Wetherby
Wetherby is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately 12 miles from Leeds city centre, 12 mi (19 km) from York and 8 mi (13 km) from Harrogate. The town stands on the River Wharfe and, for centuries, it has been a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road midway between London and Edinburgh.
Getting to Wetherby
Wetherby is on the historic Great North Road, now bypassed by A1(M). Go Ahead Bus X98 / X99 bus runs from Leeds every 30 min, taking 45 min via Collingham. Ebor Connexions Bus X70 runs every 30 min from Harrogate, taking 20 min via Spofforth. Harrogate Bus 7 also runs this route hourly, taking 30 min, and continues to Leeds. Ebor Connexions Bus 412 runs five times M-F from York, taking 45 min via Rufforth.
Worth seeing
Town centre is along High St, Horsefair and North St. It's pleasant 18th / 19th century low-rise, but a busy thoroughfare. St James is the Anglican parish church, completed in neogothic in 1842. Before that, Wetherby was only an outpost of Spofforth parish.
- 01Bramham Park
Grand 18th-century country house and landscaped park.
Things to do
Cinema: Wetherby Film Theatre is on Caxton St. Wetherby Leisure Centre is a council-run facility with gym, fitness classes and swimming pool. It's at
Where to eat
Ask, 1 Market Place LS22 6LQ (at bus station),. Daily 11:30AM-9:30PM. Inexpensive Italian chain restaurant. Wetherby Whaler is a fish & chips takeaway at
Getting around Wetherby the local way
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