A walker looks over Blackley Reservoir near Marsden from the Pennine Way on Marsden Moor (Photo: Tony Johnson)A walker looks over Blackley Reservoir near Marsden from the Pennine Way on Marsden Moor (Photo: Tony Johnson)
A walker looks over Blackley Reservoir near Marsden from the Pennine Way on Marsden Moor (Photo: Tony Johnson)

10 lesser-known villages within an easy drive of Leeds that are breathtakingly beautiful

The bustling city of Leeds is just a stone's throw away from some beautiful scenery, quaint villages and the rolling hills of the Dales.

Tourists and day-trippers flock to pretty towns such as Harrogate, Ilkley and Hebden Bridge, but there are many wonderful lesser-known places that are well worth seeing. Here are 10 of the best villages within an easy drive of Leeds that may be less familiar.

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