Cavendish memorial fountain, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Name: Cavendish memorial fountain
Address: Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Gothic Revival architecture, Memorial

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The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder in Phoenix Park by the Irish National Invincibles in May 1882. The fountain is a Grade II listed building. ()

Built: 1885 (139 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 53°59'11"N, 1°53'14"W

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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Cavendish memorial fountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Manor House Museum, Simon's Seat, Troller's Gill, Dales Way.

4.8 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Manor House Museum, Ilkley
123 min walk • Nestled within the picturesque town of Ilkley, in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside, the Manor House Museum is an essential destination for history buffs and curious tourists alike. This charming museum, located in a historical building in the center of Ilkley...
3.3 miN
Climbing
Simon's Seat, Yorkshire Dales National Park
85 min walk • Simon's Seat is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. It is a prominent outcrop of millstone grit on the eastern side of Wharfedale. Although only 485 metres high, the extensive views from the summit make it a popular destination for walkers.
4.6 miN
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Troller's Gill, Yorkshire Dales National Park
118 min walk • Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.
4.5 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Dales Way, Ilkley
116 min walk • The Dales Way is an 78.5-mile long-distance footpath in Northern England, from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria.
2.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Barden, Yorkshire Dales National Park
58 min walk • Barden is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It consists of the hamlet of Drebley and a few scattered houses in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales.
4.7 miSE
Diverse collection of dolls and toys
Ilkley Toy Museum, Ilkley
120 min walk • Ilkley Toy Museum in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, houses a private collection of toys dating from 350 BC to modern times, and is open to the public, schools, and groups.
4.4 miNW
Lake
Upper Barden Reservoir, Grassington
113 min walk • Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir, one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.
1.7 miS
Church
Farfield Friends Meeting House
43 min walk • Farfield Friends Meeting House is a Quaker meeting house no longer regularly in use by a Quaker meeting and now owned by the Historic Chapels Trust. It is located some 2 miles north of the village of Addingham, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
4.1 miS
Golf
Ilkley Golf Club
105 min walk • Ilkley Golf Club is a golf club in North Yorkshire, England, just outside the town of Ilkley in West Yorkshire. It is located about a mile to the northwest of Ilkley and southeast of Addingham. The River Wharfe flows past the course. It was established in 1890.
4.9 miSE
Historical place, Architecture, Church
All Saints Church, Ilkley
124 min walk • The Parish Church of All Saints' in Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Bradford and the Diocese of Leeds.
4.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Ilkley Roman Fort, Ilkley
123 min walk • Ilkley Roman Fort is a Roman fort on the south bank of the River Wharfe, at the centre of the modern town of Ilkley, a Victorian spa town in West Yorkshire, England.