Otley has a reputation as a great town for music and arts with several venues across the town, including community arts organisations and music groups.

When artist Jade de Montserrat moved to Otley in 2025, she realised she’d found something rare: a place that felt like home. After years of...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Furniture & homeware

Luke Antonik-Yates has pretty much lived and breathed music since he was a toddler, first learning the violin at the age of four in his...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business & Trade Services, Business of the Week /  Riverside

Named after one of The Damned's best songs and on the site of what was Sift bakery on Manor Square, New Rose Tattoo opened in...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Fitness, health & beauty, Other services /  Manor Sq, Clapgate & Bridge Street

A year after opening New Rose Tattoo in the old Sift Café in late 2024, experienced tattooist John McAlary added a new dimension to Otley’s...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Furniture & homeware /  Manor Sq, Clapgate & Bridge Street

Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, Otley Courthouse is the town's own arts and resource centre – unique development, run by local people, in Otley....

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week /  Courthouse Street

Otley Live promises a great week of music at the West Yorkshire market town’s fantastic music venues. The event is brought to you by the...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week /  Market Place & Market Street

Otley Music Festival is a community festival set up to celebrate the wealth of musical talent in the town every June. Organised by local musicophile...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Cafés, pubs & restaurants

  If you’ve heard beautifully played violin at a concert in Otley, there’s a fair chance it was being played by Asuka Sumi, a musician...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week /  Westgate, Beech Hill & Bradford Rd

Cath O'Hare studied fine art at Sunderland and has her own career as an artist painting still life and portraits. Living between Otley and Menston...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Other services, Services, Toys, games & kids /  Chevin

Puffin Pottery is a paint your own pottery studio in the heart of Otley owned by Laura Turner and her helpful team. It offers hundreds...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week, Toys, games & kids /  Boroughgate

Studio / writing space with four studio spaces, a large storage area, a small kitchen and an upstairs room ready to hire out for classes/workshops....

 Arts & Entertainment /  Courthouse Street

Community music and arts classes, rehearsal rooms, home of the Otley Ukulele Orchestra, co-organisers of the annual Otley Live music festival, promotors of gigs for...

 Arts & Entertainment, Business of the Week /  Bondgate, Gay Lane & Leeds Rd