ATTRACTIONS IN WF8 4EL
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4milesRSPB Fairburn Nature Reserve
Fairburn Ings, Visitor Centre, Newton Lane, Fairburn, Yorks, WF102BH
Easily accessible just off the A1, Fairburn is an ideal place to see wetland birds at close quarters throughout the year. Fairburn Ings is an ideal place to see waterbirds close-up throughout the year.
7.8milesNewmillerdam Country Park
Barnsley Road, Newmillerdam, Wakefield, WF26QF
Newmillerdam Country Park - Amusement Park in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01924303390 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
8.6milesTemple Newsam House
Temple Newsam, LS150AE
Temple Newsam is one of the great historic estates in England. Set within over 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century, it is a magnificent Tudor-Jacobean mansion.
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9.6milesBrodsworth Hall and Gardens
Brodsworth, Doncaster, DN57XJ
Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson inherited the Brodsworth estate in 1859 and decided to commission a new mansion to replace the old 18th-century house. Designed in the Italianate style and decorated and furnished in the opulent fashion of the 1860s, it retains much of its original scheme to this day, making it one of England's most complete surviving Victorian country houses.
10.3milesMonk Bretton Priory
Barnsley, S715QD
Barnsley is fortunate to have within its boundary the extensive remains of a Priory, originally founded under the Cluniac order, which offers much for the visitor to appreciate. The open space of the priory grounds and the views across the wooded countryside still convey the feeling of peace and tranquility as benefited monastery life.
10.5milesMiddleton Railway
Moor Road, Hunslet, LS102JQ
Having been established by an Act of Parliament in 1758, the Middleton Railway, Leeds, can claim to be the oldest Railway in the world. It also played host to the first commercially successful, revenue earning, steam locomotives which entered service there in 1812.
11.4milesThackray Museum
Beckett Street, LS97LN
The Museum was the inspiration of Paul Thackray, grandson of Charles F Thackray, founder of the medical company bearing his name in Leeds in 1902.With the aid of a £3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the museum has been established in a former workhouse building adjacent to St James's Hospital.
11.9milesLeeds City Museum
Millennium Square, LS28BH
Leeds City Museum is an exciting day out for visitors of all ages. See fascinating , lively displays that tell the story of Leeds, the natural world, Ancient Egypt and Africa, to name but a few.
12.6milesMuseum of South Yorkshire Life
Cusworth Lane, Cusworth, DN57TU
Cusworth Hall is an imposing 18th century country house set in extensive landscaped parklands, once home to the Battie-Wrightson family. The Grade 1 listed house is deemed a site of special interest due to the preservation of all elements of a Georgian country house.
13.5milesCannon Hall Musuem Park and Gardens
Cawthorne, Barnsley, S754AT
Cannon Hall was the home of the Spencer-Stanhope family for over two hundred years and was remodelled by the architect John Carr from the 1760's. In 1957 it opened it's doors as a museum.
14.2milesDoncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Road, Doncaster, DN12AE
The last phase of the substantial refurbishment programme has now been completed. It tells the story of Doncaster and its region through the twin routes of the River Don and the Great North Road in an exciting and innovative way.
14.6milesConisbrough Castle
Conisbrough (NE of Town Centre), DN123BU
Conisbrough Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry II.
14.7milesKirkstall Abbey
Abbey Road, Kirkstall, LS53EH
The fifth daughter abbey of Fountains, Kirkstall was founded in 1152 by Abbot Alexander. As it remains today, Kirkstall abbey is the most complete example of early Cistercian design and building in the the country.
15milesRed House Museum
Oxford Road, Cleckheaton, Gomersal, BD194JP
Imagine taking tea with Charlotte Bronte or watching your first ever TV programme on a screen only nine inches wide. Imagine novels and needlework, bunting and bikers.
16.5milesHorsforth Village Museum
5 The Green, LS185JB
Horsforth, once described as the largest village in England, has somehow managed to retain some of its village identity and character in spite of being absorbed into the urban sprawl of Leeds. The museum aims to reflect this heritage through exhibitions drawn from all aspects of life in and around Horsforth village.
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16.5milesHarewood House and Bird Garden
Harewood Estate, Harewood, LS179LQ
Harewood is a great family day out. Visit the Adventure Playground, explore the Gardens and Bird Gardens, take a boat trip across the lake or marvel at the collections in the House.
17.8milesTolson Memorial Museum
Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD58DJ
The history book of a typical Yorkshire town, Tolson Museum draws a vivid and intriguing picture of Huddersfield and its people, from the prehistoric to the present. Each layer of Huddersfield's past is revealed in its exciting displays.
18milesBolling Hall
Bowling Hall Rd, Bradford, BD47LP
Tucked away in a leafy garden, less than a mile from the city centre, is one of Bradford's most precious jewels. .
18.8milesMagna Science Adventure Centre
Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S601DX
Magna Science Adventure Centre is the first UK Sceince Centre, which aims to explore the earth through air, water, fire and power, and gives visitors the chance to get hands on with a variety of interactive challenges. There are 5 Adventure Pavilions, Water, Fire, Sci-Tek, Earth and Air, giving visitors and unforgettable day out.
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