Local attractions near the Silsden area include Skipton Castle, one of the best preserved and most complete medieval castles in England. Bolton Abbey, a monastic landscape that is the Yorkshire Estate of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, provides visitors with gorgeous walkways and scenic views. The Dalesgate Hotel on Skipton Road is a charming, family-run 20 bedroom hotel which offers an affordable and welcoming place to stay. Silsden is also home to the Silsden Football Club, along with local rugby and cricket teams. A conservation area, which was designated in 1980, is an area that highlights the town's archaeological significance, which contains the historic building and street patterns of the settlement dating to the Anglo-Saxon times.