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Village in Utley
West Morton
West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
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Days out & attractions in West Morton
Days out around West Morton – castles, lakes, viewpoints, hills and more, including 7 in West Morton itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏰 Castles & stately homes
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
Bradford Pennine Gateway NNR
Ilkley · 2.5 miles
Covering more than 1,200 hectares across the northern fringe of Bradford, the Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature Reserve was formally opened on 25 March 2025. Situated around Ilkley and extending into Haworth, Harden, Bingley, Baildon, Shipley and surrounding villages, it represents the first national nature reserve in West Yorkshire and forms part of King Charles III’s “King’s Series” of new reserves. The designation, announced in May 2025, links eight distinct sites and provides enhanced protection for a range of habitats, including wetlands, heathland and peat bogs. The reserve’s varied environments support a number of notable wildlife species such as adders, short-eared owls, golden plovers and curlews. Approximately 40 % of the area, amounting to 738 hectares, received new protection as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One of the constituent sites, Bingley North Bog, originated over 10 000 years ago when glacial retreat left sediment that formed the present wetland. Work that began in August 2025 focused on clearing paths, restoring the bog and removing invasive plants; the bog now hosts curlews, herons, bats, kingfishers and dragonflies. Management of all sites rests with Bradford City Council, and the reserve is intended to serve as a venue for field studies by local colleges and universities. In 2026 the reserve featured in Condé Nast Traveller’s list of seven wonders of the world.
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🏛️ Museums
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Memorial to William Busfeild Ferrand
St. Ives · 2.5 miles
Bingley St. Ives, or St. Ives Estate is a 550-acre (2.2 km2) country park and former estate between Bingley and Harden in West Yorkshire, England now owned by Bradford Council. The park has Grade II listing in the English Heritage National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Interest. The park has been given Accredited Country Park status by Natural England.
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🏚️ Ruins
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🏺 Archaeological sites
Botany Mill
East Morton · 0.6 miles
Worsted mill shown as 2 buildings in C19th with one crossing the stream
Sunnydale Mill
West Morton · 0.6 miles
Paper mill with 2 buildings & 4 ponds shown here in OS 1847-8 survey
Upper Mill
East Morton · 0.6 miles
Cotton mill with several buildings shown here in OS 1847-8 survey
Morton Mill
East Morton · 0.6 miles
Paper mill shown as 1 building in C19th with the extant pond to the south
Paradise
Peas Acre · 0.6 miles
Large building shown here in OS 1847-8 survey. Wall outlines still visible on aerial imagery
Renny House
West Morton · 1.2 miles
Shown as ruin in OS 1851 sheet 186, First letter difficult to read, may be wrong
Holroyd Mill
Peas Acre · 1.2 miles
Wool (probably textile spinning) mill shown in C19th
Eldwick Mill mill pond
Priestthorpe · 2.5 miles
Thin mill pond along stream for Eldwick Mill
Badger Stone
Ilkley · 2.5 miles
Bronze Age carved rock. 95 cup markings on south-west face of 3m by 1m tall rock.
Eldwick Mill
Priestthorpe · 2.5 miles
Corn mill extant in C19th. Building(s) probably survive but not confirmed
Swastika Stone
Ilkley · 2.5 miles
Most famous of local prehistoric cup and ring stones
Eldwick Beck Mill
Gilstead · 2.5 miles
Woolen (worsted) spinning mill extant in C1th with mill pond to NNE
Lanshaw Delves
Ilkley · 2.5 miles
Lateral morraine quarried for flints in prehistoric times.
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📸 Landmarks & sights
St Ives Estate
St. Ives · 2.5 miles
A 500 acre country park belonging to the council with public access to a large part of the area. The Estate is the former country home of the Ferrand family who sold the estate to Bingley Urban district Council in 1928. Has a large childrens' play area, w
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🕳️ Caves
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from West Morton.
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