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Nature Related Attractions

Bracken Hall Countryside Centre

Bracken Hall Countryside Centre, Glen Road, Baildon, Shipley
West Yorkshire, BD17 5EA
Telephone & Fax 01274 584140
Email brackenhallcc@btconnect.com

Opening Times
May to August  = Wednesday - Sunday 12 noon - 5pm
April, September and October = Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday  12pm - 5pm
November – March = Wednesdays and Sundays  12 noon - 5pm
Open Spring & Summer Bank Holiday Mondays 12 noon - 5pm

Free Admission

Access and facilities
There is wheelchair access to the garden, to the Centre displays and learning room. Disabled toilet.

How to find us
By bus; 658 from Shipley or Bradford
By foot; From Saltaire, over the River Aire footbridge and Glen tramway footpath or via the Glen Tramway (check when this is working)
By car; via Baildon or Eldwick. Informal roadside car parking on the moor.

Ilkley Moor

Contact: Ilkley Tourist Information Centre
Tel: 01943 602319

Ilkley Moor is the perfect place not only to appreciate the panoramic views, but to also sample one of Ilkley's greatest attractions, its walking! Famous for the Yorkshire anthem "On Ilkley Moor baht 'at", the moor is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its upland habitat for ground-nesting birds.

Ilkley Quarry is also the site of the famous "Cow and Calf", a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and boulder, also known as Hangingstone Rocks. The rocks are made of millstone grit, a variety of sandstone, and are so named because one is large, with the smaller one sitting close to it, like a cow and calf.

Free entry

By Public Transport:
Nearest train station: Ilkley Railway Station
Nearest bus station: Ilkley Bus Station

St Leonard's Farm Park

St Leonard's Farm Park, Chapel Lane, Esholt, BD17 7RB
Tel: 01274 598795

Family farm with rare and modern breeds of farm animals. Outdoor paddocks, picnic and play areas, straw play barn, gift shop and tearoom.

Darwin Gardens Millennium Green at Darwin Gardens

Darwin Gardens, Wells Road, Ilkley, LS29
Tel: 01943 602319

A Millennium Green is an area of open space, to be enjoyed permanently by the local community. It is a place where people can relax, children can play, and everyone can enjoy nature.

Tropical World

Princes Avenue, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 1DF

Open all year round excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Tropical World at Roundhay park, Leeds is one of the UK's most popular garden tourist attractions and home to the largest collection of tropical plants outside Kew Gardens. Each year over 1,000,000 visitors discover exciting new worlds, alien landscapes and exotic plant life - all in the heart of Leeds.

Tropical World Opening times & Charges
Summer  - 10am until 6pm (last admission at 5:30)
Winter  - 10am until 4pm (last admission at 3:30)

Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Tropical World Prices and Admission charges
Adults £3.25
Children (aged 5 – 15yrs) £2.00 Under 5’s free
Leeds/Breeze card holders free
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.