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Recommended Towns & Villages near Burton Salmon

The River Aire running through Castleford, the picture was taken from the road bridge.

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (3.8 miles, 6.0 km, direction W)

This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...

All Saints Church

Pontefract (181 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction SW)

Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists...

Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)

This is a typical Yorkshire village settled close to the meeting point of North and South Yorkshire...

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (5.9 miles, 9.6 km, direction SW)

Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines...

Church

Snaith (7 Pictures)

in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction E)

This small town appears to be almost surrounded by water, it developed along the banks of the River Aire and to the east is the Ouse...

A view of the Entrance to the Main Hall at Hazlewood Castle Nr Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Tadcaster (4 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N)

Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape...

Wakefield High Street, West Yorkshire

Wakefield (43 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction W)

Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century...

Leeds Town Hall, West Yorkshire

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction W)

In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....

The Old Glassworks, in snow.

Barnsley (161 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...

Entrance to market area and view of Corn Exchange, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Doncaster (118 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (15.8 miles, 25.3 km, direction S)

Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...

Sprotbrough Flash, South Yorkshire

Sprotbrough (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of South Yorkshire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction S)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers...

York Minster

York (1057 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of North Yorkshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction NE)

One of the most historic cities in Britain with overs 2000 years of history.....

Looking along the Canal in Mirfield

Mirfield (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction W)

Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....

Wadworth south Yorkshire

Wadworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (19.4 miles, 31.1 km, direction S)

This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham...

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh (14 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction S)

Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms...

St James Church, Braithwell

Braithwell (32 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (20.4 miles, 32.9 km, direction S)

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep...

Knaresborough, Yorkshire

Knaresborough (131 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction NW)

This attractive market town lies in the high reaches of Yorkshire above Harrogate. It is overlooked by the peaceful waters of the River Nidd which is spanned by a magnificent.....

West Park United Reformed Church

Harrogate (190 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (21.1 miles, 34.0 km, direction NW)

One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort...

Stainton church, Stainton, South Yorkshire

Stainton (2 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (21.2 miles, 34.2 km, direction S)

This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086...

Chevin Woods near Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley (45 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (21.3 miles, 34.2 km, direction NW)

Otley is a beautiful old town with attractive buildings in medieval courts and alleyways and a lovely parish church that dates back to Norman times...

Recommended attractions near Burton Salmon

Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SW)

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Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction W)

This is a stunning house set in magical grounds. It began life hundreds of years ago but the oldest part of the house we see.....

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction W)

This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....

Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SW)

The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....

1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction W)

The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....

A view of Newmillerdam taken near the memorial, West Yorkshire.

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SW)

This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....

Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction S)

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Armley Mills Industrial Museum near Leeds.

Armley Mills Industrial Museum (4 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction W)

Formerly the largest woolen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum that explores the rich industrial past of.....

at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory (8 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)

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A picture taken across the lake looking up at Cusworth Hall, Nr Doncaster

Cusworth Hall & Museum (40 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction S)

Cusworth Hall is a mid 18th century house built for the Wrightson family, with wings added later by James Paine. The house.....

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SW)

This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster (4 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

St.Georges is the Minster Church of Doncaster. It was built to a design by Sir Gilbert Scott, architect, who was instructed to.....

Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Abbey (14 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 km, direction W)

Kirkstall Abbey is one of Yorkshire's finest ruined Cistercian abbey's. It was founded in the 12th-century from which much of.....

Harewood House in West Yorkshire - Terrace Gardens, June 2005

Harewood House (25 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction NW)

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Dewsbury Museum in Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction W)

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Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SW)

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National Railway Museum in York, Yorkshire. The largest railway museum in the world

The National Railway Museum (76 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction N)

The City of York is where you will find the largest national railway museum in the world. It is full of railway memorabilia,.....

York, England, 2006 - Micklegate Bar

Micklegate Bar Museum (4 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction NE)

This is a museum that fully celebrates the stirring deeds of the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil War and much, much more......

Castle Musuem, York

York Castle Museum (33 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

This fascinating museum offers a lively and interesting day out for every member of the family. The museum is housed in an.....

The Yorkshire Wheel in York. April 2006

The Yorkshire Wheel (6 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction N)

What a way to enjoy a fantastic view over the amazing city of York! The new Norwich Union Yorkshire wheel is vast, it measures.....


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