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Haworth
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Baildon
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Baildon
Baildon works well as a base: 10 minutes from Wilsden, 19km from The Strid, Bolton Abbey.
Baildon is in England, United Kingdom, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wilsden, about 6 km away.
Baildon is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
It lies 3 miles (5 km) north of Bradford city centre. The town forms a continuous urban area with Shipley and Bradford, and is part of the WestRead more
Yorkshire Built-up Area. Other nearby suburbs include Shipley to the south and Saltaire to the west. As of the 2011 census, the Baildon ward had a population of 15,360.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Baildon?
Within an hour or so of Baildon: Haworth (11 km), Bolton Abbey (17 km), The Strid, Bolton Abbey (19 km), Harewood Speed Hillclimb (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Baildon?
The nearest famous roads are Holme Moss, Woodhead Pass and Snake Pass.
Where is Baildon?
Baildon is in England, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Wilsden.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,710
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.8471, -1.7878
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Baildon
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Bolton Abbey
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
The Strid, Bolton Abbey
A narrow chasm where the whole River Wharfe squeezes into a few feet of rock - beautiful and genuinely lethal.
19 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Harewood Speed Hillclimb
The longest hillclimb course in England at 1,598 yards, climbing Yorkshire moorland on the Harewood estate with sweeping open views over Wharfedale from the spectator banks.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Bettys Café Tea Rooms, Harrogate
Yorkshire tea-room institution founded by Swiss confectioner Frederick Belmont in 1919, still family-owned and famous for Fat Rascals and its art-deco interior inspired by the Queen Mary liner.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Brimham Rocks
Wind-carved millstone grit outcrops on a Nidderdale moor, a natural playground of balanced boulders.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Grassington
A cobbled Dales village and walking base in Wharfedale, used as the fictional Darrowby in the recent All Creatures Great and Small.
28 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Wharfedale
The valley of the River Wharfe, running from Kettlewell and Grassington down to Bolton Abbey through classic Dales scenery.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Baildon
- 36 kmHolme MossA 524 m Pennine pass on the A6024 topped by a landmark transmitter mast, a celebrated cycling climb used in the 2014 Tour de France.
- 39 kmWoodhead PassThe A628 trans-Pennine route over bleak moorland past the Woodhead reservoirs, frequently closed by snow and high winds.
- 45 kmSnake Pass (A57)The Woodhead-era Telford road over the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower reservoirs, with fast curves and frequent winter closures.
- 46 kmSnake PassA twisting road through the Peak District connecting Sheffield and Manchester, beloved by motorcyclists and driving enthusiasts.
- 46 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
- 47 kmSnake Pass SummitThe highest point on the A57 crossing the Pennines, with moorland views stretching across the Dark Peak landscape.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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