The beautiful Ilkley Moor has been crowned Yorkshire’s most iconic view following a public vote launched by Leeds Bradford Airport.
We're spoilt for choice when it comes to jaw-dropping views across Yorkshire, but it seems that one in particular catches our eye.
That's because, in celebration of Leeds Bradford Airport's new expansion, the lovely people at LBA asked residents of Yorkshire to vote for the most iconic view in the county.
The winner? Ilkley Moor.
Image: Monty Allen (via Unsplash)
Ilkley Moor received an astounding 19% of the vote, taking the top spot in a landslide victory.
Coming in second place was Malham Cove, followed by Whitby and York Minster. All worthy winners if you ask us.
The full list of Yorkshire's most iconic views as voted for by the public is as follows:
Ilkley Moor
Malham Cove
Whitby
York Minster
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Knaresborough Viaduct
Brimham Rocks
The Piece Hall
Robin Hood’s Bay
Harewood
John Cunliffe, Commercial and Strategy Director at Leeds Bradford Airport commented: “We’re proud to officially launch our new terminal, which strengthens Yorkshire’s connection to the rest of the world. As we celebrate the new panoramic views of the runway, it feels only right to celebrate the stunning landscapes and iconic locations that make Yorkshire so special.
"Ilkley Moor is a truly deserving winner of ‘Yorkshire’s most iconic view’ and is a natural beauty that symbolises the region’s rugged charm.”
The new terminal expansion at Leeds Bradford Airport is now open and fully operational, offering a modern and enhanced passenger experience for those passing through LBA.
As part of the celebrations, large scale images of these iconic images and scenic views will be installed on various hoardings around the airport, as the airport moves into phase two of the REGEN development, which will see the renovation of the existing terminal.
The tiramisu hype lives on, and this time it's coming to Leeds.
It really does feel like the traditional Italian dessert has taken the world by storm as of late.
Everything from tiramisu cups and tiramisu coffees have been popping up all over our feed, and now tiramisu in drawer form is popping up in the city centre.
Misu Tiramisu is an independent business that began at Manchester's Christmas Markets and quickly became one of the most popular operators, all thanks to its miniature tiramisu ‘drawers’.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
The individually portioned and colourfully packaged desserts quickly became one of town’s top puddings, and owners Aleem and Aishah went on to launch a stand inside the Manchester Arndale too.
And now they’re branching out again in Leeds inside Trinity shopping centre for a two month residency.
You’ll find all their delicious flavours of handmade tiramisu, including classic, pistachio, chocolate, Biscoff, mango, and lemon - they'll also have some gluten-free tiramisu on offer as well, so no one has to miss out.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Misu Tiramisu owners Aleem and Aishah spent a year refining the recipe for their tiramisus after a trip to Milan, first launching with their first market stall in Sale.
Misu Tiramisu is now open inside Trinity shopping centre opposite Boots Opticians and Pop Specs.
They're open every day of the week for you to get your tiramisu fix, from 9am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and from 11am to 5pm on a Sunday.
And trust us Leeds, they're just as delicious as they are adorable.
Fossilised 320-million-year-old fish found in Leeds’ Roundhay Park
Clementine Hall
A prehistoric fish fossil has been unearthed at Roundhay Park in Leeds.
The fascinating prehistoric skull bone of a coelacanth fish was discovered by a geologist at Roundhay Park earlier this year.
It is thought the creature was frozen in time aeons ago, during an era when the park was submerged under a vast tropical lagoon.
The remarkable discovery has now been kindly donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries and added to the natural sciences collection at Leeds Discovery Centre.
Image: Leeds City Council
The Leeds fossil was found by Ru Smith of the Yorkshire Geological Society during a reconnaissance walk he was carrying out ahead of a planned field excursion in the north Leeds park.
Describing the moment he made the discovery, Ru said: “There’s a layer of rock in the park which dates from around 320 million years ago, from a time before the breakup of the continents, when what is now the park would have been situated close the Equator and under the warm waters of a tropical lagoon. West Central Africa would be a good place to find similar environments in the present.
“There’s a bed of freshwater mussels called Carbonicola at one level in the rock, and opening a piece of shale from this bed in my hands I saw something unusual – a distinctive skull bone of a large fish. I knew straight away this was something different and very rare."
The bone was verified byexperts as belonging to a coelacanth older than those found elsewhere in Yorkshire, making it the oldest fossil coelacanth discovered in the region.
Ru added: “Coelacanths are pretty amazing fish and it’s just very cool to think that at one time, you could have been standing in Leeds and watching them swim around above a bed of mussels in Roundhay Park.
“That’s really the wonder of geology, looking at the rock and time travelling in the imagination to what was a very different world.”
Clementine Hall -
29th July 2025 
