OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT, WAlkers’ HEAVEN & BREATHTAKINGA BRIGHT LANDSCAPES 02 CANVAS visitbradford.com Bradford is an internationally One of the world’s largest important centre for fine collections of David art, attracting artists and Hockney works is on exhibitions from all over display at Salts Mill. Get the world. your timing right, and you can also enjoy the Saltaire You can take your pick from Arts Trail, a vibrant festival an impressive collection of art packed full of unique of galleries, such as the art and textile shows. Impressions Gallery. One of the UK’s most celebrated And for an eclectic and photography venues; it compelling programme champions the best of of International art today’s emerging talent. exhibitions, make a You’ll also find the Bradford bee-line for Bradford 1 Gallery showcasing University’s Gallery II. contemporary and historic art and craft from national touring galleries. Then there’s the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery with its major exhibitions of contemporary art and stunning works by Lowry, Reynolds and Warhol. ILKLEY WALKING GUIDE WELCOME TO THE ILKLEY WALKERS ARE WELCOME WALKING GUIDE 02 CONTENTS visitilkley.com 03 03 Welcome 14 The Swastika Stone 22 Long Distance Walks/ Ilkley is a former spa town Our guide also details a & Hebers Ghyll Guided Walks/ set in the magnifi cent variety of self-guided 04 Walkers are Welcome (3.5 miles) Points of Interest Yorkshire Dales. Surrounded walks of different gradings, by beautiful countryside, from a heritage walk 06 Darwin Walk (1 mile) 16 Nestfi eld & 24 Ilkley Ilkley offers endless around the town to a 7 mile Upper Austby opportunities to enjoy the walk along the length and great outdoors. breadth of Ilkley Moor. 08 Ilkley’s Town Centre (6.5 miles) 26 Getting Here/ Blue Plaque Walk Accommodation Ilkley has recently been We hope our guide inspires (1.5 miles) 18 Length & Breadth of Information accredited Walkers are you to visit Ilkley and Ilkley Moor (7 miles) Welcome status due to its provides you with the right 10 Cow & Calf Rocks via 27 Map of Ilkley fantastic countryside, information to enjoy White Wells (3 miles) 20 Ilkley to Addingham walks for all abilities and walking in this popular and & Back (8 miles) its commitment to beautiful part of Yorkshire. welcoming walkers. Our 12 Mount Calvary Ilkley & Wharfedale guide gives you more & Middleton Tourism Partnership. Woods (3 miles) information on the Walkers are Welcome scheme as well as more information on why Ilkley is a Walkers are Welcome destination. WALKERS ARE WELCOME 04 05 visitilkley.com What is Walkers are Why is Ilkley a Walkers Dales Way Beautiful countryside Good choice of walker Welcome (WaW)? are Welcome destination? friendly pubs and If you enjoy long distance Wharfedale is one of restaurants WaW is a community trails try the Dales Way Yorkshire’s most attractive Walks for all abilities led initiative to promote which officially starts in dales and offers impressive Ilkley has lots of towns as places that have Ilkley has walking routes Ilkley. This 80 mile walk to views in any season. walker friendly pubs something special to for all abilities. If you fancy Bowness-on-Windermere Middleton Woods is awash and restaurants who offer walkers of all kinds. a short walk, there are lots takes in the stunning with bluebells in May and welcome walking boots Towns and villages who of pleasant strolls onto countryside of Wharfedale unrivalled views of the and sometimes dogs. seek Walkers are Welcome Ilkley Moor or around and beyond and is a Yorkshire Dales and Try Bar T’at which has must fulfil six criteria to Middleton Woods and the popular route for walkers beyond can be enjoyed lots of real ales as well as gain accreditation: River Wharfe. For a more of all abilities. from Ilkley Moor. good food (walking boots welcome) or the Cow and • Demonstrate local vigorous walk why not walk Interesting history Excellent walking Calf on Ilkley Moor. support for the concept to Addingham and back or admire the views while friendly accommodation • Gain formal endorsement walking the length and Ilkley has a long and Lots of information for the application breadth of Ilkley Moor. interesting history that There’s an abundance of Browse our guide; we’re can be discovered while quality hotels, guest Ilkley and the surrounding • Ensure that footpaths sure you’ll find a walk walking one of the routes accommodation and self district offer endless and facilities for walkers to suit you. in this guide. Ilkley Moor catering accommodation opportunities to enjoy are well maintained boasts several prehistoric in Ilkley. Several properties walking. Visit visitilkley. rock carvings, the most in the area have been com for more walks or Pathways that are kept • Market the WaW scheme famous of which are the inspected under Quality visitbradford.com for well maintained • Encourage walking via Cup and Ring stones in Tourism’s Walkers are walks in the Bradford public transport Bradford Council’s and the Swastika stone. Welcome accommodation district. Ilkley Tourist Countryside and Rights of There is also the huge inspection scheme. Information Centre also • Demonstrate how WaW Way Service (CROW) embellished Badger Stone Properties that have the sells lots of different status will be maintained. protects and maintains and the Twelve Apostles accreditation offer facilities walking guides and maps. recorded public footpaths stone circle. All of them and services for walkers and bridleways. The present unanswered such as drying rooms and Service carries out planned mysteries about the packed lunches. annual maintenance, ancient history of man vegetation clearance and on Ilkley Moor. signposting, responds to reported new issues of obstruction, encroachment, 01 02 or surface deterioration, and works with landowners to maintain and replace stiles and gates. Ilkley Moor. Moor. Ilkley Spa Cottage. Wells White 1 2 0 0 Da RWIN WALK WALK 01 1 MILE (1.6KM) 06 ALLOW 1 HOUR visitilkley.com 07 MAP KEY: 1. The walk starts from the 3. Beyond the monument follow a tarmac path Main Route main signboard at the far turn right through a beside a hedgerow, then end of Darwin Gardens car gateway and follow the right on a grass path Alternative park. Follow the boulder drive left to the impressive round the maze, returning Other Paths wall around to the plaque entrance of Wells House, downhill to the ‘Darwin’s Road of Charles Darwin, beside the hydro where Charles View’ monument. Cross the Building a boulder of local sandstone Darwin stayed whilst car park, turn right to the known as Millstone Grit. taking the ‘water cure’. pavement, and left through Bridge Fossils contained in rocks a gate, then cross Wells 4. Stream formed an essential part of Return past the blue Road and follow pavement plaque monument and Pool 4 the evidence for Darwin’s beside Crossbeck Road to theory of evolution. continue ahead along the reach the elegant front of sand path. This winds to Hillside (formerly North White WELLS HOUSE 2. Past the monument, left downhill to pass a View House), part of which Well turn right on a tarmac path pond and willow arbour, s was occupied by Charles which passes the then right to pass the‚ 5 Darwin and his family 3 Millennium Maze then ‘Millennial Vision’ viewpoint, during his stay in Ilkley. bends left to follow a and reaches the pavement hedgerow. When the path alongside Wells Road. 6. From here, a moorland forks, take the right fork Charles Darwin often track climbs to White to cross a bridge, then a walked a similar sand Wells. The town centre left fork on a sand path path at Down House, can be reached using heading uphill to reach a his home in Kent. paths through Darwin boulder bearing an Ilkley Gardens and Mill Ghyll, 5. Civic Society blue plaque White Wells bathhouse or via Wells Road. D is easily seen on the A for Wells House. hillside above, and can be ls l 1 reached by a moorland track from the other side of WELLS RO Car Park Wells Road. However the 2 main walk turns left to to White We 6 01 02 CROSSBECK ROAD HILLSIDE COURT (formerly North View House) S W to Town Centre E 0 metres 25 North Darwin Gardens. Darwin Gardens. 1 2 0 0 BLUE PLAQUES WALK WALK 02 1.5 MILES (2.4KM) 08 09 ALLOW APPROX 1 HOUR visitilkley.com Learn more about Ilkley’s Grove passing The facing you with Plaque 6 MAP KEY: history and its historic Bandstand on your left. to the left of the front door. Route 01 02 buildings on this Blue (The ground floor of the Cross Parish Ghyll Road, Road Plaques walk. This circular, Manor House is a Museum walk through Grove Garden Blue Plaque self-guided town centre tracing the history of Ilkley. with its raised sensory walk takes approximately Upstairs is an art gallery.) one hour. garden. Cross The Grove to visit the Canker Well Garden. Follow the path to the right Start the walk at Ilkley Continue along The Grove. of the Manor House and Town Hall (Station Road). behind is All Saints Church. At Regent Road turn right. Plaque 1 can be seen to (The tower was built in On your right is a former the right of the entrance. the15th century and now Hall now converted into Walk towards the town has a 1860s Potts of Leeds apartments and known as centre along Station Road clock). Turn right and walk Grove Square where you crossing Wells Road and in front of the flowerbeds will find Plaque 4 on the Wells Promenade, to the and seats to the road circular flowerbed.