It’s famous for its moor and its spa-town heritage, but Ilkley has other Yorkshire charms: pretty riverside walks and foodie shops, legends and Bronze Age carvings, and some of the county’s best tearooms. What you doHead up to the moors for a walk with glorious horizon-wide views over Wharfedale — you can see York Minster on a clear day. Start by the Cow and Calf rocks, a beauty spot with bold millstone-grit outcrops. Legend has it they were formed by the giant Rombald stamping on the rocks while having a spat with his giant wife. These Bronze Age circular…

Source: The Times August 19, 2017 23:03 UTC