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Dawn in Secker Wood

Wakefield

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NE)

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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The Old Glassworks, in snow.

Barnsley

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)

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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Looking along the Canal in Mirfield

Mirfield

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)

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.....

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ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

Almondbury

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)

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

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Huddersfield Station.

Huddersfield

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)

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

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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Holmfirth

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)

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...

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Deanhouse, West Yorkshire

Deanhouse

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)

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Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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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St. Mary's Church.

Bolsterstone

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction S)

Bolsterstone is a hilltop village, about 1.000 feet above sea level, situated about 8 miles North west of Sheffield, Yorkshire. It has Anglo Saxon roots and lies on a Salt Route.....

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Mill Fold, Golcar, West Yorkshire

Golcar

(11.5 miles, 18.5 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...

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Recommended attractions near Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Cannon Hall park

Cannon Hall Country Park

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction S)

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

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Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum

(3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction NW)

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

Newmillerdam Country Park

(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)

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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Pugneys Country Park Horbury

Pugneys Country Park

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NE)

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Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle

(4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction NE)

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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Rabbit Ings Country Park,  Royston

Rabbit Ings Country Park

(5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction E)

Rabbit Ings is a country park near Royston in South Yorkshire, and is located on the former colliery yard and spoil heap of the.....

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Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NE)

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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Anglers Country Park

Anglers Country Park

(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)

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Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve

Carlton Marsh

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction E)

A wetland nature lover’s delight and a core wildlife site of the Dearne Valley, Carlton Marsh hugs the Cudworth Dyke and is.....

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

Dewsbury Museum

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NW)

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