Embsay

Worth seeing in and around Embsay

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Skipton Castle

   Skipton Castle is a well-preserved Grade I Listed medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron and is now a tourist attraction and private residence.

   2.6 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Holy Trinity Church

   Holy Trinity Church is in High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Medieval in origin, the church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

   2.7 km · church in Skipton, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Thanet Canal

   The Thanet Canal, also known as the Springs Branch, is a short branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in North Yorkshire, England. It leaves the main canal in Skipton, and runs to some loading wharfs near Skipton Castle, which were used to load limestone from local quarries into boats for onward shipment.

   2.9 km · branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Manor House

   Embsay Manor House is a historic building in Embsay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was constructed in 1636, for Thomas Alcock.

   500 m · historic building in Embsay with Eastby, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Craven Museum

   Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, in Skipton Town Hall. The museum holds a collection of local artefacts that depict life in Craven from the prehistoric times to the modern day.

   2.8 km · museum in Skipton, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Skipton Town Hall

   Skipton Town Hall is the town hall of Skipton, North Yorkshire. It is located on the town's High Street and is home to Craven Museum & Gallery as well as a Concert Hall with events and performance programme and Skipton Tourist Information Centre.

   2.7 km · town hall located in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

   The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line.

   600 m · heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Embsay Reservoir

   Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes.

   1.4 km · reservoir in North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Quaker Meeting House

   Skipton Quaker Meeting House is a historic religious building in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. There were already Quakers in Skipton when George Fox visited in 1658, and around this time, yearly meetings for the north of England were held in the town.

   2.9 km · Quaker meeting house in Skipton, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Andrew's Church

    St Andrew's Church is a closed church in Skipton, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. A Congregationalist church was first built on the site in 1777, which was replaced by a new building in the mid-19th century.

    2.8 km · church in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Embsay

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 25 km · Manchester (MAN), 73 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 92 km

Stations

Skipton railway station, 3.5 km · Embsay railway station, 600 m · Holywell Halt, 1.8 km · Skipton bus station, 3.1 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Embsay

  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £7–9
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• Liverpool → Embsay

  90 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · £10–13
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• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Embsay

  113 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £14–19
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