Thorp Arch is situated between the larger nearby towns of Wetherby, Tadcaster and Boston Spa, while the centre of Leeds itself it just a thirty-minute drive away via the A64. Thorp Arch has its own local primary school, although there are three other primary schools just across the river in Boston Spa as well, giving parents a good choice of schools to choose from. There's also the local village pub, The Pax Inn which is described as a "hidden gem in one of the area’s most beautiful villages".