Manchester Airport 1 hr 19
Bolton Priory (14 min) Augustinian Priory church ruins, dating from the 12th century, in picturesque, riverside surrounds. Thornton Hall Country Park (13 min) Family-friendly working farm offering animal encounters, rides, a play area & a diner. National Trust, East Riddlesden Hall (21 min) Restored manor house with period furnishings and formal gardens, plus a tearoom. National Trust. Gordale Scar (31 min) Scenic limestone geological formation with falls & a stream running through a deep-sided gorge. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (28 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (10 min) Heritage steam railway between 2 restored stations, with special events and station refreshments. Ilkley Moor (32 min) Upland moorland & conservation area with a notable bird population, walking trails & tranquil views. Malham Cove (30 min) Uncommon geological formation consisting of a limestone amphitheatre, waterfall & valley views. Malham Tarn (41 min) Scenic National Trust lake in the Yorkshire Dales featuring the Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre. Skipton Castle (11 min) Almost intact medieval castle with a dungeon, kitchen and bedchamber. Family tickets available. Cliffe Castle (19 min) Victorian millionaire's former home, with furnished rooms, costumes, fossils and domestic artefacts. Brontë Parsonage Museum (31 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Stump Cross Caverns (28 min) Cave, stalagmite, and mining Janet's Foss (30 min) Accessible by a scenic woodland trail, this compact waterfall cascades into a natural pool. Bingley Five-Rise Locks (27 min) 18th-century, canal lock staircase with 5 fixed chambers making a total rise of 18 metres. |