Blubberhouses
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.989, -1.778 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 14 54 |
Blubberhouses is a very small, rural civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, sitting on moorland and slopes of the Washburn Valley just off the A59 between Harrogate and Skipton. The scattered farms and houses occupy rolling pasture and heather moor with wide views across the Pennines, and the road here is a well‑used route for walkers and drivers crossing the hills.
Historically agricultural and dominated by sheep farming and estate land, Blubberhouses is better known for its unusual name and quiet, close‑knit community than for shops or services. Visitors tend to come for classic Yorkshire scenery, nearby reservoirs and walking country rather than tourist facilities, and the parish retains a low‑key, rural character.
Postcode districts covering Blubberhouses
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Bradford 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Burnley 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Huddersfield 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Wakefield 24 miles38.6 km
- Harrogate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Halifax 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Morley 18 miles28.9 km
- Dewsbury 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Batley 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Keighley 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Yeadon 9.4 miles15.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Timble Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Thruscross Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Fewston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Washburn & Birstwith Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Little Timble Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Hazlewood with Storiths Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Denton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Askwith Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Beamsley Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Middleton Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Thornthwaite with Padside Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Darley and Menwith Parish 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Blubberhouses
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 38.6 miles62.1 km
- Ben Rhydding Railway Station 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Ilkley Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
Hotels near Blubberhouses Ad
- The Wheatley Arms 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Sportsman's Arms 8.1 miles13 km
- Crown Hotel 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 5 miles8 km
- The Red Lion & Manor House 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Pine Marten by Innkeeper's Collection 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 13.1 miles21.1 km
- The University of Bradford University 13.7 miles22 km
- National Media Museum Museum 13.7 miles22.1 km