Attraction · Baildon · West Yorkshire

Shipley Glen Tramway

Shipley Glen Tramway is an attraction you can visit in Baildon. The surrounding 5 km hold 8 more places to visit. First among the places near it is National Science and Media Museum, at 6.2 km.

Where

In Baildon

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Attraction in Baildon

Inside Baildon

Shipley Glen Tramway is inside Baildon’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Aim for June to August, when Baildon reaches 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°78 mm

Feb7° / 2°71 mm

Mar9° / 3°61 mm

Apr12° / 4°56 mm

May15° / 7°56 mm

Jun18° / 10°71 mm

Jul20° / 12°67 mm

Aug20° / 12°73 mm

Sep17° / 10°72 mm

Oct13° / 7°84 mm

Nov9° / 4°90 mm

Dec7° / 2°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Baildon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Baildon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Baildon’s full climate →

About

Shipley Glen Tramway

Attraction.

In Baildon, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Baildon

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Shipley Glen Tramway

Shipley Glen Tramway is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Shipley Glen Tramway

The 8 towns are led in size by Bradford, with 333,968 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Baildon

17,056 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 300 m southeast of it

Shipley

29,228 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km west of it

Bingley

21,334 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km south of it

Bradford

333,968 people · 34 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shipley Glen Tramway is	People	Places to visit
Baildon	It’s in town	17,056	15
Shipley	300 m southeast of it	29,228	19
Bingley	1.5 km west of it	21,334	14
Bradford	2.4 km south of it	333,968	34
Guiseley	4.5 km northeast of it	12,462	11
Wilsden	4.6 km southwest of it	3,749	12
Harden	4.8 km west of it	1,602	13
Keighley	4.9 km west of it	48,754	12

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

There are 54 within 15 km, 4 museums, a cathedral and a castle among them.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum6.2 km away · 442K visitors a year (2015)2

CathedralBradford Cathedral6 km away 3

MuseumThe Peace Museum500 m away 4

CastleCliffe Castle8.8 km away · 65K visitors a year 5

Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)12 km away 6

MuseumBracken Hall Countryside Centre900 m away 7

MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum11 km away 8

Art galleryCartwright Hall Art Gallery3.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Shipley Glen Tramway: questions

Where is Shipley Glen Tramway?

Shipley Glen Tramway is in Baildon, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Shipley Glen Tramway?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Shipley Glen Tramway?

June to August are the warmest months in Baildon, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Shipley Glen Tramway?

Within 15 km: National Science and Media Museum (6.2 km), Bradford Cathedral (6 km), The Peace Museum (500 m) and Cliffe Castle (8.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Peace Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cliffe Castle: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre: Linda Spashett Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bronte Parsonage Museum: SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery: Flickr user:Tim Green aka atouch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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