Ilkley’s consistently best-rated self-catering historic country house, cottages and apartments. We’re in the Yorkshire Dales on the very edge of the world famous Ilkley Moor, just ten minutes walk into Ilkley spa town and station and ten minutes drive to Bolton Abbey.

Ilkley – Key location on the Tour de France, The UCI Road World Championships 2019 and Tour de Yorkshire 2020 (!). Mountain biking is also permitted straight from our gates!

• Bike shed and local bike hire.  Bike wash hose
• Local route knowledge from keen cyclist  – owner Tim
• Local bike repairs, sales and servicing
• Plenty of things for non-cyclists to do!

Our Promise to You

✔ All bookings made here are directly with us. There are no agencies inflating prices and our best price is guaranteed!
✔ Our prices are fully inclusive. We don’t charge extra for cots, logs etc.
✔ Your accommodation will be lit, warm and welcoming with everything ready.
✔ We live next door so can be easily contacted should you need us.
✔ We know Wharfedale well and can help you find those special local places.
✔ We care that you enjoy your stay and we will go that extra mile for you.
✔ Over half of our bookings are repeat business or recommendation! We want you to come back!

Book Directly With US! – Our cottages and apartments can also be found on well-known booking sites. We do this because they have wider advertising reach than we could ever achieve. Booking through them is fine – but dealing directly online with us here gives you:-

• Availability guaranteed – agency websites can be up to 24 hours out-of-date!
• Lowest price promise – agencies use our prices and availability and then add their mark-up!  You will nearly always pay more using a booking agency.
• No booking/ administration/ cleaning/ payment fees – agencies routinely sneak these in!
• Immediate confirmation of your booking request – no uncertainty whilst agency checks availability with us!
• No cancellation/ amendment charge – within 24 hours, useful if you made a booking error
• Welcome tray – including Paula’s homemade cake!
• You’re dealing directly with us – real humans!  Plus, you’re helping to keep prices as low as possible.

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Yorkshire Dales Country House, Holiday Cottages and Apartments at Westwood Lodge Ilkley Moor

Combine the peace and beauty of the countryside with an upmarket spa town, without having to drive to the middle of nowhere!

Consistently rated as Ilkley’s top accommodation
Each cottage and apartment has its own individual design and décor, with top quality furnishings, fabrics and fittings.

Leave the car at home
Our gates open directly onto Ilkley Moor, yet the centre of Ilkley is just a 10 minute walk away where the station has four trains every hour from Leeds and Bradford.

Ideal for shopping in Ilkley
High class shops, elegant tea rooms and a wide selection of great pubs and restaurants (including Michelin starred). There’s a superb outdoor lido (from May to September), floodlit tennis courts, playground and skateboard park.

Ideal for the outdoors – GENUINELY on Ilkley Moor
We are situated on the very edge of the world famous Ilkley Moor (other places claim to be – check they’ve got an LS29 postcode!) with over 1000 acres of Open Access moorland outside our gates for you to enjoy.  Great  for walking, climbing, horse riding and mountain biking.  The official anthem of Yorkshire is the song “On Ilkley Moor Bah’t ‘at”.

Ideal wedding accommodation – for events in Ilkley, Bolton Abbey, Barden, Appletreewick, Burnsall, Denton – halls, tithe barns, crook barns, marquees and towers
The ideal place to stay whilst attending a wedding in Ilkley, Denton, Beamsley, Burnsall, Barden or Bolton Abbey.

Ideal for business meetings and temporary relocations
Just 25 minutes by frequent train into Leeds city centre, 15 minutes drive from Leeds Bradford Airport and 30 minutes by car to the motorway network

Ideal for Yorkshire attractions
Four local golf courses, fly fishing in the Wharfe, horse riding stables and more gardens, animal farms, steam railways and other attractions than could be visited in a week! The heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Brontë Country are all nearby, as are the locations used to film Emmerdale, taking you through historic villages with country pubs, local crafts and a traditional friendly welcome.

All mod cons
Fully equipped with washing machine/dryer*, dishwasher, microwave, freezer and full-sized fan oven. Each has a Bluetooth stereo, Virgin Media multi-channel cable television, radio and catch-up services, free SuperHub wi-fi and DVD player.  (*Apartments have a shared laundry room)

Child friendly
Quality cots, high chairs, stair gates and boxes of toys. Each cottage also has a ground floor toilet. Our outdoor areas include a summer house,  two storey Wendy House, trampoline and pet hens.

Dog friendly accommodation
One or two well behaved dogs are welcome in The Main House, The Old Gallery and each of the cottages (Coach House, Applebarn and Orchard Cottages). See individual accommodation pages.

Time to relax
Small, private leisure facility open daily, with a workout room, hot tub, sauna and sunbed.