Happy days!
23 místní doporučují
Burnsall
23 místní doporučují
Take the dinghy, take the dog, have a paddle and an Icecream. Walk to Hebden via the narrow rope bridge and eat at The Old School House Cafe.....Happy days!
Quaint town used as a backdrop for the filming of All Creatures Great and Small. Pubs cafes antique shops river walks
87 místní doporučují
Grassington
87 místní doporučují
Quaint town used as a backdrop for the filming of All Creatures Great and Small. Pubs cafes antique shops river walks
If you’re a gardener or just like beautiful gardens this one’s a definite. Booking advised. Incorporating Betty’s Tea Rooms
138 místní doporučují
RHS zahrada Harlow Carr
Crag Lane
138 místní doporučují
If you’re a gardener or just like beautiful gardens this one’s a definite. Booking advised. Incorporating Betty’s Tea Rooms
Priory, cafe, trails and stepping stones. Parking charges apply
185 místní doporučují
Bolton Abbey
185 místní doporučují
Priory, cafe, trails and stepping stones. Parking charges apply
An easy cycle ride along the canal, garden centre, cafes, pubs, good fish and chips
7 místní doporučují
Gargrave
7 místní doporučují
An easy cycle ride along the canal, garden centre, cafes, pubs, good fish and chips
185 místní doporučují
Fountains Abbey
185 místní doporučují

Food scene

Fabulous food and great hill and river walks nearby
Old School Tea Room Cafe, Hebden, Grassington, Yorks Dales
Main Street
Fabulous food and great hill and river walks nearby
High end dining, cocktails and outdoor terrace, THE place to be seen
19 místní doporučují
Alexander's Bar & Kitchen
4-6 High St
19 místní doporučují
High end dining, cocktails and outdoor terrace, THE place to be seen
Vibrant, friendly bar and eatery. A warm welcome guaranteed
9 místní doporučují
Two Sisters Bar & Kitchen
3A Mill Bridge
9 místní doporučují
Vibrant, friendly bar and eatery. A warm welcome guaranteed
Don’t miss this one! Child friendly and great food
13 místní doporučují
Elsworth Kitchen
18-20 Coach St
13 místní doporučují
Don’t miss this one! Child friendly and great food
Dine out or dine at home, great Indian food at great prices
Zolsha Restaurant Crosshills
Skipton Road
Dine out or dine at home, great Indian food at great prices
Fresh bread, cakes and chocolates. Get your picnic lunch here
Walkers Bakery
4 Water St
Fresh bread, cakes and chocolates. Get your picnic lunch here
Best deli in the North of England. Locally sourced meat, eggs, veg. fresh juices, flowers, your one stop luxury food hall. Cafe and delivery too.
39 místní doporučují
Keelham Farm Shop
21 Gargrave Rd
39 místní doporučují
Best deli in the North of England. Locally sourced meat, eggs, veg. fresh juices, flowers, your one stop luxury food hall. Cafe and delivery too.
Go on treat yourself to afternoon tea….
52 místní doporučují
Bettys Café Tea Rooms
32 The Grove
52 místní doporučují
Go on treat yourself to afternoon tea….
Popular with locals and visitors alike
The Castle Inn
2 Mill Bridge
Popular with locals and visitors alike
Another one frequented by locals and visitors alike….good selection of gins
14 místní doporučují
The Woolly Sheep Pub
38 Sheep St
14 místní doporučují
Another one frequented by locals and visitors alike….good selection of gins
Ilkley Thai restaurant and takeaway. So much better food than the photo would suggest! And always quick, friendly service. A stroll along the river completes the evening.
Pintoh; Authentic Thai Cuisine
31 Church Street
Ilkley Thai restaurant and takeaway. So much better food than the photo would suggest! And always quick, friendly service. A stroll along the river completes the evening.
Always popular due to its canalside setting, a friendly, bustling place night and day at the weekend.
The Boat House Bar
19 Coach Street
Always popular due to its canalside setting, a friendly, bustling place night and day at the weekend.
FABULOUS cakes.... enough said!
The Three Sheep Tea House & Kitchen
78 High St
FABULOUS cakes.... enough said!
Authentic Thai cuisine a stone's throw from the apartment.
8 místní doporučují
Thai Basil
1 Cavendish St
8 místní doporučují
Authentic Thai cuisine a stone's throw from the apartment.
Mid-high end restaurant with chilled vibe, excellent locally sourced ingredients and warm welcome from the owners.
The Curious Fox Skipton
Chapel Hill
Mid-high end restaurant with chilled vibe, excellent locally sourced ingredients and warm welcome from the owners.
Turn left on the canal and a 3.5 mile flat walk brings you to Gargrave and the pub with homemade pies! Don’t be put off by the dated decor, and don’t make the mistake of going to The Swan instead!
7 místní doporučují
Masons Arms Public House
Marton Road
7 místní doporučují
Turn left on the canal and a 3.5 mile flat walk brings you to Gargrave and the pub with homemade pies! Don’t be put off by the dated decor, and don’t make the mistake of going to The Swan instead!
Just over a mile outside Skipton, homemade food and beautiful countryside. Walk off your pudd round Embsay Reservoir or up The Crag.
Cavendish Arms
Skipton Road
Just over a mile outside Skipton, homemade food and beautiful countryside. Walk off your pudd round Embsay Reservoir or up The Crag.
Best curry in Skipton.
Mastabs
11 Keighley Rd
Best curry in Skipton.
Great little pub with good food at reasonable prices and always a warm welcome
The Railway Skipton
10 Cavendish St
Great little pub with good food at reasonable prices and always a warm welcome
Coopers Café Bar
6/8 Belmont St

Activities with kids

Great rainy day activity. Hands on activities for kids of all ages, 45 min drive away in Halifax.
66 místní doporučují
Eureka! Národní dětské muzeum
Discovery Road
66 místní doporučují
Great rainy day activity. Hands on activities for kids of all ages, 45 min drive away in Halifax.
Quaint, quirky, local cinema from the good old days.
14 místní doporučují
Plaza Cinema
Sackville Street
14 místní doporučují
Quaint, quirky, local cinema from the good old days.
Local adventure centre within 20 mins of the apartment in Crosshills. Indoor and outdoor activities for all ages.
High Adventure
Keighley Road
Local adventure centre within 20 mins of the apartment in Crosshills. Indoor and outdoor activities for all ages.
In need of a challenge? This is the place for you. Great place to get teens outdoors, every adventurous activity available! 45 min drive from the apartment, near Harrogate.
18 místní doporučují
How Stean Gorge
18 místní doporučují
In need of a challenge? This is the place for you. Great place to get teens outdoors, every adventurous activity available! 45 min drive from the apartment, near Harrogate.
A 10 min walk from the apartment in Aireville Park, have lunch round the corner at Keelham Farm Shop to satisfy the appetite you've built up.
Raven Tree Top Adventure
Gargrave Road
A 10 min walk from the apartment in Aireville Park, have lunch round the corner at Keelham Farm Shop to satisfy the appetite you've built up.
A great, FREE attraction for rainy days! Incorporating IMAX cinema (charges apply)
78 místní doporučují
Národní muzeum vědy a médií
Pictureville
78 místní doporučují
A great, FREE attraction for rainy days! Incorporating IMAX cinema (charges apply)
Who doesn't love a pancake? And these are some of the best, open from breakfast til tea time.
The Flip Side Crepes
6 Swadford Street
Who doesn't love a pancake? And these are some of the best, open from breakfast til tea time.
Adventure play barn with slides and rope swings. Playground for the little ones. Ice cream in every imaginable flavour and American dining in an old school bus!
65 místní doporučují
Billy Bob's: Parlor - Diner - Play
65 místní doporučují
Adventure play barn with slides and rope swings. Playground for the little ones. Ice cream in every imaginable flavour and American dining in an old school bus!
Former Victorian millionaire's home, another one for a rainy day. Park, glasshouses, aviary, small animals, museum, beehives, The Pavillion Cafe and play area. 15 min drive from the apartment.
19 místní doporučují
Hrad Cliffe
32 Spring Gardens Lane
19 místní doporučují
Former Victorian millionaire's home, another one for a rainy day. Park, glasshouses, aviary, small animals, museum, beehives, The Pavillion Cafe and play area. 15 min drive from the apartment.
Gisburn Forest Trails, for bikes and walkers. Excellent, free bike trails through woodland, pay and display parking and cafe. 30 min drive from the apartment.
Gisburn
Gisburn Forest Trails, for bikes and walkers. Excellent, free bike trails through woodland, pay and display parking and cafe. 30 min drive from the apartment.
Have a knock about with the kids for only £10/hour. 10 mins walk from the apartment
Skipton Tennis Centre
Engine Shed Lane
Have a knock about with the kids for only £10/hour. 10 mins walk from the apartment
England's first ever 'new town' built by Titus Salt on the banks of the River Aire now a World Heritage Site. Large mill containing independent shops, cafe, bike shop and David Hockney exhibition. Large riverside park and pub.
78 místní doporučují
Saltaire
78 místní doporučují
England's first ever 'new town' built by Titus Salt on the banks of the River Aire now a World Heritage Site. Large mill containing independent shops, cafe, bike shop and David Hockney exhibition. Large riverside park and pub.
A place to escape and explore on a rainy day, entertaining guides bring the place to life. Cafe and shop
61 místní doporučují
Lesy hradu Skipton
The Bailey
61 místní doporučují
A place to escape and explore on a rainy day, entertaining guides bring the place to life. Cafe and shop
A lovely village out the northern end of town with its own steam railway, join the Curry Express, Pizza and Prosecco, Ploughmans or Afternoon Tea run. Lovely walks and pubs in the village too. Free carpark behind The Elm Tree Pub.
29 místní doporučují
Železnice Embsay & Bolton Abbey
29 místní doporučují
A lovely village out the northern end of town with its own steam railway, join the Curry Express, Pizza and Prosecco, Ploughmans or Afternoon Tea run. Lovely walks and pubs in the village too. Free carpark behind The Elm Tree Pub.
Another good rainy day venue, just around the corner on Carleton New Road Industrial Estate. Bowling, pool, snooker and bar.
6 místní doporučují
Matrix Superbowl
12a Sandylands Business Centre
6 místní doporučují
Another good rainy day venue, just around the corner on Carleton New Road Industrial Estate. Bowling, pool, snooker and bar.

City/town information

Step back in time in Bronte Country. Wuthering Heights walks, traditional sweet shop and Apothecary, Bronte Parsonage Museum, characterful shops, pubs, bakeries, steam trains, pot painting cafe, and so much more.
167 místní doporučují
Haworth
167 místní doporučují
Step back in time in Bronte Country. Wuthering Heights walks, traditional sweet shop and Apothecary, Bronte Parsonage Museum, characterful shops, pubs, bakeries, steam trains, pot painting cafe, and so much more.
Houses The Craven Museum and Tourist Information
Skipton Town Hall
High Street
Houses The Craven Museum and Tourist Information