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Travelling
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| Skipton,
A59 from Harrogate, A660
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 Skipton
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Skipton, a
market town known as "The Gateway To The Dales",
the Dales are north of the town.
Originally
the town prospered on the sheep and wool trade, with its Norman
castle being built 900 years ago. With the Industrial Revolution
came the Leeds Liverpool Canal and the building of mills,
Skipton has always been an important centre. Famous as home
of the Skipton Building Society.
Today
the colourful market still survives, in the High Street every
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The town also has
a shopping centre, Craven Court. Most retail chains can be
found there or in the High Street, mixed in with smaller specialist
local shops.
Small
streets to explore and walks along the canal, with boat trips
available.
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Map of Skipton |
What
To See -
Skipton Tourist Attractions
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 Craven
Museum Town Hall, High Street,
Skipton, a local museum, with exhibitions. Open: Apr-Sep: Mon
& Wed-Sat 10:00-17:00 Sun 14:00-17:00, Oct-Mar: Mon &
Wed-Sat 13:30-17:00 Sun 10:00-16:00 Tel: 01756 706407 |
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Skipton
Castle one ofd the best
preserved medieval castle with courtyard and towers, shop, etc.
Open: Mon-Sat from 10:00-18:00, 16:00 Oct-Feb, Sun 12:00-18:00,
16:00 Oct-Feb Closed 25th Dec Tel: 01756 792442 
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& Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Just
north of the town, collection of trains, shop, etc, runs across
to the Abbey. Town Hall, High Street, a local museum, with exhibitions.
Open: Sun all year, daily in summer, phone to confirm, Tel:
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Abbey Parkland estate with
house, village, park and priory,
nice for walks and set by
the River Wharfe,
visit the Priory, original buildings are ruins but the church
is intact. Car Park charge
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Where
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Bolton Abbey Skipton BD23 6AJ MAP
On the doorstep of the Bolton Abbey estate is the luxurious Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel and Spa. A traditional 17th-century coaching inn that has evolved into a luxurious country estate hotel, exquisite food and warm hospitality.
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Broughton Road Skipton BD23 1RT MAP
Herriots Hotel, Skipton situated at the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, provides a unique oasis that combines ambience, location and service for those looking for high standards of quality accommodation and great food.Providing the perfect receipe for..
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Keighley Road Skipton BD23 2TA MAP
Just on the outskirts of Skipton a four star standard hotel with Health & Leisure Club and a Brasserie style restaurant with a waterside setting overlooking the Dales, lounge bar. Parking.
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Coniston Cold Skipton BD23 4EB MAP
Award Winning Family run Hotel, set in 1200 acres of private parkland,with own lake. Corporate Activities and Weddings a speciality.Fishing on the lake. Clay pigeon shooting grounds. Ideal base for touring the Dales or en-route to the lakes..
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Nr Malham Skipton BD23 4AA MAP
Newfield Hall, an imposing stone mansion built in 1856, stands proudly at the end of a tree-lined drive in two acres of mature grounds. Retaining its 19th Century ambience, it has a pillared entrance, baronial hall and courtyard. The hall..
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Guest
Houses, Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Other Hotels
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A65/A59 Roundabout Gargrave Road Skipton BD23 1UD
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Otley Road Skipton BD23 1EX MAP
A superb late Victorian building furnished in an Edwardian style. Gardens and parking only a 2 minute walk from the High Street. En-suite rooms with tv, hd dvd player, and guests complimentary dvd library.
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Wigglesworth near Skipton BD23 4RJ MAP
A traditional Dales inn in the quiet village of Wigglesworth amid the wonderful countryside of the Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland. Bedrooms are en-suite and are decorated in a cosy country-cottage style.
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Cove Road Malham, Near Skipton BD23 4DJ MAP
Family run Beck Hall dates from 1710 and is in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales at Malham, close to local market towns, gastro pubs and short/long distance walks.
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Around
The Skipton Area
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to the Dales, with Grassington
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Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:
Grassington (7.59 miles) Nelson (11.80 miles) Settle (13.07 miles) Pateley Bridge (13.44 miles) Burnley (15.09 miles) Bradford (15.75 miles) Halifax (17.71 miles) Masham (23.10 miles) |
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Area
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Information
Centre
35
Coach Street
Skipton
BD23 1LQ
Tel: 01756 792809 |
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Our
Hotel Booking Line
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0870 4786316
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