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Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley Moor
Ilkley, Yorkshire
A gritstone crag on Ilkley Moor with a smaller boulder alongside, above a moorland town.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
The Cow and Calf is a pair of gritstone outcrops on Ilkley Moor, with a path from the car park and views over Wharfedale. The wider moor is crossed by prehistoric rock carvings. Ilkley town has good cafés.
Good to know
- Short walk from the car park
- Look for cup-and-ring carvings
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Moor road; car park at the rocks
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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