Pool-in-Wharfedale
Pool-in-Wharfedale or Pool in Wharfedale, usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and civil parish in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north of Leeds city centre, 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Bradford, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Otley.
Pool-in-Wharfedale or Pool in Wharfedale, usually abbreviated to Pool, is a village and civil parish in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) north of Leeds city centre, 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Bradford, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Otley. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Worth seeing in and around Pool-in-Wharfedale
8 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.
- 01Otley
Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census.
3.7 km · market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia - 02Cross Green
Cross Green is an area in the east of Otley, England, and the location of a multi-use sports stadium. The stadium is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home ground of Otley R.U.F.C. It is on the eastern edge of the town, off Pool Road and is close to the new Asda supermarket.
3.8 km · rugby union stadium in Otley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Arthington Viaduct
Arthington Viaduct, also known as Castley Viaduct or the Wharfedale Viaduct, is a railway bridge on the border of West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northern England. It is in the parishes of Arthington and Castley, between Leeds and Harrogate.
1.9 km · viaduct in Castley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Mary's Church, Stainburn
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stainburn, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.3 km · Grade I listed church in Stainburn, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Farnley Hall
Farnley Hall is a stately home in Farnley, North Yorkshire, England. It is located near Otley.
3.5 km · Grade I listed country house in Farnley, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Creskeld Hall
Creskeld Hall is a grade II listed Country House located in Arthington, near Otley, West Yorkshire, England.
1.8 km · house in Arthington, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Oswald
St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Leathley, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, from which period survive the tower, parts of the nave, and the chancel arch.
2.1 km · Grade I listed church in Leathley, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Otley Civic Centre
Otley Civic Centre is a municipal structure in Cross Green, Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was the offices and meeting place of Otley Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
3.9 km · mechanics' institute in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pool-in-Wharfedale
- Airports
- Leeds Bradford (LBA), 5 km · Manchester (MAN), 75 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 102 km
- Stations
- Weeton railway station, 3.9 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Pool-in-Wharfedale62 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £7–10
- Liverpool → Pool-in-Wharfedale104 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £11–15
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Pool-in-Wharfedale110 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £13–17
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pool-in-Wharfedale
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pool-in-Wharfedale. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries sail overnight from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Kingston upon Hull.
- Get inHull is an hour by train or car from Leeds, and the ferry port is 3 miles east of Hull city centre: buses run from there to the railway station.
- Go nextLeeds is a major transport hub, so many outlying attractions can be done as day trips.
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Next door to Pool-in-Wharfedale
Pool-in-Wharfedale is 13 km from Leeds, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Lindleyvillage and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK3.6 km
- Stainburnvillage in North Yorkshire, England, UK3.1 km
- Castleyvillage in North Yorkshire, England, UK2.5 km