I remember going here when I was about 16 to get fully decked out for the new cricket season, and I…read moreremember that they had everything I needed in terms of cricketing equipment. A selection of bats (from low end to high end), batting pads in all shapes, sizes and weights, and a similarly wide variety of gloves and the now essential helmets. I also remember that they were willing to advise me in terms of exactly what I was looking for and how much I was willing to pay, and I clearly remember that they knocked 10% off the total price because I told them which team I played for. So I went back in last week, and gladly, nothing seems to have changed. I'll remember this place if I ever take up cricket again.

This is a proper sports shop, not like the sport shops in town that just stock the latest fashion…read moreitems. This is what a sports shop should be. It stocks a fantastic selection of cricket equipment all year round, along with all other sports equipment. One of the major pulls of this shop is that PC Sports is the official outlet for all the local schools where you can purchase all school uniforms and accessories. A great shop on Yeadon High Street, with excellent, friendly and knowlegable staff. Well worth a stop by.

Jo Brand Junior sells a huge range of school wear covering what would appear to be most or all of…read morethe schools in the area, including blazers, sweatshirts, ties, shirts, trousers and skirts. They school PE kit and accessories such as school bags. Alongside school uniform Jo Brand Junior sells occasion wear with formal dresses for girls and suits and waistcoats for boys. Although there are a rather daunting number of school uniforms to choose from, the shop is laid out in an organised way and all the products are clearly visible. The woman who works there seems friendly and helpful so you can expect good customer service if requiring help with sizes/styles. All parents of school-age children in Meanwood must be very grateful for the existence of this little shop so they don't have to travel further afield to get their kids kitted out for school.

This large shop on a bend as you enter Otley has a huge (huge for the size of the town) selection…read moreof bikes. Hit with the smell of rubber and bike oil you are bound to find all you need inside. Excellent advice high-end mountain bikes, road bikes and bikes for children. There are also tons of accessories, so if you are looking for something to improve you bike be it suspension, gearing or handling. There is also plenty of personal riding gear available too.

This is a handy place to visit in Otley for the more sporty customer, being as this shop…read morespecialises in sportswear and sporting gear. I can't say that it's the kind of place that bowls me over with excitement, but then I'm not the most preppy of people, and despite enjoying a good country walk I wouldn't be first in line to volunteer for a work football team for example! Nevertheless, I appreciate that not everyone has the lazy disposition that I am blessed with and that there are plenty of people out there with sporting needs and desires. For those healthy types in Otley, there is J R Sports. It differs from its neighbour, Rock One, mostly on the basis that this shop sells more sports oriented gear as opposed to more hiking and outdoors gear, though for a noob like me there is little distinction! However, they've some really reasonable prices on their specialist gear so it's really not bad to browse in. As well as any kind of work out style gear this shop also does trophies and engraving, which is great for local sports events, and it does printing and embroidering - perfect again for local sports teams and matches! An all round winner in the arena of sportly gear!

Rock One is a rather fitting shop to be placed in the wee market town of Otley, since just a small…read moreway away from the town there are hills, fields and forests galore for the more outdoorsy peoples of Yorkshire to galavant around and explore to their heart's content. That said I know that I don't *need* specific walking gear as such, but then I wouldn't exactly class as a hiker or sports person! Inside Rock One has a huge range of different outdoors items, differing mostly from J R Sports (which is immediately next door) in that it seems more about the hiking/walking outdoors than anything more. Expect to find a whole range of specialist socks, jackets, waterproofs, heavy duty rucksacks, trousers and more, which pretty much covers your every need for an intense jaunt around the hills and fields of Yorkshire!