1. Canal Cruises

In the town itself. You can take a short pleasure cruise along the Leeds Liverpool canal, embarking from the wharf at Coach Street...more»

In the Town Hall building, at the top of Skipton High Street. Exhibits on prehistoric and Roman Craven. Victorian homes. Toys. Farming. Leadmining. Rocks and minerals. Free Admission....more»

2 miles away. A volunteer-run steam railway. Trains run every Sunday. Special events. Thomas the tank engine makes regular appearances here. The line connects you to Bolton Abbey Estate. Follow the link for more details...more»

5 miles away. Bolton Priory was built by the Augustinian Canons and ruined by Henry VIII. Now a beautiful, well kept country estate and open to the public. Over 80 miles of riverside, woodland and moorland paths, picnic areas, tea rooms and restaurants, gift shops and fabulous scenery...more»

7 miles away, in Keighley. Built in the 1830's. Victorian furnished rooms, and exhibits of both natural science and local history. Temporary exhibits...more»

7 miles away. The KWVR Runs old steam and deisel trains daily through the summer, and connects from Keighley to Haworth and Oxenhope...more»

7. Ilkley

9 miles away. Once a Roman fort town, The town was a fashionable spa resort in Victorian times. The famous Ilkley Moor, and the Cow and Calf rocks...

10 miles away, on the A650 from Keighley to Bingley. Merchants house and tithe barn. Duck pond, garden, grass maze, ghosts. Costumed tours...more»

11 miles away. Probably the single most impressive natural feature in the whole of the Yorkshire Dales - Malham Cove...

12 miles away, near Burnsall. Set in a beautiful area with excellent views. 16 acres of Woodland garden, with pools and streams. Open to the Public through the summer. Picnic area. Free parking...more»

11. Kilnsey Crag

12 miles away. Impressive crag leans right out above the road. Trout Farm. Fly fishing, pony trekking and a childrens adventure playground area...

12. Stump Cross Caverns

13 miles away. On the B6265 between Grassington and Pately Bridge. Discovered in 1860. Natural caves open to the public...

13. Haworth & Brontë Parsonage

14 miles away. Beautifully preserved, the original Haworth parsonage is now an excellent museum for Brontë fans. Nearby is Top Withins Farm, the inspiration for Wuthering Heights. The outstanding Brontë Society website, at www.bronte.info has tons of information on the parsonage, the museum, and the Brontës in general...

14. Settle Carlisle Railway 

The town of Settle is 15 miles away, but you can actually connect onto the most spectacular train line in England from Skipton Station. See CragFace's exhaustive guide to the complete route, all the stops, complete with stunning photos...

15. Wycoller

15 miles away. Ruined old Manor house and hamlet, near Colne. Believed to have inspired Rochester's home, Ferndean Manor in Jane Eyre. Like all good ruins, it is haunted. Nice place, has pretty bridges over the beck, a small museum and some tea rooms...

16. Saltaire

15 miles away. Built by Victorian wool baron Sir Titus Salt, Saltaire was a complete industrial village for his workers. The Mill now holds the 1853 gallery, with the worlds largest collection of David Hockney paintings...more»

17. Pendle Hill

18 miles away, near Clitheroe. Famous for the Pendle witch trials of the 17th century, when 19 local women were hung for, well, being witches. Brooding landscape. Good walking country, even if it is in Lancashire...

18. Bradford Industrial Museum

19 miles away, Moorside Mills, in Eccleshill on the outskirts of Bradford, is a living museum giving an insight into the way we onced lived and worked, and it's free...

19. Penyghent

22 miles away. The nearest of the "three peaks" of the Yorkshire Dales, the other two being Ingleboro and Whernside. Keen walkers climb all three in the same day...

20. Ingleborough Cave

22 miles away. Ingleborough Mountain, one of the famous Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is renowned for its caves and potholes. The area contains a labyrinth of underground passages and watercourses hollowed out of the limestone rock over thousands of years

25 miles away, past Pately Bridge. Large area of strange rock formations, huge millstone grit boulders that have naturally eroded into freaky shapes. Site owned and run by the National Trust...

39 miles away. This stunning house and gardens, winner of the Visitor Attraction of the Year 2002, is well worth the the visit, with its outstanding collections, lake, and landscape.
Enough to keep any family occupied and happy for the day.