We’ve put together a list of suggestions for places to visit and explore during the October Half-term, or at any other time! Please let us know if we’ve missed one of your local favourite places to go.
Our list includes:
- Local Attractions,
- Parks, Estates & Woodlands,
- Museums
- Railways, Tramways & Canals
- Art Galleries & Sculpture Parks
- Swimming Pools
- Theatres & Cinemas
- Nearby Villages & Towns
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Dan’s Den, Ilkley http://www.dansdenilkley.co.uk
Clip ‘n’ Climb, Ilkley http://clipnclimbilkley.co.uk/
Create (Pottery) Café, Ilkley http://www.createcafe.co.uk/
Billy Bob’s Ice-cream Parlour http://www.billybobsparlour.com
Hesketh Farm Park http://www.heskethfarmpark.co.uk
Otley Courthouse, Otley http://otleycourthouse.org.uk
Stockeld Park, Wetherby www.stockeldpark.co.uk
Mother Shipton’s Cave http://www.mothershipton.co.uk
Tree Top Nets, Ripon https://www.treetopnets.co.uk/ripon
PARKS, ESTATES & WOODLANDS
Bolton Abbey Estate http://boltonabbey.com
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr
Brimham Rocks (National Trust) https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brimham-rocks
Skipton Castle Woods, Skipton https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
Nidd Gorge, Bilton Banks https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/
Northcliffe Woods, Shipley http://www.friendsofnorthcliffe.org.uk/
St Ives Estate http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org/sites/parks.php
MUSEUMS
Ilkley Toy Museum http://www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk
Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues
National Media Museum, Bradford http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Bradford Industrial Museum http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues
Bronte Parsonage Museum https://www.bronte.org.uk
East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall
RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & CANALS
Bolton & Embsay Railway http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway http://kwvr.co.uk
Shipley Glen Tramway http://www.shipleyglentramway.co.uk
Bingley 5 Rise Locks https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/bingley-to-saltaire
ART GALLERIES & SCULPTURE PARKS
Cartwright Hall Gallery, Bradford http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues
Yorkshire Sculpture Park www.ysp.co.uk
SWIMMING POOLS
Ilkley Lido http://www.ilkleylido.co.uk/
Keighley Swimming Baths https://www.bradford.gov.uk/sport-and-activities
THEATRES & CINEMAS
Ilkley Cinema http://www.ilkleycinema.co.uk/
King’s Hall Ilkley http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on
Otley Courthouse, Otley http://otleycourthouse.org.uk
NEARBY VILLAGES & TOWNS
Bingley http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/bingley.asp
Grassington http://www.grassington.uk.com/
Harrogate http://www.visitharrogate.co.uk/
Hebden Bridge http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/tourist-info/
Knaresborough http://knaresborough.co.uk/visiting/
Saltaire http://www.saltairevillage.info/
Shipley http://www.visitbradford.com/
Skipton http://www.welcometoskipton.com/