A Guidebook to Skipton
Food scene
Thai Basil
1 Cavendish StFantastic Thai curry’s! Lovely friendly staff too!
Bean Loved
17 Otley StMy favourite coffee shop!
Great for families with large play areas! They also have an adults only section if you’re looking for a quieter table!
65 locals recommend
Billy Bob's: Parlor - Diner - Play
Great for families with large play areas! They also have an adults only section if you’re looking for a quieter table!
A lovely french cellar restaurant! A little smaller than most, but this means the food is given all the extra attention!
11 locals recommend
Le Caveau Restaurant
86 High StA lovely french cellar restaurant! A little smaller than most, but this means the food is given all the extra attention!
The Woolly Sheep Pub
38 Sheep StGreat for food and drinking! Lovely relaxed atmosphere!
Brody's @ Sheep Street Social
9 Sheep StCalico Jack Restaurant
36 Water StGreat for the kids!
Walks
An easy 40 minute walk, without the need for walking boots! I would recommend a morning walk round skipton woods, lots of beautiful nature to be seen!
20 locals recommend
Skipton Woods
An easy 40 minute walk, without the need for walking boots! I would recommend a morning walk round skipton woods, lots of beautiful nature to be seen!
A really lovely walk around the abbey, could easily spend the afternoon here with a cafe and toilets on site.
185 locals recommend
Bolton Abbey
A really lovely walk around the abbey, could easily spend the afternoon here with a cafe and toilets on site.
Sharp Haw
A great walk, takes around 1.5/2 hours or 4 hours if you walk from skipton town centre.
You can also walk up the crag, for beautiful views over skipton and embsay!
10 locals recommend
Embsay Reservoir
You can also walk up the crag, for beautiful views over skipton and embsay!
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Malham Cove
A scene from Harry Potter was actually filmed up here!
Ilkley Moor Cow and Calf Rocks
Hangingstone RoadSightseeing
Great little trips out on the canal boats, I think they offer afternoon teas too!
7 locals recommend
Skipton Boat Trips
3 Coach StGreat little trips out on the canal boats, I think they offer afternoon teas too!
They also do a fantastic Santa meet and greet over the Christmas period!
29 locals recommend
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
They also do a fantastic Santa meet and greet over the Christmas period!
Leeds
Just a 45minute train journey away! Great for shopping and food!
Skipton Castle
A really lovely old fashioned cinema! Very cute and quaint inside, with all the latest releases and some older throwbacks!
14 locals recommend
Plaza Cinema
Sackville StreetA really lovely old fashioned cinema! Very cute and quaint inside, with all the latest releases and some older throwbacks!
Lovely Yorkshire village, famous for its pubs, shops and fantastic walks!
87 locals recommend
Grassington
Lovely Yorkshire village, famous for its pubs, shops and fantastic walks!
Ilkley
Gargrave
Harrogate
Bars/pubs
Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Ackroyds
2 Water StOpen Fridays & Saturdays
The Castle Inn
2 Mill BridgeTwo Sisters Bar & Kitchen
3A Mill BridgeThe Mess Room
Coach StreetThe Narrow Boat
Victoria StreetThe Cock & Bottle
30 Swadford StShopping
Craven Court
Full of beautiful independent gift shops, cafes & jewellers!
Coach Street Car Park, Skipton
Coach StreetA lovely farmers market on most Sunday mornings!
Skipton Library
High Street