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Recommended Towns & Villages near Wintersett

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (3.8 miles, 6.2 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...

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield (43 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction NW)

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...

Went Valley in Autumn 2008

Pontefract (181 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction NE)

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...

Monk BrettonPpriory in winter

Barnsley (161 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (6.2 miles, 10.0 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...

Castleford

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (6.8 miles, 11.0 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 (11.6 miles, 18.7 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.....

Egborough Power Station from the  M 62 Motorway

Eggborough (1 Pictures)

in the county of North Yorkshire (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction NE)

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

No.1 City Square, Leeds

Leeds (233 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 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.....

St Mary's Church, Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

Sprotbrough (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of South Yorkshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 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...

ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

Almondbury (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction W)

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

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh (14 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 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...

A river in Doncaster

Doncaster (118 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SE)

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...

Rotherham

Rotherham (107 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction S)

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

Huddersfield Station.

Huddersfield (98 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction W)

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

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.6 miles, 25.0 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...

St James Church, Braithwell village, South Yorkshire

Braithwell (32 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SE)

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...

St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Whiston (nr Rotherham), South Yorkshire.

Whiston (11 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction S)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

Wadworth church, Wadworth, South Yorkshire

Wadworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction SE)

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

Church

Snaith (7 Pictures)

in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire (16.9 miles, 27.1 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...

Mill Fold, Golcar, West Yorkshire

Golcar (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (17.3 miles, 27.9 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...

Recommended attractions near Wintersett

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

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction W)

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

Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NW)

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

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction NW)

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

at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory (8 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction S)

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction W)

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

Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

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Cannon Hall park

Cannon Hall Country Park (24 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SW)

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

Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)

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

Wentworth Castle (50 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)

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

Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction SE)

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

Dewsbury Museum (1 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction W)

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Temple Newsam, Leeds. Lovely entrance

Temple Newsam (2 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 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)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NW)

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

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

Cusworth Hall & Museum (40 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction SE)

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

Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle (16 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction SE)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

Armley Mills Industrial Museum near Leeds.

Armley Mills Industrial Museum (4 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NW)

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

Robin Hoods Grave, Kirklees Priory, West Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Grave (4 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)

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Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park (18 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

Kirklees Priory Gatehouse, West Yorkshire

Kirklees Priory (2 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 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.....

A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster (4 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SE)

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


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