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Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.

Yorkshire DalesPhoto Ian Cylkowski / Unsplash

Places to explore near Ilkley StationIlkley

44 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Ilkley, a village in West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Ilkley

Village

Refined moor-edge spa town on the Wharfe, gateway to Ilkley Moor and the Cow and Calf, with a Bettys on the Grove.

0 km E · West Yorkshire

Photo of Ilkley Lido, a lido in West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Ilkley Lido

Lido near Ilkley

A Grade II-listed 1935 lido with a round, mushroom-shaped pool on the grass below Ilkley Moor.

0.8 km N

Photo of White Wells, a landmark near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

White Wells

Landmark near Ilkley

Restored 18th-century spa bath-house on Ilkley Moor with a plunge pool and a moorland cafe.

0.9 km S

Photo: Ilkley Moor, a viewpoint in West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Ilkley Moor

Viewpoint near Ilkley

Heather moor of the famous song, scattered with the Twelve Apostles stone circle and prehistoric rock carvings.

1.2 km SE

Photo of Nidderdale, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Nidderdale

National Landscape near Pateley Bridge

A quiet Yorkshire dale of reservoirs, gritstone rocks and wooded gorges, next door to the Dales but with room to breathe

1.5 km N

Photo of Cow and Calf Rocks, a rock formation near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Cow and Calf Rocks

Rock formation near Ilkley

Millstone-grit outcrops on the edge of Ilkley Moor, a climbers' and walkers' magnet with wide Wharfedale views.

1.5 km SE

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

National Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

4.5 km NW

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.

6.4 km SW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Bingley Five Rise Locks, a landmark near Saltaire, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Landmark near Saltaire

The steepest staircase of locks in Britain — five chambers lifting the Leeds & Liverpool Canal about 60 feet in a single flight.

7.8 km S

Photo of Bolton Priory, a priory near Addingham in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Bolton Priory

Priory near Addingham

Priory ruin on a bend of the Wharfe.

7.9 km NW

Photo of Otley Chevin Country Park, a country park in West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Otley Chevin Country Park

Country park near Otley

A country park in West Yorkshire.

8.1 km SE

Photo of Taylor's on the Green, a visitor attraction near Haworth, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Taylor's on the Green

Attraction near Haworth

The taproom and kitchen of Timothy Taylor's, Keighley brewers of Landlord, Britain's classic cask ale.

8.8 km SW

Photo of Valley of Desolation, a waterfall near Appletreewick in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Valley of Desolation

Waterfall near Appletreewick

A wooded side valley on the Bolton Abbey estate with a slender waterfall, on the path to Simon's Seat.

9.7 km NW

Photo of Salts Mill, a visitor attraction near Saltaire, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Salts Mill

Attraction near Saltaire

Titus Salt's vast 1853 mill, now home to David Hockney galleries, bookshops and a cafe in the World Heritage village.

9.8 km S

Photo of Saltaire, a village in West Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Saltaire

Village

Titus Salt's model mill village of 1851 on the Aire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Salts Mill's Hockney galleries.

10 km S · West Yorkshire

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Photo of The Crescent Inn, a pub near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, northern England.

The Crescent Inn

Pub near Ilkley

Free house at the heart of Ilkley pouring eight local real ales alongside home cooking.

0.1 km NW

Photo of All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley, a church in West Yorkshire, northern England.

All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley

Church near Ilkley

Parish church on the site of a Roman fort, sheltering three Anglo-Saxon crosses below its 15th-century tower.

0.2 km NW

Photo along the Dales Way, an 80-mile long-distance path running from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere, England.

Dales Way

Long-distance path

The gentlest of the classic long walks — riverside paths along the Wharfe and the Dee from Ilkley to the shore of Windermere.

0.7 km NW · Cumbria, North Yorkshire & West Yorkshire

Photo along the Dales High Way, a 90-mile long-distance path running from Saltaire to Appleby-in-Westmorland, England.

Dales High Way

Long-distance path

The Dales Way's high-level companion, crossing Ingleborough and the Howgill Fells on its way from Saltaire to Appleby.

0.9 km S · Cumbria, North Yorkshire & West Yorkshire

Photo of East Riddlesden Hall, a house & garden near Haworth, West Yorkshire, northern England.

East Riddlesden Hall

House & garden near Haworth

A National Trust place in West Yorkshire.

6.9 km SW

Photo of Robertshaw's Farm Shop, a farm & farm shop near Bolton Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.

Robertshaw's Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Bolton Abbey

A destination farm shop and deli near Bolton Abbey, its counters more than nine-tenths Yorkshire produce.

7.7 km NW

Cross Lanes Organic Farm

Farm & farm shop near Bolton Abbey

An organic farm shop, cafe and craft yard on the road near Bolton Abbey, selling home-reared and local produce.

7.8 km NW

Photo of The Roebuck Inn, a pub near Otley in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, northern England.

The Roebuck Inn

Pub near Otley

18th-century stone pub high above Otley with beef-dripping chips and Wharfedale views.

8.2 km E

Photo of All Saints' Church, Otley, a church in West Yorkshire, northern England.

All Saints' Church, Otley

Church near Otley

Norman-founded church with Anglian cross fragments and the effigy tomb of Lord Fairfax.

8.7 km E

Everything else within 10 km (20) — 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.