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Ilkley Literature Festival, Yorkshire, 2022
October 7, 2022 - October 23, 2022


Actors, writers, poets and even a few journos will descend upon the West Yorkshire Victorian spa town of Ilkley in October for the Ilkley Literature Festival.
The county might be noted for its Yorkshire brass bands, but this 17-day bookish fete is the second oldest in the UK, as well as the leading one of its ilk in the North. Expect authors, politicians and philosophers to be drawn to the town, and its wonderful scenery nestled by Ilkley moor immortalised in song.
Highlights of the Ilkley Literature Festival 2022
Schedule of events at the 2022 festival can be found here.


Alternatively, why not visit Whitby and the North York Moors?
Restaurants and Pubs in Ilkley
Ilkley has a number of independent cafés, restaurants and bars, such as the tapas-style Friends of Ham and up-market Box Tree restaurant. The Crescent Inn dominates the centre of town and has a proper pub, as well as Le Bistrot Pierre restaurant.
Festivals in Yorkshire
If you can’t attend the Ilkley Festival but are going to God’s Own Country, you could try the Malton Food Festival (May), the Whitby Folk Festival (August) or the Freedom Festival Hull (August / September).


When is the Ilkley Literature Festival 20221?
7 – 23 October, 2022.
Tickets for the Ilkley Literature Festival
For prices and booking details click here.
Ilkley Literature Festival Schedule
A full schedule of what’s on can be found here.
Ilkley Moor Song
If you haven’t heard Yorkshire’s ‘national anthem’ On Ilkley Moor Baht ‘at, then you are in for a treat.
Getting to the Ilkley Literature Festival
Trains run twice an hour from Leeds and Bradford, both 30 minutes away. Most trains will take bikes, or you can always cycle along the back lanes from Otley. If travelling by car, Ilkley is on the A65 from Leeds to Skipton. Or if arriving from overseas, Leeds/Bradford International airport is only a 15-minute drive away.
Hotels in Ilkley
The Crescent Inn is in the centre of town, and the Innkeepers Lodge has great views of the Cow and Calf Rocks.
If you wish to book accommodation for the festival, perhaps you could use our hotel booking page. It scours the major hotel booking sites so that you don’t have to:
Things to do in Ilkley
For more inspiration on what to do in Ilkley, visit: www.visitbradford.com/ilkley or http://www.visitilkley.com.
Cover photo: Susie Dent by John Lawrence
Details
- Start:
- October 7, 2022
- End:
- October 23, 2022
- Event Categories:
- Cultural Festivals, Festivals in the UK
- Topics:
- Festival, UK, Word, Yorkshire
Venue
- Ilkley
- Ilkley,YorkshireUnited Kingdom+ Google Map
- Website:
- http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/


Mark Bibby Jackson
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