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Area Information

This short logistics section covers some of the basic information you need for visiting the Yorkshire area.

Tourist Information Offices

If you are short of ideas of what to do on a wet day, need some accommodation, want some tickets for the theatre or are just interested in local history; take a look at the Tourist Information Offices. They contain much more useful information than is possible to include on these pages.
Leeds - Gateway Yorkshire, Leeds Station. Tel: 0113 2425242
Harrogate - Royal Bath Assembly Rooms, Crescent Road. Tel: 01423 537300
Skipton - Craven Court, High Street. Tel: 01756 792809
Settle - Town Hall, Cheapside. Tel: 01729 825 192
Pateley Bridge - 18 High Street. Tel: 01423 711147
Bradford - Central Library, Prince's Way. Tel: 01274 753678
Halifax - Piece Hall. Tel: 01422 368725
Hebden Bridge - 1 Bridge Gate . Tel: 01422 843831
Haworth - 2-4 West Lane. Tel: 01535 642329
Ilkley - Station Road. Tel: 01943 602319
Saltaire (Near Shipley) - Victoria Road. Tel: 01274 774993
Wetherby - Council Offices, 24 Westgate. Tel: 0113 247 7253

Yorkshire Dales National Park centres are located at Malham and at Clapham.

Climbing Shops

• Alan Austin Outdoor Shops - Jacob St. Mills, Bradford, BD5 7LX. Tel:01274 728674
• Basecamp - Ilkley, 13 Leeds Road, Ilkley, LS29 8DH. Tel:01943 816011
• Cave and Crag - Market Place, Settle, BD24 9ED. Tel:01729 823877
• Harry Robinsons - 4 New Road, Lancaster, LA1 1EZ. Tel:01524 66610
• Inglesport - The Square, Ingleton, LA6 3EB. Tel:015242 41146
• Outdoor Action - 26 King Street, Blackburn, BB1 2DH. Tel:01254 671945
• Ultimate Outdoors - 1 Coach Street, Skipton. Tel: 01756 794305
• Sypeland Outdoors - 23a High Street, Pateley Bridge, HG3 5AP. Tel: 01423 712922

Getting Around

The easiest way to get to most of the bouldering areas in this book is by car and the approach descriptions are written assuming you have access to a car or bicycle. However many of them do lie along transport corridors which are well served by bus and rail services. Timetables for both bus and train services in the northern areas covered in the guide are given in the booklet Getting around in the Yorkshire Dales free from Tourist Information Centres and by post from Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Grassington, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 5LB.
For bus and train times in the West Yorkshire area ring Metroline - 0113 245 7676

Trains
There are three main rail lines which will be of use to reach most of the crags between Leeds and Ilkley, the trans pennine line which runs from Leeds/Bradford through Halifax, Hebdun Bridge and Todmorden and north from Leeds/Bradford through the Keighley Valley to Skipton.
www.trainline.com

Pubs

Yorkshire, as any serious beer drinker will know, is home to some of the finest beer in the World! It is also stuffed full of pubs, in fact Otley reputedly has the most pubs per square mile of any town in the country. The pubs listed below are just a few worthy of a visit, there are plenty more:

The Elm Tree - Embsay, Elm Tree Square. Nice food and beer, handy for Crookrise and the nearby steam railway.
The Bar Tat - Ilkley, Cunliffe Road, behind Betty's Tea rooms. Converted old shop with nice beer and small but interesting menu.
The Black Sheep Brewery - Masham. Visitor's centre and bistro with gift shop, tour of the brewery next door.
The Junction - Otley, 44 Bondgate. A nice pub, an Ex-CAMRA pub of the year. Friendly with a nice selection of ales. Often has acoustic music.
Bowling Green - Otley. Near bus station. Daft bric-a-brac and nice beer from nearby brewery
Fanny's Ale and Cider House - Shipley, 63 Saltaire Road. Nice gas lit atmosphere, good beers. Near the historic village of Saltaire.
Knaresborough - If you fancy a carry out try the excellent Beer Ritz Off License in the town square which has a massive selection of beers from all over the world.
The Red Lion - Burnsall. Good food and beer but doesn't sell crisps and nuts.
The Devonshire Hotel - Grassington. Good food with some offers during the week.
The Old Hall Inn - Threshfield. Convenient on the way home with good food and beer.
The Devonshire Arms - Cracoe. A convenient stop-off on the way back down south.
The Tennant Arms - in Kilnsey village. Excellent food and Black Sheep beer.
Kings Arms - in Kettlewell. Located round the back near the church.
The Falcon - at Arncliffe. Handy for Blue Scar and Yew Cogar. They serve beer in a jug, don't serve lager and don't appreciate crowds, but it does have a unique atmosphere.
The Listers Arms - in Malham village. A great pub with lots of guest ales.
The Buck Inn - in Malham village. A top pint of Timmy Taylor's Landlord.
The Golden Lion - Settle. Slightly unusual interior but with a good atmosphere.
The Black Horse - in Giggleswick. Best kept secret in the Dales. A great pint of Landlord.
The Harts Head - in Giggleswick. Has a good pint of Landlord.
The Maypole - in Long Preston. On the A65 when going back down south from Settle.
The Marton Arms - near Ingleton. Good food and wide choice of beers.

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