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Squires Cafe Bar
One of Yorkshire's most famous biker cafes near Sherburn-in-Elmet, hosting regular bike nights and rallies.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Kippax
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Kippax
Kippax works well as a base: 10 minutes from Ledsham, 40km from Fountains Abbey.
Kippax is in England, United Kingdom, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ledsham, about 4 km away.
Kippax is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston.
The Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds City Council is part of the UK Parliament constituency of Selby. The population of Kippax parish at the 2011 census wasRead more
9,785. Kippax was a separate civil parish, in Tadcaster Rural District, until 1939, when it was annexed to Garforth. It re-acquired civil parish status and a parish council on 1 April 2004.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kippax?
Within an hour or so of Kippax: Squires Cafe Bar (6 km), Harewood Speed Hillclimb (17 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (21 km), Bettys Café Tea Rooms, Harrogate (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Kippax?
The nearest famous roads are Holme Moss, Woodhead Pass and Snake Pass.
Where is Kippax?
Kippax is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Ledsham.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,965
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.7669, -1.3710
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 Kippax
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
500 acres of 18th-century parkland near Wakefield displaying open-air work by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and changing international artists.
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
York Minster
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe, famous for its medieval stained glass.
29 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
The Shambles
Medieval York street where overhanging timber-framed shops nearly touch across the lane, some dating to the 14th century. Once a row of butchers' shops; the meat-hooks and wide sill-boards survive.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Haworth
The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
39 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
Fountains Abbey
Largest and best-preserved Cistercian monastery ruins in England, set within the elegant Studley Royal Water Garden UNESCO World Heritage Site.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Kippax
- 41 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.
- 44 kmWoodhead PassThe A628 trans-Pennine route over bleak moorland past the Woodhead reservoirs, frequently closed by snow and high winds.
- 49 kmSnake Pass (A57)The Woodhead-era Telford road over the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower reservoirs, with fast curves and frequent winter closures.
- 50 kmSnake PassA twisting road through the Peak District connecting Sheffield and Manchester, beloved by motorcyclists and driving enthusiasts.
- 50 kmSnake Pass SummitThe highest point on the A57 crossing the Pennines, with moorland views stretching across the Dark Peak landscape.
- 50 kmBamford EdgeA short gritstone edge with what many consider the finest view in the Peak District, straight down onto Ladybower Reservoir.
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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