Food and Drink in Ilkley
Ilkley is a stone-built Victorian spa town in Wharfedale on the edge of the moors, sitting within the City of Bradford metropolitan district but treated as part of the wider Leeds and Yorkshire Dales gateway. Its food and drink scene matches its refined character — strong on tea rooms and gastropubs rather than late-night drinking — with The Grove handling the smart shopping street (anchored by Bettys, the Yorkshire tea room founded in 1919) alongside real-ale pubs in town and the well-known Cow & Calf pub up on the moor. The hydropathic spa heritage of White Wells, Ilkley Moor and the Cow and Calf rocks bring walkers and day-trippers in throughout the year.
Ilkley is a stone-built Victorian spa town in Wharfedale on the edge of the moors, sitting within the City of Bradford metropolitan district but treated as part of the wider Leeds and Yorkshire Dales gateway. Its food and drink scene matches its refined character — strong on tea rooms and gastropubs rather than late-night drinking — with The Grove handling the smart shopping street (anchored by Bettys, the Yorkshire tea room founded in 1919) alongside real-ale pubs in town and the well-known Cow & Calf pub up on the moor. The hydropathic spa heritage of White Wells, Ilkley Moor and the Cow and Calf rocks bring walkers and day-trippers in throughout the year.
