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Shipley attractions |
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 Shipley lies in Yorkshire, the
largest of all England's counties. In the northwest of the county
lies the Yorkshire Dales National Park, a lovely patchwork of
limestone hills, gentle valleys and the high peaks of Whernside,
Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough. The classical Yorkshire Dales spread
to the north from the market and spa towns of Settle, Skipton,
Ilkley and Harrogate in North Yorkshire, with most of the larger
southern dales such as Ribblesdale, Malhamdale and Airedale,
Wharfedale and Nidderdale running roughly parallel from north
to south, and the more northerly dales including Wensleydale,
Swaledale and Teesdale running generally from west to east. The
North York Moors is the county's other national park, with bleak
upland moors and a magnificent rugged coastline. To the southeast
of the region lie the Yorkshire Wolds, formed from chalk hills
that arc from the Humber estuary west of Kingston upon Hull up
to the North Sea coast between Bridlington and Scarborough. |
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 National Museum of Photography, Film &
Television, Bradford, West Yorkshire Tel: 01274 202030 The National
Museum of Photography, Film & Television was established
in 1983 and attracts over 750,000 visitors each year. The museum
has a collection of over three million items. www.nmpft.org.uk.
About 4 miles south of
Shipley. |
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Saltaire
is a purpose-built "model" Victorian industrial village,
built in the 19th century by the Victorian philanthropist Sir
Titus Salt to provide self-contained living space for the workers
at his woollen mills. Today Salt's Mill has been converted into
the "1853 Gallery" which houses a collection of the
works of the famous artist, David Hockney.
saltsmill.org.uk. About
1 mile west of Shipley. |
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Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Baildon, Shipley,
West Yorkshire BD17 5BN Tel: 01274 589010 The Shipley Glen Cable
Tramway is the oldest working cable tramway in Great Britain
(cliff lifts excepted). Dating from 1895, the line was built
to serve the local beauty of Shipley Glen, near Saltaire in West
Yorkshire. At nearly a quarter-mile in length, the woodland ride
provides a pleasant alternative to the steep path. www.glentramway.co.uk.
About 2 miles north of
Shipley. |
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Ilkley
Toy Museum, Whitton Croft Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29
9HR. Tel: 01943 603855. www.ilkleytoymuseum.co.uk.
Ilkley Toy Museum is located
just a short walk from Ilkley Town Centre on Whitton Croft Road.
About 8 miles north of Shipley. |
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