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The Park Lake Spring 2009

Pontefract

(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction SE)

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...

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Castleford

Castleford

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction N)

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...

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Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone

(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S)

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...

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Dawn in Secker Wood

Wakefield

(7.0 miles, 11.2 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...

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Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction E)

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

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Leeds Civic and Leeds Town Hall

Leeds

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction NW)

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.....

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Town hall in the full bloom of summer.

Barnsley

(11.8 miles, 19.0 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...

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Church

Snaith

(12.9 miles, 20.8 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...

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

Tadcaster

(13.0 miles, 20.9 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...

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Sprotbrough Flash from the woods

Sprotbrough

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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...

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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle

(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction E)

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River Aire, Fairburn Ings

RSPB Fairburn Ings

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction N)

With pond dipping, regular fun events and walks, RSPB Fairburn Ings is the ideal place for the whole family to find out more.....

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Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction SW)

18th-century architectural masterpiece with Adam interiors, Chippendale furniture, fine collections and landscape park and.....

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Anglers Country Park

Anglers Country Park

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction SW)

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral

(6.7 miles, 10.7 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.....

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle

(6.9 miles, 11.2 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.....

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Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam

(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NW)

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.....

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Pugneys Country Park Horbury

Pugneys Country Park

(7.7 miles, 12.5 km, direction SW)

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I am watching you

Lotherton Hall

(7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

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

Newmillerdam Country Park

(8.0 miles, 12.9 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.....

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