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Photo of Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Kirkstall AbbeyPhoto Paul Marshall (AKA Rally Tog) / Unsplash

Places to explore near Cottingley StationCottingley

13 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

3.4 km NE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Kirkstall Abbey

Abbey near Leeds

Complete Cistercian ruin beside the Aire.

6.1 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Leeds Country Way, a 62-mile long-distance path in northern England.

Leeds Country Way

Long-distance path

A green-belt circuit of Leeds that never strays more than seven miles from the city centre, yet spends most of its time in farmland.

3.2 km W · West Yorkshire

Photo of the Aire & Calder Navigation, a 34-mile river navigation running from Leeds to Goole, northern England.

Aire & Calder Navigation

River navigation

Yorkshire's commercial waterway since 1704, canalising the Aire from Leeds and Wakefield down to the docks at Goole.

3.8 km NE · West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire & North Yorkshire

Oakwell Hall Country Park

Country park near Bradford

A country park in West Yorkshire.

5.8 km SW

Photo of Pudsey Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bradford, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Pudsey Cemetery

House & garden near Bradford

A dramatic hillside cemetery of 1872 with twin Gothic chapels by William Gay.

6.2 km NW

Photo along the Bronte Way, a 43-mile long-distance path running from Birstall to Padiham, England.

Bronte Way

Long-distance path

Oakwell Hall to Gawthorpe Hall across the Pennine edge — Haworth, Top Withens and the moors behind Wuthering Heights.

6.4 km SW · West Yorkshire & Lancashire

Photo of E Oldroyd & Sons, a farm & farm shop near Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, northern England.

E Oldroyd & Sons

Farm & farm shop near Lofthouse

Fifth-generation growers offering candlelit forcing-shed tours in the heart of the Rhubarb Triangle.

7.3 km SE

Photo of the Calder & Hebble Navigation, a 22-mile river navigation running from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, northern England.

Calder & Hebble Navigation

River navigation

River-and-cut navigation up the Calder valley from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, gateway to the Pennine canals.

9.3 km S · West Yorkshire

Everything else within 10 km (4) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.