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Welcome to Otley

Wander around our quaint cobbled streets. Browse our independent shops: antiques, unique gifts, art, jewellery and lots more. Wash down our award-winning pork pies with real ale in one of our many historic pubs. Picnic by our riverside. Hike to the top of The Chevin for a breathtaking view across the Wharfedale valley. Bring your bike and cycle in the tracks of the Tour de Yorkshire.

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Upcoming Events

9:00 am Otley Folk Festival 2019 @ Various venues

Otley Folk Festival 2019 @ Various venues

Sep 20 @ 9:00 am – Sep 22 @ 11:59 pm

The Otley Folk Festival takes place over a weekend in September at various venues throughout the town. It attracts a wide range of well-known folk artists and demand for the tickets is always high. Otley has many pubs (all serving cask conditioned ale) most of which are used by the folk festival over the weekend. All of the folk festival ...

11:15 am Otley Open Town Crier competition @ Market Place

Otley Open Town Crier competition @ Market Place

Sep 22 @ 11:15 am – 4:30 pm

Hear Ye! The nation’s top town criers are to gather in Otley in a bid to be crowned one of the country’s loudest hailers. Contestants from around Britain will attempt to outshout each other in an attempt to take top spot in the second annual Otley Open Town Crier Competition. Each competitor will be judged on two cries: one extolling ...

3:00 pm George Butterworth: All My Life’... @ Otley Courthouse

George Butterworth: All My Life’... @ Otley Courthouse

Sep 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

A special screening during Otley Folk Festival. ALL MY LIFE’S BURIED HERE tells the story of George Butterworth’s life and music from his earliest childhood to his final hours in the violent confusion of the trenches. We follow Butterworth on his forays collecting folk songs to discover what he found when he went out into rural England and how this ...

7:30 pm Square Eyes presents: Time Trial... @ Bloomfield Square

Square Eyes presents: Time Trial... @ Bloomfield Square

Sep 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Our second cycling film evening features the excellent documentary Time Trial, following David Millar’s final season as a professional cyclist, and the ups and mainly downs that can entail, pluis a selection of two short films beforehand. Doors at 7.30pm, films from 8pm, feature at 9pm. Tickets £10 from the cafe.

7:45 pm Otley Film Society present: Aest... @ Otley Courthouse

Otley Film Society present: Aest... @ Otley Courthouse

Sep 25 @ 7:45 pm – 9:45 pm

Otley Film Society present: Aesthetica Short Films The BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival has partnered with BFI Film Audience Network to present the Aesthetica Award-Winning Film Tour; an initiative aimed at bringing cinema to the community in the North of England and encouraging positive engagement with independent film. These 7 powerful films explore contemporary social issues, inspiring life stories and ...

Latest news

All hail the Town Crier competition September 17, 2019
Otley hosts street party for World Car Free Day September 16, 2019
Folk festival time September 16, 2019
The return of the rugby season September 9, 2019
Blow off some steam at the Otley Vintage Transport Extravaganza September 2, 2019