From Otley Museum on: Otley’s list
There are 3 places to visit inside Otley’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 museums and a historic house. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. Make a day of it at Fountains Abbey, 23 km away.
Must-know places in Otley
Behind Otley Museum on the list are 2 museums and a historic house.
Historic houseFarnley Hall1 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
The map ends at Farnley Hall, 2 km out.
The dashed line is Otley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Otley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
The 3 inside Otley come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Otley come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
149 listed buildings are on Otley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Otley →
Within a day
Of the 12 day trips, Fountains Abbey (23 km) is the best known.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey23 km north
Historic houseHarewood House11 km east
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park24 km north
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum14 km south · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CathedralBradford Cathedral13 km south
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)12 km southeastMuseumBig drawMuseumNational Railway Museum40 km east · 808K visitors a year
CathedralLeeds Cathedral16 km southeast
CastleSkipton Castle22 km west
CathedralRipon Cathedral28 km northeast
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park34 km south · 300K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle17 km eastPlaces well known beyond Otley (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Otley: questions
What are the main attractions in Otley?
The best known inside Otley’s built-up area are Otley Museum, Second World War Experience Centre and The Ron Kitching Library. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Otley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Otley: Otley Museum, Second World War Experience Centre and The Ron Kitching Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Otley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 23 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Otley?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (23 km), Harewood House (11 km), Studley Royal Park (24 km), National Science and Media Museum (14 km).
Where are Otley’s historic buildings listed?
Otley has 149 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Otley when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Farnley Hall: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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