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Ferrybridge Road, Castleford
WF10 4JQ Wakefield District (B)
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of WF10 4JQ:
Old Rectory
1 Rectory Street, Epworth, DN91HX
In this house John and Charles Wesley grew up as boys. Samuel Wesley built this house in 1709 after fire had destroyed the earlier building from which John was rescued as 'a brand plucked from the burning.
RSPB 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.
Temple 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.
Middleton 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.
Newmillerdam 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.
Thackray 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.
Leeds 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.
Brodsworth 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.
Monk 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.
Kirkstall 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.
Harewood 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.
Red 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.
Horsforth 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.
Cannon 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.
Museum 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.
Bolling 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. .
Doncaster 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.
Conisbrough 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.
National Museum of Photography, Film, TV
NMPFT, Bradford, BD11NQ
Founded in 1983, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television quickly became the most visited national museum outside London, attracting approximately 750,000 visitors each year.A part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, the decision to locate the Museum in Bradford was driven by the city's historic contribution to the development of cinema and film-making in the UK, and the desire to make the NMSI collection accessible to a wider audience.
Tolson 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.
National Railway Museum York
Leeman Road, York, YO264XJ
The National Railway Museum in York, England is the largest railway museum in the world, responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. The Museum contains an unrivalled collection of locomotives, rolling stock, railway equipment, documents and recordsBritish Rail - A Moving Story A permanent exhibition telling the story of British Rail from nationalization in 1948 to privatization in 1996.
Fairfax House
Castlegate, York, YO19RN
Fairfax House is considered one of the finest eighteenth-century houses in England, and is now open each day as an historic house museum for self guided tours. Fairfax House is one of the finest eighteenth-century townhouses in England, and is home of the famous Noel Terry collection of furniture.
Jorvik
Coppergate, York, YO19WT
Between 1976 and 1981, visitors to York from all over the world watched as some of the best preserved remains of the Viking world came to light. York Archaeological Trust discovered wooden houses which stood to over 2 metres in height, fence lines, alleyways and backyards.
Merchant Adventurers Hall
Fossgate, York, YO19XD
The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is of major national importance and is scheduled as an ancient monument. The medieval guild hall of the powerful Merchant Advenuturers Company was build between 1357 - 1361, and is one of the finest in Europe.
Yorkshire Museum
Museum Gardens, York, YO17FR
Walk in the footsteps of Romans and Vikings. See beasts turned to stone from a time when dinosaurs ruled the planet.
York Minster
Deangate, York, YO17EW
One of Europe's finest cathedrals, in the heart of Northern England. From Roman times to the present day the site on which York Minster stands has been at the very centre of England's religious and political life.
Treasurers House
Chapter House Street, York, YO17JL
Elegant town house dating from medieval timesOriginally home to the treasurers of York Minster and built over a Roman road, the house is not all that it seems. Nestled behind the Minster, its size, splendour and contents are a constant surprise to visitors as are the famous ghost stories.
Richard III Museum
Monk Bar, YO1 7LQ
Perhaps no English King fires the imagination more than Richard III, King of England for just 26 months (1483-85).Demonised by Shakespeare as a deformed, hunchbacked villain, King Richard is said to have committed numerous brutal murders.
RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Grag Lane, Otley Rd, Harrogate, HG31QB
Harlow Carr is the newest and most northerly of the four RHS gardens. This, along with its challenging growing conditions, offers an ideal place to view what can be grown successfully in the region.
History of Harrogate as a spa town
Swan Road, HG12SA
The museum's permanent displays recall the history of a bygone era when Harrogate was England's premier spa town. You can discover the famous people that visited and the treatments they took as well as seeing the original and still functioning suplhur wells.
