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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wakefield

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction E)

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...

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

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NE)

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...

The Dumb Steeple Plaque, Cooper Bridge.

Mirfield (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 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.....

St Giles Church

Pontefract (181 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction E)

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...

No.1 City Square, Leeds

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction N)

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.....

Autumn in Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Barnsley (161 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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...

ALMONDBURY CONSERVATIVE CLUB, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE

Almondbury (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction W)

Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...

Huddersfield Station.

Huddersfield (98 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience...

Nora Battys House

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SW)

This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century...

Mill Fold, Golcar, West Yorkshire

Golcar (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction W)

Sturdily built of stone, this small hill town is perched north of the River Colne and the now restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal...

Town of Halifax

Halifax (83 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction W)

Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country...

Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (14.9 miles, 23.9 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Saltaire

Saltaire (54 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction NW)

This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century.....

Sowerby bridge basin, West Yorkshire.

Sowerby Bridge (11 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction W)

Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands...

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 (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction NE)

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

River Wharfe and Weir, Otley, West Yorkshire

Otley (45 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 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...

Sprotbrough Canal

Sprotbrough (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of South Yorkshire (17.6 miles, 28.3 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...

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh (14 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SE)

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...

Marsden Parish Church, West Yorkshire

Marsden (33 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction W)

Marsden offers visitors a wealth of heritage, particularly in association with the town's expansion which came about during the heady days of the Industrial Revolution...

Harden Waterfall, Harden, West Yorkshire

Harden (4 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NW)

Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford...

Recommended attractions near Wakefield

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)

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)

(1.8 miles, 2.8 km, direction S)

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

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

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction S)

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

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SW)

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

Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SW)

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

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)

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Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction N)

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.....

1998. Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Outside Display

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds (20 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction N)

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

Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction E)

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Cannon Hall park

Cannon Hall Country Park (24 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

Outstanding country park originally landscaped in the 1760's by Richard Woods. The park surrounds a magnificent hall designed by.....

Armley Mills Industrial Museum near Leeds.

Armley Mills Industrial Museum (4 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction N)

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)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction S)

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Robin Hoods Grave, Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Grave (4 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

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Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, West Yorkshire

Kirklees Priory (2 Pictures)

(9.6 miles, 15.5 km, direction W)

Home of the wicked Prioress who bled the unsuspecting Robin Hood to death. All that remains today is the Priory Gatehouse and.....

Kirkstall Abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kirkstall Abbey (14 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

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

A good view of Stainborough Castle at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley

Wentworth Castle (50 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction S)

Wentworth Castle Gardens have been the subject of an ambitious plan to restore the magnificent estate, once home to the Earls of.....

National Museum of Photography, Film and TV. Bradford.

National Museum of Photography, Film & Television (3 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction NW)

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Bradford Cathedral, West Yorkshire

Bradford Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction NW)

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Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction SE)

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Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire

Shibden Hall (36 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction W)

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