What's the best thing about living in Ilkley in Yorkshire?
When you’re ticking the boxes for a good quality of life where do you start? Gorgeous landscape on the doorstep? Top schools? Thriving cultural scenes? Indie shops?
The Grove is literally Ilkley’s shop window – a grand parade of stores that combine high street names and Yorkshire independents, including the Bettys tea rooms that was known to be a favourite of Alan Bennett in days gone by. You can eat well at the famous Box Tree restaurant where you can even enjoy a ‘chef for the day’ experience.
For a truly authentic Ilkley experience, make your way up to White Wells – when the flag is flying you know the café is open. Here you’ll find a famous bathing well that has been in use since 1703 where it’s possible to still take a plunge in its icy waters. For the intrepid, The Dales Way starts at Ilkley and ends 80 miles later at Bowness-on-Windermere and there's a blue plaque trail around the town too.Sarah Lyles is the owner of Attic Womenswear in Crescent Court, Ilkley. Her strong background in fashion retail, means Sarah stocks well-chosen independent labels that customers love. Regular fashion shows in-store and a weekly Facebook Live with colleague and pal Jo Cookson mean the pair are familiar, fashion faces in the town.
They’d take visitors to Ilkley to the Cow and Calf pub for brilliant countryside views on a clear day.
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