The Top Places to Eat and Drink, as chosen by YOU!

In no particular order…

• Emporio Italia, Railway Road - friendly place with a true Italian feel. No longer open in the evening.

• Quinta - Mediterranean cuisine on Wells Road. 

• The Vine off main car park - a small and friendly Italian. 

• The Swan (Addingham) - The best of the surviving Addingham pubs.

• The Timble Inn, Timble - 20 minute drive but beautifully restored village pub, now almost totally food focused. 

• Betty's Tea Rooms, The Grove - expensive, but the crowds just keep coming!

• The Wheatley Arms, Ben Rhydding - Good food , especially the Early Bird menu.

• Friends of Ham on Wells Road - Great atmosphere and tasty sharing platters.

• Bistro Pierre at The Crescent Inn, Brook Street - a popular buzzing place with a great bar. 

• The Box Tree, Church Street - If only a lapsed Michelin star will meet your needs, you must go!

• The Veggie - great local vegetarian option, usually daytime only though.

• Bah't at Ale and Wine Bar, Cunliffe Road - much more of an ale house than a wine bar!

• The Ilkley Cow, New Brook Street - and its new sibling The Yorkie Cow.

• Brooks Sri Lankan Tapas - a new favourite among our friends.

• Pranzos - Fantastic pasta dishes, moved from Ben Rhydding to the main car park in Ilkley.

• J Reserve - good food all day. A great spot on The Grove especially on a sunny day!

• Galo’s Kitchen - top-rated Italian food in Ilkley.

• Pizza Express, Ilkley Station - it's a chain, but for families, it's hard to beat!

Great news! We're re-opening!

Great news!  We’re reopening in time for the summer! Bookings are getting confirmed and we look forward to everyone - old and new - staying with us.

There will be a few changes due to Government directives, but we’re confident these won't spoil people's stay. Indeed, most of Ilkley is getting back to normal with many shops fully open and pubs, tea-tooms and restaurants re-opening in early July. Trains and buses are running.

Go to:
your log-in page for the latest information (if you have a booking with us)
Ilkley Chat for what's happening locally
What you can do from 4th July for Government guidance

We need to ensure everyone is safe. We will be working to the new official Visit Britain Coronavirus acreditation scheme "Good to Go".  We will be writing to everyone booked but, based on our thorough risk assessments, we know that:-

• We will be Good to Go acredited by Visit Britain before we re-open. This is the official UK mark to signal that a hospitality business has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and aid social distancing. To comply means we need more time on changeover days, so check-in time is now slightly later.
• Government guidance about who can stay, and social distancing rules must be followed by guests.
• Shared facilities will be closed to comply with Government guidelines and to reduce risk. This means our hot tub, sauna, workout room and Wendy house and trampoline etc. are, unfortunately, not going to be available.
• If anyone becomes ill with possible COVID-19 symptoms during their stay you must follow NHS guidance and you let us know immediately, so we can discuss the implications and take appropriate action.

• On departure day, we will ask for your help with a few tasks to minimise risk for all. We will need you to strip the beds and place dirty linen and towels safely into our enclosed laundry bags. In the kitchen we ask that all crockery, glassware and cutlery is washed in the dishwasher and put away. We will need all rubbish carried out to the designated area and recycling split into the different bins. 
• Before you leave us, we will ask you a few quick questions about the health of your group, to check for any possible coronavirus risk.

​We're so pleased to be re-opening safely and really look forward to everyone staying with us.


Tim, Paula and the team at
Westwood Lodge Ilkley Moor
 

Elderly Ladies Take Ilkley By Storm!

What we had thought had been a quiet group of young women staying in The Old Gallery - suddenly appeared on the doorstep, transformed into a much older looking set!  They were dressed in fantastic outfits and heading down into town with twin set and pearls and handbags ready!  Whether our girls were going to be content with half of milk stout is very doubtful though!  As our photo shows, they attracted more than a few passing glances! 

"We can't thank you enough for making the weekend such a memorable one. Your hospitality is fantastic, and the wine, cake and other goodies just added the final touches to our cottage stay. We thoroughly enjoyed winding down in the hot tub and the views from the roof terrace are amazing. We will definitely be recommending Westwood Lodge to all our other friends, and hopefully it won't be too long before we meet again. Thanks a million!"  (Debra)

Where to Eat and Drink in Ilkley and Wharfedale - your latest views

The Yorkshire Deli (it's new) - "accommodated our large group very well" said Joyce Anderson from Liverpool Smoooth - "does very good coffee and smoothies" The Wells and Farsyde - "Both excellent" says Marjorie McCellan from Oxfordshire Bistro Saigon - "Good option of veggi food, well cooked and good service" reports James Page from Dundee Ilkley Moor Vaults (The Taps) "Very good food" says Frank Carroll from Washington The Box Tree - "Expensive but very good" reports Edwina Fitzmaurice from Lytham St Annes The Fleece at Addingham - "Very good value, friendly and efficient" says Mary Lazarus from St Albans The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - must go Farsyde "Good, but they overcomplicate the menu and mix too many flavours" suggests Tim Williams from Sevenoaks Hesketh Animal Farm - "Very hands on and well organised. Good value for money although food is expensive" Kirsten Groth from Hampshire. and perhaps not so good... The Dalesway Beer Garden "A dogs toilet with added smell of chip fat" said a guest from Liverpool. The Midland - "Dingy. Beer not good" reported a guest from Dundee.

More Best Places to Eat and Drink...

The Devonshire Fell at Burnsall(says Veronica from Darlington) The Fleece at Addingham (says Joske from The Netherlands) Betty's Tea Rooms (says Peter from The Netherlands) Martha & Vincent ("food is good and reasonably priced" says Bridget from Banbury) The New Inn Appletreeewick ("good for lunch" says Mark from Aberdeen) Monkfish (says Margaret from Leighton Buzzard) Ilkley Moor Vaults ("Sunday lunch 'yum'" says Richard from Bristol and "good menu and value" says Shelagh from Sheffield) Pizza Pilazzo ("good takeaway pizza" says Yvonne from Meifod, North Wales) Rombalds Hotel and Restaurant ("delicious" says Jason from Norwich) Escape! ("very child friendly and food was quite nice" says Rachel from Teddington) and the worst... The Station ("too smokey and no seats because of football" says Jan from Macclesfield) BUT ("not bad for football and friendly" says Philip and Theresa from Billericay and on their FIFTH stay at Westwood in three years!) The Rose and Crown ("avoided it til now and will avoid in future" says Philip from Billericay)

Best Places To Eat and Drink...

The Ilkley Moor Vaults (says Denise from Tamworth) Martha & Vincent ("fabulous lunch, good wine and dessert" says Pat from the USA) The Wells Bistro ("excellent food and service, reasonably priced" says Nan from Winchester) Willy Mossops ("very friendly staff, delicious well thought out food" says Ann from Harrogate) and the worst.. The Black Horse at Askwith - ("Awful food" says Maureen from Exeter)

Blogging has arrived on Ilkley Moor!

Well what has it come to? I've never written a blog entry before, but even Westwood has given in! We're not going to fill this with what my father would call "twoddle", but we will drop in some of the latest news about Westwood Lodge, Ilkley Moor and Wharfedale. For example, restaurants change hands faster than we can update our reviews, so we'll be giving the lastest feedback from guests and any meal I get to take Paula out to! We're also happy to post guest feedback about their stay with us, sights and scenes, places to go - or not go - and generally any gossip that doesn't infringe libel law! If you've got a contribution do let us have it. Watch this space!

Welcome to Westwood Lodge

Setting up this blog will hopefully help our previous visitors to catch up on the latest news here at Westwood. Please use this space to add in comments and photos of your stay here with us. Don't forget - you can catch up on our latest news at on our web site Thank you Tim