This cache is one of a set to complement the ones on the canal towpath. The set can be tackled from Kildwick or Silsden.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS SERIES WHEN THE RIVER IS IN SPATE - I had not realised the level the water could reach when the rivergods are angry!
From Kildwick there is a short (2.5 mile) there-and-back option or, to include a walk along the towpath, access to the canal is a short walk through the churchyard. Alternatively, complete the caches then return via the farm track to the canal at Bridge 191 and along the towpath.
Parking in Silsden offers a longer (c5 mile) walk including canal and river according to your preference. Follow the canal to Bridge 191 then choose which way to go.
Please supply your own secretarial necessities and, perhaps, tweezers.
Kildwick Bridge has a long history, back to the Roman occupation,which can be seen in Wikipedia
The church, St. Andrew's - dubbed the "Lang Kirk of Craven" due to its unusual length and mentioned in the Domesday book of 1087- also has a good narrative in Wikipedia
Silsden was, and still is amongst we of the older generation, known as "Cobbeydale" due to the trade of nail-making, particularly nails for the cobblers of the area.
There are cafes near the Kildwick Church (access via the churchyard) and just off the canal to the east of Kildwick. Silsden is quite well endowed with such facilities.