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Guiseley
West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · population 64,000 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Days out & attractions in Guiseley
Days out around Guiseley – lakes, viewpoints, hills, nature reserves and more, including 1 in Guiseley itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
Yeadon Tarn
Rufford Park · 1.9 miles
A small lake occupies a low-lying spot between the town of Yeadon and Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire. Covering roughly 7 hectares, the water body is fed by land drainage on its north-eastern side and releases water via Yeadon Beck, which joins the River Aire at Esholt. The surrounding geology – shales capped with boulder clay – allows the tarn to retain about 238 000 cubic metres of water at an elevation of 196 metres above sea level. The tarn’s origins trace back to at least the mid-fourteenth century, when it appears in records as Yedonmarre, a name derived from Old Norse. Historically it served industrial purposes, being shown as a fish pond on early maps and later supplying water to dye-works mill ponds in the 1890s. In 1925 the local council purchased the dam, cleared the perimeter, laid footpaths and renamed the site Yeadon Tarn, a term that replaced the earlier local names Yeadon Dam and Yeadon Moor Dam. During the Second World War the water was deliberately drained to deny enemy bombers a visual reference, before refilling in the post-war years. Recreational use today includes sailing from Tarnfield Park, where the Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre and Yeadon Sailing Club operate, as well as carp fishing, kayaking and model boating. The Environment Agency’s 2000 works created a conservation zone on the north bank and installed windbreak baffles to curb erosion. Wildlife such as cormorants, goosanders, mallards and signal crayfish are recorded, while periodic management of Canada geese addresses aircraft safety concerns. Access is provided by a car park within Tarnfield Park and a regular service of bus 747 along the adjacent road; no specific admission fee is mentioned.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Bridge End Quarry (disused)
Otley · 1.9 miles
Gravel workings (disused) formelry operated by Hanson
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Bridge End Quarry (disused)
Otley · 2.5 miles
Gravel workings (disused) formelry operated by Hanson
Days out
🌄 Viewpoints
Devil's Frying Pan
Otley · 1.2 miles
Popular local landmark and visit. A group of Millstone Grit rocks; one with a frying pan shaped depression.
Surprise View
West Carlton · 1.2 miles
Panoramic view over Otley and Mid-Wharfedale. York Minster and the White Horse of Kilburn can be seen on very clear days.
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
Chevin Forest Park
East Carlton · 1.9 miles
Chevin Forest Park is a local nature reserve since 1989 and country park with ancient and modern woodland, heathland, grassland and rocky outcrops. The eastern side includes the former Danfield Estate which was gifted to the people of Otley.
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🏛️ Museums
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🌳 Parks & gardens
Grove Hill Park
Otley · 1.9 miles
Created by the mill owners oppoisite. Reduced in size due to ewnew bypass.
Otley War Memorial Garden
Otley · 1.9 miles
Former site of Grove House, now a garden of remberance. Was British Restaurant during WWII.
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Bramhope Tunnel Memorial
Otley · 1.9 miles
The Navvies Memorial - In memory of 22 men killed building the Bramhope railway tunnel. Monument shaped like a tunnel. Restored in 2018.
Otley War Memorial
Otley · 1.9 miles
WWI memorial. Moved here form SW of churchyard in 1966. Modelled on framents of saxon preachnng cross(es) found in church yard.
Jubilee Clock
Otley · 2.5 miles
Free-standing clock tower, grade II-listed monument, originally built to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 50th year as monarch. Local landmark.
Memorial Stone
Jack Hill · 2.5 miles
also reads: Who served|God|their country|their county|this valley and township
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🏚️ Ruins
old gun emplacement
East Carlton · 2.5 miles
A complete anti-aircraft gun emplacement for four 3.7" guns and central predictor/control bunker. Built to protect the Avro Factory site to the east. Manned by 1st/6th Battalion the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
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🏺 Archaeological sites
Knotties Stone
West Carlton · 1.9 miles
Scheduled monument. Flat, ground-lying sandstone boulder, bout 1m long, with Bronze Age cup and ring markings. Very indistinct.
Archbishop's Palace
Otley · 2.5 miles
Corner only of a former excavation of the original Otley manor house, the manor being owned by the Archbishop of York
Rombaldsmoor Bleach Mill
Burley Woodhead · 2.5 miles
Bleaching and lye works extant in 1890
Burley Tollbar
Burley-in-Wharfedale · 2.5 miles
Toll building and gate across Kirkstall Otley and Shipley Turnpike
Hargreaves Mill
Burley Woodhead · 2.5 miles
Wool spinning & scribbling mill extant in 1848
Carlton Turn Pike
Old Bramhope · 2.5 miles
Road toll barrier and building, extant in mid-C19th
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🖼️ Galleries
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🛝 Playgrounds
Yanki Doodlz Play Zone and Diner
Henshaw · 1.2 miles
Sizers Court 2, Leeds LS19 7DP
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Guiseley.
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